Re: hWnd to hDC

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From: Alan Bellingham
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:37

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"JD" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

>Given the hWnd of a window, how can I get an hDC to it so that
>I can measure the width of a string using GetTextExtentPoint32?

Get a DC? GetDC().

Don't forget ReleaseDC() when you've finished.

Alan Bellingham
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ACCU Conference 2005 - 20-23 April, Randolph Hotel, Oxford, UK

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