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How to create wizards in VC++

hi everyone,

I am developing an application in VC++.I want a wizard to be there (in my application) just as it happens to be when we select File|New in VC++. This can be done by several dialog boxes in series but as per as Back|Next is concerned lots of overheads are coming into scene. Is there any easy way to build wizards? That is, is there any wizard to create wizards? Or is there any special tool to create that?

Please reply quickly....

Thank you in advance....

migel

Hi!
You have to use CPropertySheet in the wizard mode.
Also you can automate such Wizard creation just inserting in the project PropertySheet component in the
MSVC ide:
menu Project|Add to project|Components and Controls
in the appeared dialog select
"Visual C++ component" folder and select PropertySheet icon

netwiz

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ok migel,
let me try it...

netwiz

ASKER

Well I'm being able to add wizards.But I want that acording to the user input in the first property page of the wizard ,the next dialog(Property Page) (among say three) will come. That I'm not being able to do. Please suggest how to proceed...

thank you very much for giving me the first light on wizards

migel

Hi!
please explain this
>>But I want that acording to the user input in the first property
>>page of the wizard ,the next dialog(Property Page) (among say three) will come

Do you mean that next page depended on selection that user make in the first one?
or second page must appear automaticall when user click(, doubleclick) on the button(select list item , choose radio button)???

netwiz

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I mean that next page is depended on selection that user make in the first one.Say on the first page two radio buttons are there.1. Create rectangle 2.Create triangle. If the user selects first one then the next page will ask him the length and bredth. And if user selects the 2nd one then it will ask for base and height.So, the second page will be different and will depend on the user input in the first page.

How to diverge like this...

netwiz

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migel

ok
look at this article:
http://www.codeguru.com/propertysheet/wizprop.shtml

netwiz

ASKER

Well I'm trying that...

netwiz

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I tried that...but once DoModal is called it will start showing all the sequence of pages and before calling DoModal I'm not being able to Enable or disable any of the pages.....so how to implement that....I tried adding handlers in the first page...but then passing the reference of the PropertySheet is being a problem .

migel

Hi!
but you can add all pages you need regardless first page choose
and then according selection in the 1 page make unused pages disable by calling
m_page2.Enable(FALSE);
m_page2.Enable(FALSE);
and so on

netwiz

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but where to call ?after calling DoModal?

netwiz

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I will retrieve data from the PropertyPage objects after DoModal returns IDOK(ie,ID_CANCEL or ID_WIZFINISH for wizards).That is after all the pages are displayed. So how can I retrieve the result of the first page when DoModal is running...

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netwiz

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well trying it...

Moondancer

Sorry to be off topic here, but netwiz, which expert did you intend to award here, since it requires manual intervention:

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netwiz

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Sorry I was out of station...itn is working fine ...thank U migel.