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automatically start function after dialig is displayed

I'm writing a proram to automatically copy a bunch of diectories. Whan a 'copy' button is pressed a new dialog should appear with a prograss bar on it.

The diectories Io want to copy should automatically stat to be copied, and the progress control filled accordingly.

If I put all my copy code on oninitdialig, the program copies the directories, and then (after copying all the directories) displays a full progress control.

How can I get the progress control to fill while I'm copying?

Thanks for any comments,

Moth

ASKER

Adjusted points to 70

naveenkohli

Make use of SHFileOperation API call. Look into the documentation for setting the different parameters in SHFILEOPSTRUCT structure to copy files and indicating the progress bar.

Shay050799

why don't you use the progress bar provided by devstudio ?

Tommy Hui

The problem is that the progress control relies on messages to update. Since you're taking all the CPU time by using a loop, you will need to pump the messages.

Add this code to your loop:

while (copying)
{
      // Copy stuff here

      // This is the message loop
      MSG msg;

      while (::PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_NOREMOVE))
      {
            if (!AfxGetApp()->PumpMessage())
            {
                  ::PostQuitMessage(0);

                  //!TH maybe throw exception
                  //
                  return FALSE;
            }
      }

      LONG idle = 0;
      while (AfxGetApp()->OnIdle(idle++))
            ;
}

Moth

ASKER

I put this on the oninit in the end, and it worked.

ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);
InvalidateRect(NULL);
UpdateWindow();

m_close_button.EnableWindow( FALSE );
do_installation();

Thanks for the comments though,

Moth

Moth

ASKER

I've worked out an answer for myself, how can I delete this question?

JOE_WIEMANN

Accept this answer and change the points to 1 -- that way you will only lose a point

Moth

ASKER

I can't reduce the points

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JOE_WIEMANN

That a boy tim -- try and rip the poor guy off. What a pal

mandhjo

You used to be able to delete a question -- is that no longer an option? If you delete the question, the points will go back into your account. That's the way it used to work because I did it on a couple of occasions.

MJ