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reply Roger Scudder<r.scudder rcn.com> writes:
I want to use extended styles of common controls in my MFC apps.  The headers in
the dm\include\win32 folder are rather dated and do not contain the extended
style definitions.  I know they are defined in the Platform SDK.  I tried to add
the path to the Platform SDK include and lib folders in the IIDE on the
Settings...|Directories property sheet, but it seem that is not the correct
solution to my problem.

How can I use the new common control features in my MFC apps using Digital Mars?


-Roger Scudder
Sep 08 2003
parent reply Roger Scudder<r.scudder rcn.com> writes:
In article <bjjntt$396$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Roger Scudder says...

I want to use extended styles of common controls in my MFC apps.  


I simply copied the macros for the ListView extended styles from the Platform
SDK header file and pasted them into the x:\dm\include\commctrl.h and it works
fine.

About using the Platform SDK: 

I got an invalid lib file format error when I tried to use the Platform SDK
libraries with the Digital Mars linker.  I am assuming that is because dmc
doesn't support COFF.

Will I need to create a separate set of export libs for Digital Mars in order to
use the Platform SDK?

-Roger Scudder
Sep 09 2003
parent "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:
"Roger Scudder" <r.scudder rcn.com> wrote in message
news:bjkn20$1hq9$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 In article <bjjntt$396$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Roger Scudder says...

I want to use extended styles of common controls in my MFC apps.


 I simply copied the macros for the ListView extended styles from the


Platform

 SDK header file and pasted them into the x:\dm\include\commctrl.h and it


works

 fine.

 About using the Platform SDK:

 I got an invalid lib file format error when I tried to use the Platform


SDK

 libraries with the Digital Mars linker.  I am assuming that is because dmc
 doesn't support COFF.

 Will I need to create a separate set of export libs for Digital Mars in


order to

 use the Platform SDK?


Yes. Usually running COFF2OMF on them will resolve the issue.
Sep 09 2003