MFC simple question

Hi there

I’m interested in building a MFC application which generates 5 or 10 windows when I press on a button. The windows must have a certain name and position.

I know some C and C++ but I don't know any windows GUI programming. I need this in order to modify a MFC application.

Who can help me?

What does certain name mean?
Position can be set with CWnd::SetWindowPos.
To show and create windows, you just need to create an instance of the appropriate class and call the member function CDialog::DoModal.

SetWindowText to set the title in the top of the window frame if that's what you mean

Many thx Fib and Elysia. This is what I've did. I've 'duplicate' aboutbox resource and Ive build a class as this.

Code:

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class CSecondWindow : public CDialog
{
public:
        CSecondWindow();

// Dialog Data
        //{{AFX_DATA(CAboutDlg)
        enum { IDD = IDD_ABOUTBOX1 };
        //}}AFX_DATA

        // ClassWizard generated virtual function overrides
        //{{AFX_VIRTUAL(CAboutDlg)
        protected:
        virtual void DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX);    // DDX/DDV support
        //}}AFX_VIRTUAL

// Implementation
protected:
        //{{AFX_MSG(CAboutDlg)
        //}}AFX_MSG
        DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()
public:
//        afx_msg void OnActivate(UINT nState, CWnd* pWndOther, BOOL bMinimized);
public:
        afx_msg void OnChildActivate();
};
#endif

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In the main class of my application I have:

Code:

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CSecondWindow m_new_window1, m_new_window2....m_new_window5;

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and on a button click I have

Code:

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m_new_window1.Create(IDD_ABOUTBOX1, this);
m_new_window1.SetWindowTextA("one");
....
m_new_window5.Create(IDD_ABOUTBOX1, this);
m_new_window5.SetWindowTextA("five");

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Scenario:
When a user use alt+shift or click in order to chose between one of the generated windows, how can I know which window has the focus?

Windows sends a message when a window receives focus. WM_SETFOCUS or something I think.
When you receive it, store information is some global variable or something which tells which window currently has focus.
I also believe there's a function IsFocus, but I can't be sure.

Add an OnKillFocus() handler (depends on which version of MSCV) and use GetParent() to find your main window.

Then find the window getting focus (from the pNewWnd) in the m_new_window(s)

PS:
I would use an array for the windows.

Code:

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//declare a constant size (in header)
//so we can change the number of windows easily
#define NUM_WNDS      5//number of new windows

//declare array (in header)
CSecondWindow m_NewWindows[NUM_WNDS];

//use in a loop
for(int i = 0; i < NUM_WNDS; i++)
{
      m_NewWindow[i].CreateWindow(....);
      m_NewWindow[i].SetWindowText(....);
}

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