Struct of Rects can't compile

I am trying to have a structure of RECTs to hold all the labels at the top of my screen. The declarations does nto give me any errors or anything but when I try to initialize the rectangles I get errors.

The errors I get are

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c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(411) : warning C4832: token '.' is illegal after UDT 'WndProc::labels'
        c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(130) : see declaration of 'WndProc::labels'
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(411) : error C2275: 'WndProc::labels' : illegal use of this type as an expression
        c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(130) : see declaration of 'WndProc::labels'
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(412) : warning C4832: token '.' is illegal after UDT 'WndProc::labels'
        c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(130) : see declaration of 'WndProc::labels'
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(412) : error C2275: 'WndProc::labels' : illegal use of this type as an expression
        c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(130) : see declaration of 'WndProc::labels'
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(413) : warning C4832: token '.' is illegal after UDT 'WndProc::labels'
        c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(130) : see declaration of 'WndProc::labels'
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(413) : error C2275: 'WndProc::labels' : illegal use of this type as an expression
        c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(130) : see declaration of 'WndProc::labels'
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(414) : warning C4832: token '.' is illegal after UDT 'WndProc::labels'
        c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(130) : see declaration of 'WndProc::labels'
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(414) : error C2275: 'WndProc::labels' : illegal use of this type as an expression
        c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(130) : see declaration of 'WndProc::labels'
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(415) : warning C4832: token '.' is illegal after UDT 'WndProc::labels'
        c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(130) : see declaration of 'WndProc::labels'
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(415) : error C2275: 'WndProc::labels' : illegal use of this type as an expression
        c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(130) : see declaration of 'WndProc::labels'
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(416) : warning C4832: token '.' is illegal after UDT 'WndProc::labels'
        c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(130) : see declaration of 'WndProc::labels'
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(416) : error C2275: 'WndProc::labels' : illegal use of this type as an expression
        c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(130) : see declaration of 'WndProc::labels'
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(417) : warning C4832: token '.' is illegal after UDT 'WndProc::labels'
        c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(130) : see declaration of 'WndProc::labels'
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(417) : error C2275: 'WndProc::labels' : illegal use of this type as an expression
        c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(130) : see declaration of 'WndProc::labels'

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the declaration of the structure is:

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struct        labels{
                                RECT name;
                                RECT height;
                                RECT weight;
                                RECT drug1;
                                RECT drug2;
                                RECT drug3;
                                RECT symptoms;
                        };

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The place where I am getting the errors is the following lines

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SetRect( &labels.name, rect.left, rect.top, a, b);
                                SetRect( &labels.height, rect.left + a, rect.top, rect.right + (2 * a), b);
                                SetRect( &labels.weight, rect.left + (2 * a), rect.top, rect.right + (3 * a), b);
                                SetRect( &labels.drug1, rect.left + (3 * a), rect.top, rect.right + (4 * a), b);
                                SetRect( &labels.drug2, rect.left + (4 * a), rect.top, rect.right + (5 * a), b);
                                SetRect( &labels.drug3, rect.left + (5 * a), rect.top, rect.right + (6 * a), b);
                                SetRect( &labels.drug1, rect.left + (6 * a), rect.top, rect.right + (7 * a), b);

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What am I doing wrong? Everything is correct according to my knowledge and MSDN. Can anyone help me?

Your understanding of how structs work is off a little. "labels" is the name of the new structure datatype you've made. You use it the same way that you would use any other datatype like say "int". You would do something like this:

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int MyInt;
MyInt = 10;

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So similarly you would use labels like this:

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labels MyLabels;
SetRect(&MyLabels.name, rect.left, rect.top, a, b);

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So I should do something like this:

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struct        labels{RECT; RECT; RECT; RECT; RECT; RECT; RECT;};

labels MyLabels(RECT name, RECT height, RECT weight, RECT drug1, RECT drug2,RECT drug3, RECT symptoms);

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but this gives me the compiler errors of

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c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(323) : error C2208: 'tagRECT' : no members defined using this type
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(323) : error C2208: 'tagRECT' : no members defined using this type
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(323) : error C2208: 'tagRECT' : no members defined using this type
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(323) : error C2208: 'tagRECT' : no members defined using this type
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(323) : error C2208: 'tagRECT' : no members defined using this type
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(323) : error C2208: 'tagRECT' : no members defined using this type
c:\documents and settings\administrator\my documents\my projects\dosage\dosage.cpp(323) : error C2208: 'tagRECT' : no members defined using this type

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You defined your struct correctly. I declared MyLabels correctly. All you have to do is use it like I did in the example.

