progress bar newbie

I've created a progress bar using the edit control menu on MFC visual C++
I added member variable, m_Progress to that status bar, and labeled it as a control, using the member class: CProgressCtrl

I've been attempting to use the following code to update the bar:

Code:

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CProgressCtrl *m_Progress;
m_Progress->SetPos(1, 100);
m_Progress->StepIt();

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I don't get any compiler errors but it does not update my progress bar, I guessing based off the other posts that I am simply not updating the window appropriately. Am I way off here?? Does the above code have any merit or am I misunderstanding the samples given?

Try setting the step increment with CProgressCtrl::SetStep prior to calling the StepIt member function (see the example I linked to in my previous post).

I altered my code for the SetStep like so:

Code:

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        CProgressCtrl m_Progress;
        int nLower = 0, nUpper = 100;
        m_Progress.GetRange( nLower, nUpper );
        m_Progress.SetStep(nLower);
        m_Progress.StepIt();
        m_Progress.StepIt();
        m_Progress.StepIt();
        m_Progress.StepIt();

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but still no success, I think I am missing the fundamentals of message handling to windows updates.... Have I missed a step above ??? By the way thanks for the example code earlier, the non-msdn article helped me understand alot more about what I was trying to do. Just wish I could get it to work now....

HAPPY DAYS!!! I got this to work for me

Code:

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//progress bar initialize
        CProgressCtrl *Progress = new CProgressCtrl;

        Progress->Create(WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, CRect(10, 10, 250, 35), this,0x16);
        Progress->SetRange(1, 100);
        Progress->SetPos(38);

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Now I just need to learn about position, how to get it placed in the proper demensions of the window, ect... Hey thanks everyone for your help, this is cool stuff.