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Spreadsheets/Dynamic arrays (visually)

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From: jennifer a. teed
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 00:56
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Hello, everyone.  

I'm working on my first Windows project, and I have one major 
problem.  One of the things I need to implement is a two 
dimensional array that is dynamically sized (i.e. at run time) 
in both directions (similar to a spread sheet). I don't need to 
do anything fancy with the array once it's created (besides edit 
the values in cells).

I know the number of cells at run time (they are user specified). 
Once specified, this number is fixed.  Doing something like this 
statically is a piece of cake.  Just set up an array of edit boxes 
in the .rc file.   However, I can't seem to find anything that does 
this dynamically.  

Perhaps I'm missing a better way of doing this. (I've thought
about using a single edit box above a dynamically drawn array
in the rest of the client area, but then how do you detect which
cell you're in?  and how do you send the messages back?)  I would
gladly accept any help or pointers to information or sample code.
I've been thru the SDK manuals, the MFC manuals, the Petzold book,
and numerous others.  If I'm missing something somewhere in one 
of them about this, please point it out to me.  :)

I'm using the Microsoft Foundation Classes, but anything I could
find would help (I've got access to the Borland stuff, as well
as the regular MS C SDK.).

I have been unable to find even a simple spreadsheet in the sample
code.  Is the reason I have been unable to find anything like this 
because it's so difficult to do that no-one is willing to give 
it away?

Please respond directly to me through email. If interest warrants,
I'll post a summary.

Thanks in advance for all of your help!

--Jen
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Subject: Spreadsheets/Dynamic arrays (visually)
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