>I have a dialog in a Regular MFC DLL.  No problem access the DLL and all
>that, but I want to be able to set different characteristics of the
>dialog.  For instance, in the Resource editor, everything is visible and
>enabled, but I want to be able to call some setup functions prior to the
>DoModal call of the dialog object that will disable and/or make the
>component invisible.  I can't seem to find any methods that do this.
>For instance, if there is a check button that the application does not
>want to use and even see for that matter, I want to make it invisible
>and disable it so that the user has no idea about that component.  If
>anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it.
>Thanks in advance,
>rich

> I have a dialog in a Regular MFC DLL.  No problem access the DLL and all
> that, but I want to be able to set different characteristics of the
> dialog.  For instance, in the Resource editor, everything is visible and
> enabled, but I want to be able to call some setup functions prior to the
> DoModal call of the dialog object that will disable and/or make the
> component invisible.  I can't seem to find any methods that do this.
> For instance, if there is a check button that the application does not
> want to use and even see for that matter, I want to make it invisible
> and disable it so that the user has no idea about that component.  If
> anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it.
> Thanks in advance,
> rich

> Rich,

> Just call ShowWindow(SW_HIDE); to hide the control and ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);
> to show it again.

> GetDlgItem(ID_MYCONTROL)->ShowWindow(SW_HIDE);

> HTH,

> Tom

> > I have a dialog in a Regular MFC DLL.  No problem access the DLL and all
> > that, but I want to be able to set different characteristics of the
> > dialog.  For instance, in the Resource editor, everything is visible and
> > enabled, but I want to be able to call some setup functions prior to the
> > DoModal call of the dialog object that will disable and/or make the
> > component invisible.  I can't seem to find any methods that do this.
> > For instance, if there is a check button that the application does not
> > want to use and even see for that matter, I want to make it invisible
> > and disable it so that the user has no idea about that component.  If
> > anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it.
> > Thanks in advance,
> > rich

> Thanks.
> I actually figured that one out and then slapped my head, because it's soo
> easy.  But my other obstacle is that it's easy to use ShowWindow on say a
> CButton because the resource has an object associated with it.  But I would
> also like to hide any Group Boxes, which in this dialog (which I didn't write,
> so that's probably half the problem) does not have a control object associated
> with it.  And it seems as though I don't know where or how to associate an
> object with the group box resource.  For one, there is no CGroupBox, unless
> it's something like a button.

> thanks, rich

> > Rich,

> > Just call ShowWindow(SW_HIDE); to hide the control and ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);
> > to show it again.

> > GetDlgItem(ID_MYCONTROL)->ShowWindow(SW_HIDE);

> > HTH,

> > Tom

> > > I have a dialog in a Regular MFC DLL.  No problem access the DLL and all
> > > that, but I want to be able to set different characteristics of the
> > > dialog.  For instance, in the Resource editor, everything is visible and
> > > enabled, but I want to be able to call some setup functions prior to the
> > > DoModal call of the dialog object that will disable and/or make the
> > > component invisible.  I can't seem to find any methods that do this.
> > > For instance, if there is a check button that the application does not
> > > want to use and even see for that matter, I want to make it invisible
> > > and disable it so that the user has no idea about that component.  If
> > > anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it.
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > rich