Clearing windows using API

[londonDevil]

i've been working on a program using API and now am 'TRYING' to develop a feature which would:
clear out TWO windows on selecting 'Stats'.
This is part of the code from the case statement when 'Stats' is selected:
......

case IDM_Stats:
SendMessage(hWndBig, EM_SETSEL,0,MAKELONG(0, -1));
SendMessage(hWndBig, WM_CLEAR, 0, 0L);
SendMessage(hWndSmall, EM_SETSEL,0,MAKELONG(0, -1));
SendMessage(hWndSmall, WM_CLEAR, 0, 0L);

......


Currently this isn't clearing ANY data that I enter in the two windows. I REALLY hope one of you c++ experts can help me out. Thanx!

 

[Sebastiani]

If these are list boxes/edits then just do:

SetWindowText(hList, ""

That won't work if the list box has a caption, though.

In that case do:

SendMessage(hList, WM_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM)" \0"

If it's a window you're talking about, just do:

//...remember, don't delete stock brushes...
HBRUSH brush = (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(WHITE_BRUSH);
HDC hdc = GetDC(win);
brush = (HBRUSH)SelectObject(hdc, brush); //save old brush
PatBlt(hdc, 0, 0, width, height, PATCOPY);
SelectObject(hdc, brush); //...restore old brush
ReleaseDC(win, hdc);