Re: Need help in creating a pop-up window

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veenuuu@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
hi all,

I am new to VC++.
I am working in VC++6.0 IDE.
I want to create a popup in console window environment.
I drilled MSDN and found the MessageBox function which works fine for
me.
I was trying out the CreateWindowEx( ) with thw WS_POPUP style.
Its compiling and building fine but am facing some problem while
running it.
Its not outputting anything.
Can anyone provide a sample code for it please.

Thanks in advance,
Veenu.


MessageBox and DialogBox each have a built in message pump, which makes them easy to use in a console program. But windows created with CreateWindow(Ex) require you to provide a message pump and other infrastructure, which would require an extensive re-architecting of your console program.

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Scott McPhillips [VC++ MVP]

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