SAMPLE: Generic Custom Control Sample Code in Software Library

 Last reviewed: July 22, 1997
Article ID: Q67250
3.00 3.10 WINDOWS kbprg kbfile

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1

The Microsoft Software Library contains an archive file CUSTCONT that contains the source code for a generic custom control. The following basic custom control features are demonstrated: 

   Registering the control class
   Creating the control
   Painting the control
   Changing the font in the control
   Gaining and losing focus
   Moving and sizing the control
The control is essentially a three-dimensional static rectangle with text. The functions necessary to interact with the Windows Dialog Editor are implemented in a separate module. These functions are documented in Chapter 20 of the "Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Guide to Programming" for version 3.0.

CUSTCONT contains two archive files. The first, CTL.ZIP, contains the sources for the custom control DLL. The second, CTLTEST.ZIP, contains the sources for a small program that demonstrates the use of the control.

Download CUSTCONT.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 CUSTCONT.EXE (size: 37455 bytes)
  • Internet (anonymous FTP) 

          ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory
      Get CUSTCONT.EXE (size: 37455 bytes)

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10 softlib CUSTCONT.EXE
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Version : 3.00 3.10
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 22, 1997
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