rich edit 4.1 is giving me a head-ache

I am having some trouble here. My code will work fine using rich edit 3.0 but when I try and go with 4.1 the edit control won't be created. Here is the general idea of my code:

Code:

WORD GetRichEditVersion(void) {
	static WORD wRichVersion = NO_RICH;

	// this will keep the program from opening multipile instances
	// of the correct rich edit dll.
	if(!wRichVersion) {
		if(!LoadLibrary(TEXT("Msftedit.dll"))) {
			if(!LoadLibrary(TEXT("Riched20.dll"))) {
				if(LoadLibrary(TEXT("Riched32.dll")))
					wRichVersion = RICH_1_0;
			} else
				wRichVersion = RICH_2_0;
		} else
			wRichVersion = RICH_4_1;
	}

	return wRichVersion;
}

	/* Meanwhile, elsewhere in my program (in WM_CREATE to be exact) */
	WORD wRichEditVersion = GetRichEditVersion();
	if(wRichEditVersion)
		if(wRichEditVersion) == RICH_1_0)
			hwndEdit = CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,
	 			TEXT("RichEdit"), TEXT(""),
				WS_VISIBLE | WS_CHILD | WS_BORDER | ES_MULTILINE,
				half, area.top, half, area.bottom,
				hwndParent, (HMENU)(ID_REDIT), hInst, NULL);
		else
			hwndEdit = CreateWindow(
	 			RICHEDIT_CLASS, TEXT(""),
				WS_VISIBLE | WS_CHILD | WS_BORDER | ES_MULTILINE,
				half, area.top, half, area.bottom,
				hwndParent, (HMENU)(ID_REDIT), hInst, NULL);
	else
		hwndEdit = CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,
 				WC_EDIT, TEXT(""),
				WS_VISIBLE | WS_CHILD | WS_BORDER | ES_MULTILINE,
				half, area.top, half, area.bottom,
				hwndParent, (HMENU)(ID_REDIT), hInst, NULL);
	/* more code...*/

Okay, GetRichEditVersion() determines the version as anyone can plainly see. If I don't attempt to load msftedit.dll I can get a rich edit 3.0 control up and running, however, when I do use msftedit.dll I won't get an edit control. Can anyone set me straight here?

It amazes me that given all the documentation there is out there this problem wasn't easier to solve. I was looking through richedit.h and found that I should be using MSFTEDIT_CLASS for my class name not RICHEDIT_CLASS. Maybe this will help someone else someday.

Hi, can you help me. Also, I have problem with RichEdit 4.1 in Visual C++ 6.0.

How can I Create RichEdit 4.1, use the Justify Alignment and hyphenate some words on the end of the line?

Thanks, Goran

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