Re: How to update 'Edit Control' text from Timer Callback.

From:

Dan Bloomquist <public21@lakeweb.com>

Newsgroups:

microsoft.public.vc.mfc

Date:

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:59:27 GMT

Message-ID:

<jq6Ti.19621$B25.7453@news01.roc.ny>

IdleBrain wrote:

Giovanni, thanks a lot for ur sample app. Your sample app works
perfect.

But, for some reason the OnTimer method in my project is still never
called.
Here is the code that I have been using:

void CxDlg::OnBnClickedOk()
{
    CString strCurCaption;
    GetDlgItem(IDOK)->GetWindowText(strCurCaption);

    if(strCurCaption == "Start")
    {
        char c[] = "Stop";
        CString strNewCaption(c);
        GetDlgItem(IDOK)->SetWindowText(strNewCaption);
        utmrTx = SetTimer (1, 1000, NULL);
    }
    else
    {
        char c[] = "Start";
        CString strNewCaption(c);
        GetDlgItem(IDOK)->SetWindowText(strNewCaption);
        // Stop the timer
        KillTimer(utmrTx);
    }
}

A few things here to make your life easier. In CxDlg add a bool member.
It is considered bad form to use GetDlgItem in dialog members.

bool bTimerRunning;

and a control member

CButton cStartStopButton;

Add this with the wizard so the control gets subclassed.
In the resource view, right click the button and add variable.

Then:
void CxDlg::OnClickStartStop( )
{
    if( bTimmerRunning )
    {
       KillTimer( utmrTx );
       cStartStopButton.SetWindowText( _T("Start") );
    }
    else
    {
       utmrTx= SetTimer( 1, 1000, NULL );
       cStartStopButton.SetWindowText( _T("Stop") );
    }
    bTimmerRunning= !bTimmerRunning;
}

CxDlg::CxDlg(...)
    :bTimerRunning( false )
....

**
You may take this a step further and put the SetWindowText in a
'SetControls' member so it can be call from your on click and InitDialog.
**

void CxDlg::OnTimer(UINT nIDEvent)
{

                //Do some stuff

               //Restart the timer
    CDialog::OnTimer(nIDEvent);
}

My guess is you don't have the message mapped:

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP( CxDlg, ... )
ON_WM_TIMER( )
....

Best, Dan.

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