Re: Problem with PostThreadMessage with date time activex control
Hari wrote:
Hello,
I'm getting a problem with a PostThreadMessage call within a MFC application.
The PostThreadMessage receive handler is implemeneted in the application
class(CWinAPP derived class) with ON_THREAD_MESSAGE handler as :
ON_THREAD_MESSAGE(WM_DSEXECEVENTHANDLER, ExecuteEventHandler)
The PostThreadMessage is invoked from a different thread on a basis of
certain events and this scenario works except one case:
The application is build in with a datetime activex control in a dialogbox
within the same application. If I open this activex control at the same time,
when the PostThreadMessage happens, the receive handler doesn't get executed.
Also I have checked the return value of the PostThreadMessage call and it
returns without any error message. I guess the message is getting posted in
the thread queue, for some reason it is not being consumed during the activex
control runtime?
Appreciate any inputs on this...
Hari:
Never use PostThreadMessage() to a thread that has windows. Use
PostMessage() to one of its windows instead.
Why not? You just found out why not :).
--
David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP
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