I am trying to create a new window (without border, title bar..etc) for
using brush to make the whole screen become red.
So, anyone knows how to create a new window after pressing a buttom in a
diglog??

Hi group,
Wich one is the class to handle desktop icons?
I want to modify for example the file path the Icon points to.
of course, its the path of the file u open when u doubleclick the icon.

when i try to create a project from template i get an error like
error : activex can t create object
when i try to compile a sinple c++ project that i get from else where i get
multiple error style

 I have insatlled Visual Studio 2008. I have to create DLL in Project
type Visual C++.
Which Template i have to select to reate dll, MFC DLL or Class
Library?.

I have a simple .c file in VS2008 and I have set the compile type in
(project properties-> C, C++ -> Advanced -> Compile as) to C.
main.c content:
#include <GL/glut.h>

I would like to parse a hebrew date into a System::DateTime variable:
System::Globalization::CultureInfo ^CulInfo =
  gcnew System::Globalization::CultureInfo("he-IL");
CulInfo->DateTimeFormat->Calendar =

In standard C++, it is recommended to avoid unmanaged resource
acquisition in initialization lists, such as:
class C {
public:

I need help with this.
I want to know what is the mouse position (x,y) and move the mouse (anywhere
in the screen) in Visual C++ 2005.
I have found a LOT of code in internet but noone works in my pc. I'm

I have a managed C++ project and two C# projects. All are class library
projects. The C++ project links with native C++ static libraries and
references to one C# project. The projects structure goes something like this.
Proj2_MCPP --(references)--> Proj1_CSharp

I'm trying to develop 32-bit Windows Native C/C++ application using Visual
Studio 2008, on 64-bit Windows Server 2008.
Q1. Is it possible to develop 32-bit C/C++ application using VS 2008 on
64-bit Windows Server 2008?

I am working on project (VS2005 c++) that at one point deals with a
collection of PDF files that get routinely produced (logs and reports).
Is there a way to produce a pdf preview on a control, like a print preview?
I have a listbox showing the current list of PDF files that allows ...

I'm getting dialog boxes from a variety of applications appear very
distorted. They are often extremely large covering all the screen whilst the
main application appears normally. eg. This happens in zone alarm when
applications want access to the internet, or print dialog boxes, ...

I created new project From VC++ .net IDE. CLR->Windows forms control library.
I need to view the control in a web page but I can't.
Your advice is Higly appreciated

I am writing an application to detect the dead pixel of LCD panel by using
visual C++ (MFC). My flow is follow:
1. Display a dialog with a start button. When the user press the start
button. The whole screen become black colour.

(Newbie): I am trying to output status and diagnostic information to a
CEditView Window and allow users input annotations to the same window. The
User input is handled by Windows. How do I output to the window? How do I
ensure that program output is appended to existing text? ...