I got it working, now onto the next problem, trying to draw them with FrameRect gives me a blank screen.

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FrameRect(hdc, &MyLabels.name,(HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH));

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That is one of the commands I am trying to run. All of them are basically the same except the second argument is a different pointer to each rectangle for each rectangle I am trying to draw of course.
The background is black.

I will supply the full main source code file. There are many different source code files so if you see a un defined function its probaly in a different file.

was IDM_NEWPARTY ever called?

IDM_NEWPARTY is a menu item. Yes I did do that and still got a blank screen.

I found a sorta fix. It is only drawing after I make it call a WM_SIZE message(through changing the size of the window). Is there any way I can request a WM_SIZE message? I thought about SendMessage but I don't know the height and width of the window. Also it only drew a line in the middle of the screen. It appears that maybe the rectangles are gigantic but I can not figure out why they would be so big.

Thanks for all your help.

Are you sure you need a WM_PAINT, did you try UpdateWindow()?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...tdraw_4zef.asp

Maybe if you show us a little more code we can help with why you only have a line. Guessing I would say look at: your 'map mode', and check your variables to see if they actually contain legit. values. Why don't you post your WM_Paint.

Well all of my code is attached in the file I posted earlier but is my WM_PAINT message.

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        case WM_PAINT:
                RECT        rt;
                HFONT        hfont;
                int                y,iOffset;
                POINT        pt[4];
                SIZE        size;
                int                a,b,c;
                TEXTMETRIC tm ;
                RECT        user1, user2, user3, user4, user5;
                struct        labels{
                        RECT name;
                        RECT height;
                        RECT weight;
                        RECT drug1;
                        RECT drug2;
                        RECT drug3;
                        RECT symptoms;
                };
                labels MyLabels;

                InvalidateRect (hWnd, NULL, TRUE) ;
                hdc = BeginPaint(hWnd, &ps);
                GetClientRect (hWnd, &rect) ;
                rect.left += GetDeviceCaps (hdc, LOGPIXELSX) / 2 ;
                rect.top += GetDeviceCaps (hdc, LOGPIXELSY) / 2 ;
                rect.right =- GetDeviceCaps (hdc, LOGPIXELSX) / 4 ;
                SelectObject (hdc, CreateFontIndirect (&lf)) ;
                SetTextColor (hdc, cf.rgbColors) ;
                DeleteObject (SelectObject (hdc, GetStockObject (SYSTEM_FONT))) ;


                if(PartyLoaded == 0){
                        //TODO: Add drawing code for first explanation screen
                        hfont = EzCreateFont (hdc, TEXT("Brush Script MT"), 1500, 0, EZ_ATTR_BOLD, TRUE);
                        SelectObject (hdc, GetStockObject(WHITE_BRUSH));
                        GetClientRect(hWnd, &rt);
                        Rectangle (hdc, rt.left, rt.top, rt.right, rt.bottom) ;
                        SelectObject (hdc, hfont);
                        GetTextExtentPoint32 (hdc, szAppName, lstrlen (szAppName), &size) ;
                        GetClientRect(hWnd, &rt);
                        hdcWidth=GetDeviceCaps (hdc, HORZRES) ;
                        hdcHeight=GetDeviceCaps (hdc, VERTRES) ;

                        BeginPath (hdc);
                        TextOut (hdc, (cxArea -size.cx) /2, (cyArea - size.cy) /7 , szAppName, lstrlen (szAppName));
                        EndPath (hdc);

                        SelectClipPath (hdc, RGN_COPY);
                        iOffset = (cxArea + cyArea) / 4;
                        for (y=-iOffset; y < cyArea + iOffset; y++){
                                pt[0].x=0;
                                pt[0].y=y;

