how do you create a button?

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Redragon

Joined: 27 Nov 2004
Posts: 101
Location: U.S.

Redragon

This may sound really stupid, but how do you create a button? in all of the examples i have seen, it creates the buttons as if it was for a dialog box.. thanks!

25 Aug 2005, 22:54

bazik

Joined: 28 Jul 2003
Posts: 34
Location: .de

bazik

Redragon wrote:

This may sound really stupid, but how do you create a button? in all of the examples i have seen, it creates the buttons as if it was for a dialog box.. thanks!

Code:

_button db 'button', 0
       invoke  CreateWindowEx, 0, _button, _text, WS_VISIBLE + WS_CHILD, WND_W-15, 0, 15, 15, [hwnd], BTN_EXT, 0, 0

For an explanation of the parameters look here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/windowing/windows/windowreference/windowfunctions/createwindowex.asp

25 Aug 2005, 23:30

Redragon

Joined: 27 Nov 2004
Posts: 101
Location: U.S.

Redragon

what is "BTN_EXT" caus i get an error that it isnt defined.. so im not sure what i should include for it

EDIT: i see what it is now, just dont know how to fix it..

i thought i fixed it with

Code:

invoke  CreateWindowEx, 0,_button,NULL,WS_VISIBLE+WS_CHILD,15,0,15,15,NULL,NULL,0,0

compiles fine, does what the window is suposed to, just doesnt show the button

25 Aug 2005, 23:33

bazik

Joined: 28 Jul 2003
Posts: 34
Location: .de

bazik

Redragon wrote:

what is "BTN_EXT" caus i get an error that it isnt defined.. so im not sure what i should include for it

EDIT: i see what it is now, just dont know how to fix it..

i thought i fixed it with
Code:
invoke  CreateWindowEx, 0,_button,NULL,WS_VISIBLE+WS_CHILD,15,0,15,15,NULL,NULL,0,0    
compiles fine, does what the window is suposed to, just doesnt show the button

You forgot to set [hwnd] which is the handle of the parent window. BTN_EXT was a constant for the button ID which you can process in WM_COMMAND when a button is clicked.

26 Aug 2005, 12:21

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