How to Add the Finish Button to a Wizard Property Sheet

• The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), included with:
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 4.0

SUMMARY

By default, a wizard style property page can have either the Back/Next buttons or the Finish button, but not both. To have both, you can show the Finish button and move the Back/Next buttons.

MORE INFORMATION

When a Wizard-style property sheet is displayed, all of the default buttons are created, but the Finish button is hidden and located under the Next button. To display all of the default buttons, you must show the Finish button and move the Next button. Then move the Back button so that its relative position to the Next button is maintained.

The following sample code displays the Finish button and moves the Next and Back buttons to the left of the Finish button. CMyWizardSheet is derived from CPropertySheet.

Sample Code

/* Compile options needed:  Default
*/ 

BOOL CMyWizardSheet::OnInitDialog()
{
    BOOL bResult = CPropertySheet::OnInitDialog();

    CRect rect, tmp;
    CSize shift;
    CWnd* pTemp;
    CWnd* pNext;

    // Get The position of the Cancel Button
    pTemp = GetDlgItem(IDCANCEL);
    if (pTemp==NULL)
        return bResult;
    pTemp->GetWindowRect(tmp);

    // Get The position of the Next Button
    pNext = GetDlgItem(ID_WIZNEXT);
    if (pNext==NULL)
        return bResult;
    pNext->GetWindowRect(rect);

    // Calculate the distance to shift the Next and Back buttons
    shift.cx = tmp.left-rect.right+rect.Width();;
    shift.cy = 0;

    // Get The position of the Back Button
    pTemp = GetDlgItem(ID_WIZBACK);
    if (pTemp==NULL)
        return bResult;
    pTemp->GetWindowRect(tmp);

    // move the Back button
    tmp -= shift;
    ScreenToClient(tmp);
    pTemp->MoveWindow(tmp);

    // move the Next button
    ScreenToClient(rect);
    tmp = rect-shift;
    pNext->MoveWindow(tmp);

    // Show the Finish Button
    pTemp = GetDlgItem(ID_WIZFINISH);
    if (pTemp==NULL)
    return bResult;
    pTemp->ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);

    return bResult;
} 

Additional query words: 4.00 CPropertyPage CPropertySheet

Keywords          : kbcode kbMFC KbUIDesign kbVC 
Version           : 4.00
Platform          : NT WINDOWS 
Issue type        : 

Last Reviewed: August 5, 1999