                                pt[1].x=cxArea /3;
                                pt[1].y=y+iOffset;

                                pt[2].x=2*cxArea/3;
                                pt[2].y=y-iOffset;

                                pt[3].x=cxArea;
                                pt[3].y=y;

                                a=rand()%256;
                                b=rand()%256;
                                c=rand()%256;

                                SelectObject (hdc, CreatePen (PS_SOLID, 1, RGB (a, b, c)));
                                PolyBezier(hdc, pt, 4);

                                DeleteObject ( SelectObject (hdc, GetStockObject(BLACK_PEN)));
                        }
                        SelectObject(hdc, GetStockObject(SYSTEM_FONT));
                        SelectObject(hdc, EzCreateFont (hdc, TEXT("Times New Roman"), 150, 0, EZ_ATTR_BOLD, TRUE));
                        rect.top=rect.bottom+20;
                        rect.bottom=rect.top+150;

                        DeleteObject (hfont);
                }


                else if(PartyLoaded==1){
                        //TODO: Add drawing code for drawing of the party information


                        GetClientRect (hWnd, &rect) ;
                        GetTextMetrics (hdc, &tm) ;
                        a=0;
                        y=0;
                        if(iPartyMemb==0){
                                MessageBox(hWnd, TEXT("Party is loaded but with no members"), TEXT("Party is loaded with no members"),MB_OK);
                        }
                        SelectObject(hdc, GetStockObject(SYSTEM_FONT));
                        SelectObject(hdc, GetStockObject(WHITE_BRUSH));
                        SelectObject(hdc, GetStockObject(BLACK_PEN));
                        a=cxArea/7;
                        b=tm.tmHeight;

                        SetRect( &MyLabels.name, rect.left, rect.top, a, rect.top + b);
                        SetRect( &MyLabels.height, rect.left + a, rect.top, rect.right + (2 * a), b);
                        SetRect( &MyLabels.weight, rect.left + (2 * a), rect.top, rect.right + (3 * a), b);
                        SetRect( &MyLabels.drug1, rect.left + (3 * a), rect.top, rect.right + (4 * a), b);
                        SetRect( &MyLabels.drug2, rect.left + (4 * a), rect.top, rect.right + (5 * a), b);
                        SetRect( &MyLabels.drug3, rect.left + (5 * a), rect.top, rect.right + (6 * a), b);
                        SetRect( &MyLabels.symptoms, rect.left + (6 * a), rect.top, rect.right + (7 * a), b);

                        FrameRect(hdc, &MyLabels.name,(HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH));
                        FrameRect(hdc, &MyLabels.height,(HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH));
                        FrameRect(hdc, &MyLabels.weight,(HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH));
                        FrameRect(hdc, &MyLabels.drug1,(HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH));
                        FrameRect(hdc, &MyLabels.drug2,(HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH));
                        FrameRect(hdc, &MyLabels.drug3,(HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH));
                        FrameRect(hdc, &MyLabels.symptoms,(HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH));

                        while(y<iPartyMemb){
                                if(y==0){
                                        a=0;
                                }
                                else{
                                        a=cyArea/y;
                                }
                                Rectangle(hdc,rect.left,rect.top+a,rect.right,rect.bottom+a);
                                y++;
                        }
                }
                else{
                        //TODO: Add code to deal with error
                        MessageBox(hWnd, TEXT("PartyLoaded is a number other then One or Zero"), TEXT("PartyLoaded is a number other then One or Zero"), IDOK);
                }               
                EndPaint(hWnd, &ps);
                break;

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All of the Variables are getting the correct values as far as I can tell through the debugger.

My mapping mode is still the default. I think that is MM_TEXT. Thanks for any and all help.

Sorry, didn't see the attachment. ;)

I still don't think you need to send an WM_SIZE. I think you need a WM_PAINT the reason a WM_SIZE works it because it falls through to the WM_PAINT.

Anyway

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SendMessage (hwnd, WM_SIZE, 0, 0);

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or

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SendMessage (hwnd, WM_PAINT, 0, 0);

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Although, I still think the answer is in: InvalidateWindow and UpdateWindow.

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InvalidateRect(hwnd, NULL, true);
UpdateWindow(hwnd);

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