SAMPLE: Using Main Window Edit Menu w/ Dialog Box Edit Control

 Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
Article ID: Q38170
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1

When a dialog box has an edit control, it may be helpful if the commands from the Edit menu on the application's main window can be used to change the text. The following factors must be considered when this is done:

  • Where does the input focus go when the editing operation is complete?
  • What happens if no text is selected when Cut, Copy, or Clear is chosen?
  • If more than one edit control is visible, on which control should the action be taken?

When the main window receives a command from its Edit menu, the corresponding command is sent to the appropriate edit control.

CREATDLG is a file in the Microsoft Software Library that demonstrates this procedure. The code is commented, and a README.TXT file that discusses coding issues is included.

Download CREATDLG.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

  • Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) 

          Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download CREATDLG.EXE (size: 22604 bytes)
  • Internet (anonymous FTP) 

          ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory
      Get CREATDLG.EXE (size: 22604 bytes)

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10 softlib CREATDLG.EXE
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Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
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