SAMPLE: Implementing Owner-Draw Combo Boxes

 Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
Article ID: Q97399
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows version 3.1

SUMMARY

Rescue of the COMMDLG Bitmaps

Kraig Brockschmidt Software Design Engineer, Microsoft Windows Developer Relations

Created: January 13, 1993

This article discusses the implementation of an owner-drawn combo box and list box that use the drive and folder icons from the Microsoft Windows version 3.1 Software Development Kit (SDK).

DDLIST utilizes the unused bitmaps that are included in the Microsoft Windows version 3.1 Software Development Kit (SDK) SAMPLES\COMMDLG directory for the File Open and File Save dialog boxes. DDLIST implements the drives combo box and the directory list box as an interrelated pair in a dialog box, fully utilizing the drive type and folder icons available with the Windows SDK. All the bitmaps are loaded separately and maintained in two global HBITMAP arrays. The code to draw the combo box and list box items references these arrays.

Download DDLIST.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 DDLIST.EXE (size: 110469 bytes)
  • Internet (anonymous FTP) 

          ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory
      Get DDLIST.EXE (size: 110469 bytes)

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