Subj : Re: RC file help
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : "Jeff Baker" <Jbaker0623@msn.com>
Date : Thu Apr 15 2004 01:12 am

Thanks Gary,

I wasn't sure if I could do that or not. Thanks for the Version Block
example. I think I'll try to figure out how to use the string table on my
own before asking but thanks for the offer of an example, I reserve the
right to ask later thought :)

Best Regards,
- Jeff

"Gary Setter" <setterg@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:407d5156@newsgroups.borland.com...
>
> "JBaker0623" <Jbaker0623@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:407c50c4@newsgroups.borland.com...
> > I created a dialog box that has a static text field and I want that
field
> to
> > contain a string that is stored in the string table. I would also like
to
> > use the VERSIONINFO BLOCK but I'll try to figure that out later. The
> program
> > will compile (so everything is defined properly in the resource.h file)
> but
> > the static box is empty when run. Here is what I have so far...
> >
> > IDE/Compiler: Borland C++ 5.02
> >
> > IDD_TEST_DIALOG DIALOG 0, 0, 200, 200
> > STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | DS_3DLOOK | DS_CONTEXTHELP | WS_POPUP | WS_VISIBLE
|
> > WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
> > CAPTION "Testing Program Info and String table display"
> > FONT 8,"Times New Roman"
> > {
> >  CONTROL "Here is the data", IDC_GROUPBOX_01, "button", BS_GROUPBOX |
> > BS_CENTER | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_TABSTOP, 5, 5, 195, 195
> >
> >  CONTROL STRING_TABLE_101, STRING_TABLE_101, "static", SS_LEFT |
WS_CHILD
> |
> > WS_VISIBLE, 10, 10, 180,180
> > }
> >
> >
> > VERSIONINFO_1 VERSIONINFO
> > FILEVERSION 1, 0, 0, 0
> > PRODUCTVERSION 1, 0, 0, 0
> > FILEOS VOS_NT_WINDOWS32
> > FILETYPE VFT_APP
> > {
> >  BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
> >  {
> >   BLOCK "040904E4"
> >   {
> >    VALUE "CompanyName", "Me, Myself and I.\000\000"
> >    VALUE "FileDescription", "Test Program.\000"
> >    VALUE "FileVersion", "1.00\000\000"
> >    VALUE "InternalName", "DialogTest001\000"
> >    VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright © None 2004\000\000"
> >    VALUE "OriginalFilename", "DialogTest001.exe\000"
> >   }
> >
> >  }
> >
> >  BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
> >  {
> >   VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1252
> >  }
> >
> > }
> >
> > STRINGTABLE
> > {
> >  STRINGTABLE_101,"Hello World"
> > }
> >
> > Any input to my oversight/ignorance?
> >
> >
> 1) How to use a string resource as control text.
> Usually, in the SetupWindow function, I load the string and set text of
the
> control. I don't think you can just put the string resource id into the
> definition of the control. Do you need a sample?
>
> 2)How to use the VERSIONINFO BLOCK
>
> This is what I use:
> class VersionInfoCls
> {
>  public:
>  VersionInfoCls();
>    ~VersionInfoCls();
>    bool StringQuery(const char *key, char *& text);
>
>  protected:
>  void *Block;
>    UINT Lang; //language code
>    UINT SubLang; //sub language
> };
>
> VersionInfoCls::VersionInfoCls()
>  : Block(0), Lang(0),SubLang(0)
> {
>  UINT word;
>  DWORD param;
>  std::auto_ptr<char> path(new char[_MAX_PATH]);
>    GetModuleFileName(0,path.get(),_MAX_PATH);
>  int size = GetFileVersionInfoSize(path.get(), &param);
>  if (size) {
>   Block =  new char [size] ;
>       DWORD *langcodes = 0; //= LANG_USER_DEFAULT
>   if (GetFileVersionInfo(path.get(),param,size,Block)) {
>          if (!VerQueryValue(Block,"\\VarFileInfo\\Translation",
>           (void * *)&langcodes, &word))
>            return;
>    if (!langcodes)
>           return;
>    Lang = LOWORD(*langcodes);
>          SubLang = HIWORD(*langcodes);
>       }
>    }
> }
>
> VersionInfoCls::~VersionInfoCls()
> {
>  if (Block)
>     delete [] Block;
> }
>
> /*
>  Get a string from a VERSIONINFO block in the rc file.
>  Return true if successfull.
>  See the help for VerQueryValue for valid key values.
> */
> bool VersionInfoCls::StringQuery(const char *key, char *& text)
> {
>  if (!(Block && Lang && SubLang && key && key[0]))
>     return false;
>  UINT word;
>  char query[255];
>  wsprintf(query,"\\StringFileInfo\\%04x%04x\\%s",
>     Lang,SubLang, key);
>    return VerQueryValue(Block,query,(void * *)&text, &word);
> }
>
> Then in setup code for the the dialog, I do something like this:
>
>    VersionInfoCls info;
>    if (info.StringQuery("FileVersion",text)) {
>      versionCtrl.SetText(text);
> }
>
> Hope that helps,
> Gary
>

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