Windows application without main window

**publikum** · 01-23-2005

I am asking how to make a window application without main window (based only on dialogs)...?

**ElWhapo** · 01-23-2005

Be more specific on what you want. Do you want to make a dialog box from a resource file, or what? What is your program trying to do? Tell me more and I may be able to help you.

**publikum** · 01-23-2005

OK.

I don't want to have the main window, because it's too complicated to create all windows (buttons, listbox, etc.) and I want to use a dialog for main window (created in resource file and using own WindowProcedure).

My program will be for entering some data in MySQL database.

**bithub** · 01-23-2005

Code:

#include <windows.h>

HWND g_hwnd;

BOOL CALLBACK DlgProc(HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);

/**
 * Main entry point
 */
int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
                     HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
                     LPSTR     lpCmdLine,
                     int       nCmdShow)
{
 	DialogBoxParam(NULL, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_DIALOG_MAIN), NULL, DlgProc, 0);
	return 0;
}

/**
 * Dialog procedure for the main dialog box.
 */
BOOL CALLBACK DlgProc(HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
	switch (uMsg)
	{
		case WM_INITDIALOG:
			g_hwnd = hwndDlg;
			return TRUE;

		case WM_CLOSE:
			EndDialog(g_hwnd,0);
			return true;
	}

	return FALSE;
}

**publikum** · 01-24-2005

and then I don't need WindowProcedure (LRESULT CALLBACK) function?

**bithub** · 01-24-2005

You still need a window procedure. In my example, the window procedure is the DlgProc function.

**publikum** · 01-25-2005

Yeah - i was using Dialog functions before, but I didn't remember!

Thanks for all help!

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