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d3lphi

May 27, 2005, 03:17 AM

Hello.

I need to set up a window (receiving an OpenGL-RC) in a console-application (main ... ).

Does anyone know if there is a way to do that without converting it to a windowed application (WinMain ... ). I'm extending an existing tool that i may not redesign in that fashion.

(I'm over using GLUT, but still searching for alternatives.

Thanks in advance.
d3lphi
 
Japigeman

May 27, 2005, 03:37 AM

Yes, you can make as many windows as you want in a console app.

  1.  
  2. #include "stdafx.h"
  3. #include "windows.h"
  4. int main(int argc, char* argv[])
  5. {
  6.  
  7.         HWND h = CreateWindowEx(0, "BUTTON","TEST",WS_TILED,0,0,100,100,0,0,0,0);
  8.  
  9.         ShowWindow(h, SW_NORMAL);
  10.  
  11.         MSG msg;
  12.  
  13.         while(GetMessage(&msg, 0,0,0))
  14.         {
  15.                 DispatchMessage(&msg);
  16.                 if(msg.message==WM_LBUTTONDOWN) PostQuitMessage(0);
  17.         }
  18.  
  19.         return 0;
  20. }
  21.  


This code compiles and runs on a console app in MSVC++ 6.0
Be sure to include windows.h

(It creates a floating button, which isn't very helpfull, but still :p)
 
d3lphi

May 27, 2005, 03:54 AM

So it is ok to leave the hInstance-parameter hungry?

d3lphi
 
Japigeman

May 27, 2005, 03:59 AM

oops, no not really, but you can use GetModuleHandle(0) to get the parameter.
I believe this is also how WinMain gets it.

(Altough this example works without it)
 
d3lphi

May 27, 2005, 04:15 AM

Cool, i will test that.
(Why do i always skip to try the most straighforward things to do ..?)

Big tnx, Japigeman
delphi
 
Roel

May 27, 2005, 06:21 AM

note that there is no real difference made by the OS for console and windows programs regarding the entrypoint. WinMain(..) for windowed and main(args) for console are just called by some default library code your linker puts there for you. the code in the library calls a GetModuleHandle(NULL) (not 0, but NULL) indeed, among several other things.
 
Reedbeta

May 28, 2005, 01:23 AM

0 and NULL are the same in C++.
 
Roel

May 28, 2005, 04:49 AM

you are right :)
 
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