In my MFC application, it was necessary for me to make a static function in
the main window class of the application. From this static function, I need
to call a nonstatic function in the main window object, but I get an error
from the compiler. I tried to get a pointer to the main window using
AfxGetMainWnd(), but it only returns a pointer to a CWnd* .  Since my main
window is derived from CWnd, I was unable to call the nonstatic function.

Is there any way to obtain a pointer to the main window derived from CWnd
without passing a pointer to it to the static function?

--Alex R.

I suspect you want to declare a static method in your mainframe class
because you want to pass its address as a callback.  If this is so,
here's a solution:

1  Add the following declarations to your mainfrm.cpp:

     void MyStaticFunction();
     CMainFrame*  pMainFrame = NULL;

     void MyStaticFunction()
     {
       ASSERT (pMainFrame);
       pMainFrame->PublicMethod();
     }

2  In the constructor of CMainFrame, add the lines

      pMainFrame = this;

Now instead of using the static function on your mainframe class,
use the static function MyStaticFunction().  MyStaticFunction() uses
the pMainFrame pointer (initialized when your mainframe window
is constructed) to call your mainframe's non-static methods.

/ravi

"There is always one more bug..."
http://www.tiac.net/users/ravib

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(in MYFRAME.CPP:)
        extern  CMyFrame*       pFrame = NULL;

(in MYFRAME.H:)
        extern  CMyFrame*       pFrame;

Please repost or email if it doesn't work.

Juergen

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