I have created a plain dialog and it is soon expected to be working as a local search engine on my hard drive. What it has to do is to be hidden when it is first started so I can let it be shown on the screen with a hot key. The problem is that the dialog wouldn't get hidden. I have tried invoking ShowWindow() at the window message WM_INITDIALOG but it didn't work.
I also tried doing the same at WM_SHOWWINDOW and it didn't work either. I removed the WS_VISIBLE bit in the dialog style and it is still shown. I removed that bit manually at WM_INITDIALOG with GetWindowLong and SetWindowLong and there it is, still shown. What can I do to hide this dialog from hell? Can anybody help, please?
I also tried doing the same at WM_SHOWWINDOW and it didn't work either. I removed the WS_VISIBLE bit in the dialog style and it is still shown. I removed that bit manually at WM_INITDIALOG with GetWindowLong and SetWindowLong and there it is, still shown. What can I do to hide this dialog from hell? Can anybody help, please?
Seems kinda impossible xD Paste the code ^^
Use the CreateDialogParam api to create the dialogbox.
Don't have the VS_VISIBLE style in the resource file that defines the dialogbox.
Use SW_HIDE with the ShowWindow api.
To demonstrate an invisible dialogbox use Iczelion's tutorial 10-1
which creates a dialogbox using CreateDialogParam with a resource file.
invoke CreateDialogParam,hInstance,ADDR DlgName,NULL,NULL,NULL
Remove the VS_VISIBLE style in the resource file,
change the ShowWindow parameter SW_SHOWNORMAL to SW_HIDE
with both these modifications it will create an invisible dialogbox.
invoke ShowWindow,hDlg,SW_HIDE
Don't have the VS_VISIBLE style in the resource file that defines the dialogbox.
Use SW_HIDE with the ShowWindow api.
To demonstrate an invisible dialogbox use Iczelion's tutorial 10-1
which creates a dialogbox using CreateDialogParam with a resource file.
invoke CreateDialogParam,hInstance,ADDR DlgName,NULL,NULL,NULL
Remove the VS_VISIBLE style in the resource file,
change the ShowWindow parameter SW_SHOWNORMAL to SW_HIDE
with both these modifications it will create an invisible dialogbox.
invoke ShowWindow,hDlg,SW_HIDE
I removed everything from the dialog box in a test project and the new dialog doesn't hide either. I am using DialogBoxParam() to initialize the dialog and not the CreateDialogParam() because the latter doesn't work for me.
The code for the dialog is here:
The dialog's resource script is:
The code for the dialog is here:
.386
.MODEL FLAT, STDCALL
OPTION CASEMAP:NONE
INCLUDE \MASM32\INCLUDE\windows.inc
INCLUDE \MASM32\INCLUDE\user32.inc
INCLUDE \MASM32\INCLUDE\kernel32.inc
INCLUDE \MASM32\INCLUDE\Comctl32.inc
INCLUDELIB \MASM32\lib\user32.lib
INCLUDELIB \MASM32\lib\kernel32.lib
INCLUDELIB \MASM32\lib\Comctl32.lib
.DATA
.CONST
ALIGN 04
.CODE
ALIGN 04
;-------------------------------------------
WndProc PROC hWin:HWND, Msg:UINT, wParam:WPARAM, lParam:LPARAM
MOV EAX , Msg
EVEN
@@:
CMP EAX , WM_CLOSE
JNE @F
INVOKE EndDialog, hWin, 0b
RET
EVEN
@@:
CMP EAX , WM_INITDIALOG
JNE @F
INVOKE ShowWindow, hWin, SW_HIDE
INVOKE GetWindowLong, hWin, GWL_STYLE
AND EAX , (NOT WS_VISIBLE)
INVOKE SetWindowLong, hWin, GWL_STYLE, EAX
RET
@@:
@@__EP:
XOR EAX , EAX
RET
WndProc ENDP
;-------------------------------------------
START:
INVOKE InitCommonControls
INVOKE GetModuleHandle, 0b
INVOKE DialogBoxParam, EAX, 1000, 0b, ADDR WndProc, 0b
INVOKE ExitProcess, 0b
END STARTThe dialog's resource script is:
#define IDD_DLG1 1000
#define IDC_SBR1 1014
IDD_DLG1 DIALOGEX 6,6,196,132
CAPTION "Search and replace"
FONT 8,"Verdana",400,0
STYLE 0x00CA0000
EXSTYLE 0x00000000
BEGIN
CONTROL "Ready and awaiting commands",IDC_SBR1,"msctls_statusbar32",
0x50000003,0,113,196,12,0x00000000
END>> What it has to do is to be hidden when it is first started
> I am using DialogBoxParam() to initialize the dialog and not the CreateDialogParam()
Just one of ways:
> I am using DialogBoxParam() to initialize the dialog and not the CreateDialogParam()
Just one of ways:
DlgProc proc hWnd:HWND,uMsg:UINT,wParam:WPARAM,lParam:LPARAM
.if uMsg==WM_CLOSE
invoke EndDialog,hWnd,0
.elseif uMsg==WM_INITDIALOG
.data
_parent db "static",0
.data?
hwin dd ?
.code
invoke CreateWindowEx,0,offset _parent,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
mov hwin,eax
invoke SetParent,hWnd,hwin
invoke SetTimer,hWnd,1,100,0
.elseif uMsg==WM_TIMER
invoke GetKeyState,VK_CONTROL
and ax,8000h
.if ax!=0
invoke KillTimer,hWnd,1
invoke SetParent,hWnd,0
invoke DestroyWindow,hwin
.endif
.else
mov eax,FALSE
ret
.endif
mov eax,TRUE
ret
DlgProc endp
start:
invoke GetModuleHandle,0
invoke DialogBoxParam,eax,1000,0,offset DlgProc,0
invoke ExitProcess,eax
invoke InitCommonControls
end start