Beginner MFC...

[Skute]

Hi,

firstly i need a couple of good links for some beginner MFC tutorials.

secondly, id like to know the best method of quitting an application (when a user clicks a quit button, or exit from the menu etc)

cheers

 

[palbano]

use PostMessage with the WM_CLOSE message

tutorials can be found on MSDN and maybe CodeProject as well however i recommend books targeted at beginners. Starting C++ Windows programming is a long journey. There are many fundamental issues that good beginner books should/will cover.


-pete

 

[Skute]

im not necessarily a beginner, i know windows programming but never used mfc before. i know all about postmessage and sendmessage and the windows messages, but at the moment im using DestroyWindow().

thanks

 

[palbano]

>> secondly, id like to know the best method of quitting an
>> application (when a user clicks a quit button, or exit
>> from the menu etc)

To hook up a button or menu item to the framework close handling functionality bind the button or menu item to the pre-existing symbol ID_APP_EXIT

-pete

 

[Skute]

thanks

 

[Cagliostro]

Also you can use
PostQuitMessage(NULL);
It is a usual practice for standalone applications which could have or not windows, but all of them them have message loops.

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[BrotherC]

I recomment The Visual C++ 6.0 Bible. Takes you through everything from Dialog, SDI, and MDI applications. Covers menus, toolbars, status bars, etc, with examples to boot. You won't regret reading it.

Brother C