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In article <4k81um$s8t@pub.news.uk.psi.net>, andrew oxenburgh <andrew.ox
enburgh@private.nethead.co.uk> writes
>sj2393@ansys.com (Steve Jones) writes:
>> How in MFC does one go about embedding a control within a
>> window that is not a dialog box?  For example, I can
>> construct and Create() a CEdit object within a CView derived
>> class, but nothing (apparently) happens.  I knew when I
>> tried it something wasn't quite right; I wasn't sure what to
>> use for the nID.  Is it necessary to use a resource?
>> 
>> 
>> steve
>> 
>> stevejones@ansys.com
>> 
>
>
>Steve, I'm an OWL programmer, not an MFC Programmer, but I'd say 
>you also have to Show(SW_SHOW) to the CEdit.  ???

Why not try the CFormView class? This is based on a dialog template,
very nice and simple to use.

Good luck

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Richard Clarke

>sj2393@ansys.com (Steve Jones) writes:
>> How in MFC does one go about embedding a control within a
>> window that is not a dialog box?  For example, I can
>> construct and Create() a CEdit object within a CView derived
>> class, but nothing (apparently) happens.  I knew when I
>> tried it something wasn't quite right; I wasn't sure what to
>> use for the nID.  Is it necessary to use a resource?
>> 
>> 
>> steve
>> 
>> stevejones@ansys.com
>> 
I do this in some programs without problems. 
A stupid question. Do you put the WS_VISIBLE attribute in the Create() call, 
and pass the pointer at your View in the parent field ?

chau


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andrew oxenburgh wrote:
> 
> sj2393@ansys.com (Steve Jones) writes:
> > How in MFC does one go about embedding a control within a
> > window that is not a dialog box?  For example, I can
> > construct and Create() a CEdit object within a CView derived
> > class, but nothing (apparently) happens.  I knew when I
> > tried it something wasn't quite right; I wasn't sure what to
> > use for the nID.  Is it necessary to use a resource?
> >
> >
> > steve
> >
> > stevejones@ansys.com
> >

So far as I know the nID can be anything you like. To have it come up visible at the start don't 
forget to set WS_VISIBLE in the Create.
I have:

in *.h
class CVertAxis : public CWnd		// the containing class (could be from CView)
{
.
.
    CEdit TopScale;		// embedded edit control
.
.
	// Generated message map functions
protected:
	//{{AFX_MSG(CVertAxis)
	afx_msg int OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct);
.
.
and in *.cpp

int CVertAxis::OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct)
{
.
.
	if (!TopScale.Create(WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|WS_TABSTOP|
		ES_MULTILINE | ES_RIGHT, rect1, this, IDC_TOPSCALE))
	{
		TRACE("Failed to create TopScale in CVertAxis");
		return -1;
	}
.
.
Hope this helps.