Then I started converting the console code into a windosapp code. The first thing I ran into is that I can't create a control array as easily as in Visual Basic. The default naming of the controls doesn't give me such options, whatever I tried. As I need to get data from the cells the whole thing would look like.
CEdit *pEdit1 = reinterpret_cast(this->GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT1));
CEdit *pEdit2 = reinterpret_cast(this->GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT2));
...
pEdit1->SetWindowText(_T(""));
pEdit2->SetWindowText(_T(""));
... That's what happens when put the event handler for my Clear button. (Haven't started with the Solve one yet) So what I run into is that I have to write 81*2=162(!) lines of code just for this little event! So I want to make a loop for that, but the problem is that I can't make an array of pointers, because the object the pointers point to is not an array. And I couldn't find the declaration of the CEdit class, as it is probably a default one and it's hiding somewhere I can't reach. I'm now trying to create a new array of the CEdit class, so that I can put them all in an array and maybe even use the same one pointer for each of them. The problem is I can't display my new class array objects on the form, I can't put them on the control panel and just "draw", because they are not default. So it's kind of complicated. I'll do some more research on that.
At least I got how the whole windowsapp thing works.
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I was also wondering what the member variables were for. Maybe they could help me here. I didn't get them to work yet, but I created a member variable in class wizard for one of my CEdit IDCs (type int) and it seems to do something. I'm not really sure what exactly though
You are on a complex road and I am amazed that you have plowed through so quickly. If you have installed the MS product, see if there are updates to grab as well. There is a MSDN help menu that comes on two disks to get started, and that has updates also. The help files take up 1Gb of space on a computer, so it's fairly extensive. If you want I can find the disks, too.
I will be your cheerleader on the side..
~Richard.
Your presentation was really clean and clear. I can't believe I took a phone call during your explanation of the most important functions! Oh well.. I did get the rest sorted out.
~Richard.
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