Win32 API

VS2005 and NT4
Hi, I'm really annoyed about what MS did with VS2005 regarding NT4: this infamous GetLongPathNameW-import symbol is something absolutely useless. We have to support all platforms (including NT4). We also (of course) want to shift to VS2005 but we don't feel like having to maintain our EXEs with two diffe... 25 Aug 2006 19:49

Marlett font in Windows 2000
I've been creating a LOGFONT using the Marlett facename to draw menu chevrons. This works fine in XP, but I get number 8's in Windows 2000. Any ideas? PS I know there are APIs to draw menu chevrons, but I'd like to understand why this happens. ... 21 Aug 2006 15:43

Newbie
I am new to WIN32 API having spent my time of OS/2 ;-) I am having trouble getting scrollbars up on a basic window. I have a tutorial, but it does not mention scrollbars. I have a win32API help file but it is no good in this regard: I cannot even find a list of standard window classnames. I did find, ... 11 Aug 2006 07:13

eject cd?
Can anybody tell me how to eject a CD programmatically? I found EjectDiskFromSADrive but it appears to be only for Windows Sever 2003. Thanks Allan ... 4 Aug 2006 18:29

CImageList background
Hi, I have a CListControl list bunch of images. I set the list control's image list, like this. m_iList.Create(THUMBNAIL_WIDTH, THUMBNAIL_HEIGHT, ILC_COLOR32, 0, 1024); SetImageList(&m_iList, LVSIL_NORMAL); Then I add bitmap to my image list like this: m_iList.Replace(i, &mfcBmp, NULL); The prob... 29 Jul 2006 02:59

DIB to HBITMAP - goes black
This is my code for making a dummy 24 bit DIB and trying to convert to a HBITMAP. The image shows up black, the size is OK. # # # int w,h,w2; w=320; h=140; w2=320/*4 byte align*/; char* pImageBits = new char[w2*h*3]; // dummy colors for(int i=0; i<w*h; ++i){*pImageBits = RGB(rand(), rand(), rand()... 1 Aug 2006 03:55

Process suspsension
Hi, I'm trying to fix an application that used to work for us. Apparently things changed when our software was installed on Windows XP, but it was fine on 2k. I wonder if this was the issue or if when PC's were just getting fast enough to start causing problems around the time XP was released. Anyway, the d... 24 Jul 2006 22:36

Using the * operator in c++
I have read about using the * operator in MSDN but don't fully understand why you need it. E.g, when used with a type: bool* I have also seen it used twice, e.g, bool** Could someone explain please in clear, simple terms, it's need/use. ... 27 Jul 2006 05:45

mystery thread
I'm trying to build a control panel DLL. Everything goes swimmingly until it's time to close. It seems some part of the close cannot complete even after my panel receives the appropriate messages (CPL_EXIT and DLL_PROCESS_DETACH among others). "rundll32.exe" just hangs around, presumably waiting for something else ... 20 Jul 2006 16:38

Disable "Use This Device As Primary Monitor" Always Secondary Monitor
HI, We have made a virtual secondary display driver (secondary display device) that becomes active when "Extend my windows desktop to this monitor" is selected. Now for this virtual device we want that "Use This Device As Primary Monitor " should always be disable. I am stuck at this point. Now , in my... 20 Jul 2006 02:27