Microsoft Visual C++ help

[ChrisWuk]

Hi,

Ive got an assignment to do in Visual C++, but i'm stuck, so if any1 could help me out, it would really help me loads.

Assignment:-

Using MS Access, generate a table with the following fields:

Family name
First name
Registration 'number' (8 characters, text)
Gender(‘M’ or ‘F’)
Course (‘A’,’B’, or ‘C’).

Fill the table with a dozen ‘plausible’ records.

Using Visual C++, generate a database aware application which allows the user to browse through the records. The user should be able to use a dialog box to alter any of the fields on a record.

The dialog box should provide the choice for the ‘Gender’ field by using radio buttons, and the choice for the ‘Course’ field by using a drop-down list box which contains the entries: ‘Applied Electronics’, ‘Broadcast Technology’ and ‘Applied Computer Technology’. (The corresponding database entries are ‘A’, ‘B’, and ‘C’ respectively.

The registration number should be validated, i.e. checked that it only contains numeric characters.



I have made the database and started the Visual C++ stuff, which includes linking the database to the program. Up to now the Visual C++ program shows a screen which has 5 fields (the 5 needed), and displays each record. You can go to the next, first, last and previous records by using the File and Edit buttons atthe top of the screen.

I have added buttons next to each of these fields, but dont know how to make a dialogue box pop up when the button is clicked. and how can i change the records from this dialogue box and save them if the user clicks ok, but doesnt save them if thry press cancel????

If any1 knows how to do any of this, please post in here cos its driving me mad !!!

Thanks in advance !!

[ammo]

Hum, it's been a while since I've done VC++, but for the message box, check out something like

if( MessageBox(NULL, "Message", "Title", MB_YESNO) == IDYES )
      // Yes stuff
else
      // No stuff

More details on the MessageBox function here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...asp?frame=true

Ammo

[ChrisWuk]

Thanks ammo - i will check the link out now - can any1 else help with the other stuff,

thanks


It's not really the message box i need, i need a dialogue box to pop up when a button is pressed next to a field, and then inside this dialogue box, it would let me change the field of the record, then give me 2 options via buttons - OK & Cancel

If OK is press, the field is stored i nthe record, if cancel is pressed, all chages are cancelled.

Also need to include this :-

"The dialog box should provide the choice for the ‘Gender’ field by using radio buttons, and the choice for the ‘Course’ field by using a drop-down list box which contains the entries: ‘Applied Electronics’, ‘Broadcast Technology’ and ‘Applied Computer Technology’. (The corresponding database entries are ‘A’, ‘B’, and ‘C’ respectively.

The registration number should be validated, i.e. checked that it only contains numeric characters."

[proactive]

Have you decided how to access your database? My opinion is that ADO is by far the easiest way to handle database access. Check out this link on ADO programming in Visual C++ at the MSDN website: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...gramming_5.asp

Should be straightforward, if you run into trouble search Google for a tutorial. There are lots of them!

Good luck!

[ChrisWuk]

i have linked the DB in the VC++ program easily, and the program reads each record easily, i just need to know the code for the dialogue box to pop up - i think its somehting like Domodal, but i cant find anything that helps !!!!!

[ChrisWuk]

HELP !!!!

OK - ive discoverd how to make a dialog box pop up now, i have been lookin on the net all day to find out how i can :-

Make the registration number appear in the pop up box, which the user can change, and either save or cancel, and the pop up box closes.

Once the registration number has been changed, it will appear in the main window in the Registration Number field.

THANKS !!

[ChrisWuk]

HELP !!!!

OK - ive discoverd how to make a dialog box pop up now, i have been lookin on the net all day to find out how i can :-

Make the registration number appear in the pop up box, which the user can change, and either save or cancel, and the pop up box closes.

Once the registration number has been changed, it will appear in the main window in the Registration Number field.

THANKS !!