How to create a listview

What is WC_LISTVIEW? I think it should be SysListView32.
Call GetLastError after CreateWindowEx, what is it's return value?

1)InitCommonControls.
2)Use the classname as "SysListView32"

like which are specified avove.

3)use WS_VISIBLE style
or explicitly call ShowWindow(for the handle,..,);

Thanks for the help so far, im gonna try this out later this day. Im not at home right now so thats why i cant do it.

WC_LISTVIEW = SysListView32, but f you use WC_LISTVIEW then if something changes in the future you'll still be good

#define  WC_LISTVIEWA "SysListView32"
#define  WC_LISTVIEWW  L"SysListView32"

used for ansi and unicode versions what u have said is right. it is better to use WC_LISTVIEW and u have an advantage for compilation and for future even if the classname changes there should be no problem.

I've got it working now. But i was wondering about what hemakumar said.
Why would i need

#define  WC_LISTVIEWA "SysListView32"
#define  WC_LISTVIEWW  L"SysListView32"

Cause it also work without that?
Anywayz heres the code, maybe its also usefull for someone else.

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
      switch(msg)
      {
      case WM_CREATE:
            //draw the listview            
            InitCommonControls();
            lstv_schedule = CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,WC_LISTVIEW,"schedule", WS_VISIBLE | WS_CHILD,20,20, 30,40, hwnd,(HMENU)IDB_SCHEDULE,((LPCREATESTRUCT)lParam)->hInstance,NULL);
            
            
            break;            


      /*** On Exit ***/
      case WM_CLOSE:
            DestroyWindow(hwnd);
            break;
      case WM_DESTROY:
            PostQuitMessage(0);
            break;
      default:
            return DefWindowProc(hwnd,msg,wParam,lParam);
      }

      return 0;
}

You seem to be calling InitCommonControls inside the WM_CREATE message. Calling it once in your main function should be enough.

// I've got it working now. But i was wondering about what hemakumar said.
Why would i need
#define  WC_LISTVIEWA "SysListView32"
#define  WC_LISTVIEWW  L"SysListView32"
Cause it also work without that?
It will work without that is true.

Take little time to understand what that macro means.

select WC_LISTVIEW  in ur code AND right click go to definition .Then u will understand what i said.I never specified to use those macros.I was trying to explain u to understand what is the definition of macro.

Thank u.