Display one dialog image in another dialog Picture control

[Rasheed]

Hi All,
I have created a MFC Dialog based application and I have added a
picture control on it.
Now I have inserted another Dialog Resource from menu Insert ->
Resource -> Dialog-> New.
For the newly inserted Dialog, I have created a class
CFirstDialogPage. And I have added a picture control and added the
bitmap on the picture control.

Now I want show the Second dialog bitmap on the First Dialog Picture
control but I am unable to do that.
I have written the code like below in the First Dialog Ok button

void CTestingDlg::OnOK()
{

CRect rect;
CStepOnePage *pPage = new CStepOnePage();

if (pPage->Create(IDD_DIALOG1, this) == FALSE) ;
//IDD_DIALOG1 is the Newly created Dialog ID

CWnd *pWnd = GetDlgItem(IDC_SHEETRECT);
//IDC_SHEETRECT is the Picture control ID of the MainDialog(First
Application Dailog)
ASSERT(pWnd != NULL);
ASSERT(IsWindow(pWnd->m_hWnd) != FALSE);

pWnd->GetWindowRect(&rect);
pPage->ScreenToClient(&rect);
pPage->SetWindowPos(NULL, rect.left, rect.top, 0, 0,
SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOACTIVATE );
pPage->EnableWindow(TRUE);

pPage->ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);
pPage->InvalidateRect(NULL);
pPage->UpdateWindow();
//CDialog::OnOK();
}

But by this displaying the Second dialog but as individual
but i want to render the second dialog in the first Dialog but not as
a separate dialog (means Second dialog will be merged as a part of the
first dialog)

Thanks in advance.
Regards
Rasheed.

[AliR (VC++ MVP)]

You will have to change the second dialogs style from popup to child. and
set the control property to true.

Here are some examples:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dialog/embedded_dialog.aspx
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dialog/childdlg.aspx

AliR.

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[Rasheed]

It’s much appreciated Job, i got the solution, i need to set the
control property to true.

Thanks Friend, thanks a lot

[AliR (VC++ MVP)]

No problem.

The WS_CHILD style will allow you embed the dialog in another window/dialog.

The Control property will place the dialog in the parent dialogs tab order
so that you can tab into the dialog from a control on the parent dialog.

AliR.

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[Joseph M. Newcomer]

See below...

On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:30:15 -0800 (PST), Rasheed <sk.rashe...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>Hi All,
>I have created a MFC Dialog based application and I have added a
>picture control on it.
>Now I have inserted another Dialog Resource from menu Insert ->
>Resource -> Dialog-> New.
>For the newly inserted Dialog, I have created a class
>CFirstDialogPage. And I have added a picture control and added the
>bitmap on the picture control.
>
>Now I want show the Second dialog bitmap on the First Dialog Picture
>control but I am unable to do that.

****
I presume you are referring to an image of the second dialog. What is the purpose of
this? There are several approaches to how you might do this
****

>I have written the code like below in the First Dialog Ok button
>
>
>
>void CTestingDlg::OnOK()
>{
>
> CRect rect;
> CStepOnePage *pPage = new CStepOnePage();
>
> if (pPage->Create(IDD_DIALOG1, this) == FALSE) ;

****
First, this is bad style; you would want to do CStepOnPage::IDD instead of IDD_DIALOG1,
and you should NEVER use those silly names like IDD_DIALOG1; you should change them to
something meaningful to you. But no matter what name you use, you would not use in in the
Create call.
****

>//IDD_DIALOG1 is the Newly created Dialog ID
>
> CWnd *pWnd = GetDlgItem(IDC_SHEETRECT);

****
Assume GetDlgItem is a dead method and should never be used except in exceptionally rare
and exotic circumstances, of which this is not an example. Right-click on the control and
do "Add Variable". Use that variable. If you are writing more than one GetDlgItem per
year, you are not using MFC correctly.
****

>//IDC_SHEETRECT is the Picture control ID of the MainDialog(First
>Application Dailog)
> ASSERT(pWnd != NULL);
> ASSERT(IsWindow(pWnd->m_hWnd) != FALSE);
>
> pWnd->GetWindowRect(&rect);
> pPage->ScreenToClient(&rect);
> pPage->SetWindowPos(NULL, rect.left, rect.top, 0, 0,
> SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOACTIVATE );
> pPage->EnableWindow(TRUE);
>
> pPage->ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);
> pPage->InvalidateRect(NULL);
> pPage->UpdateWindow();
> //CDialog::OnOK();
>}
>
>But by this displaying the Second dialog but as individual
>but i want to render the second dialog in the first Dialog but not as
>a separate dialog (means Second dialog will be merged as a part of the
>first dialog)

****
Do you want an image of the dialog, or do you want it to be a child dialog of the first
dialog? That is, do you want a *picture* of the dialog (easy enough to get) or do you
actually want a live set of controls displayed in the area?

To capture an image of the dialog, what I would do is have a button which only is visible
when _DEBUG is declared, e.g.,

#ifndef _DEBUG
c_CopyDialog.ShowWindow(SW_HIDE);
#endif

and this is on the first dialog. THen I'd add a handler:

void CMyDialog::OnBnClickedCopyDialog()
{
#ifdef _DEBUG
CStepOneDialog dlg;
dlg.capture = TRUE;
dlg.DoModal();
#endif
}

In the handler I'd do

BOOL CStepOneDialog::OnInitDialog()
{
...
#ifdef _DEBUG
if(capture)
{ /* capture it */
PostMessage(UWM_CAPTURE);
} /* capture it */
#endif
}

LRESULT CStepOnDialog::OnCapture(WPARAM, LPARAM)
{
#ifdef _DEBUG
...copy this to clipboard
...see my essay on capturing a window to a clipboard on my
... MVP Tips site
CDialog::OnCancel();
return 0;
#endif
}

Now I have a *picture* of the dialog that I can paste into Paint or a picture editor of my
choice, and save as a bitmap file, which I can just include as a picture file in the
original dialog. This is so I can show a picture of what will come next.

But if you want an active dialog shown on your original dialog, you would create a child
dialog (set the style to Child) and create it. Then you would do

CStepOneDialog c_ChildDialog;

in your class definition of your main dialog, and do

c_ChildDialog.Create(CStepOneDialog::IDD, ...);

note that no 'new' is required.
****

>
>
>Thanks in advance.
>Regards
>Rasheed.

Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP]
email: newc...@flounder.com
Web: http://www.flounder.com
MVP Tips: http://www.flounder.com/mvp_tips.htm