Why doesn't this work???? HELP!

[cube01]

Here's my code:

[ccode]
char strTitle[101];
HWND hWnd = NULL;
HWND hwnd = NULL;



hWnd = ::FindWindow(NULL, "DlgTitle");
hwnd = ::GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_EDIT);

::SetWindowText(hwnd, "test");


Everything compiles fine, and it runs fine, except for my edit control doesn't say 'test'
why not?
I've debuged it and all the HWND's get the proper handles, and none of the functions fail...
so what could be the problem?
thank you..
Cube

[Karl]

Perhaps are you in the case described by the doc:
"However, SetWindowText cannot change the text of a control in another application."

HTH

K.

use setdlgitemtext instead

[Rail Jon Rogut]

Or ::SendMessage(hwnd, WM_SETTEXT, 0L, (LPARAM)(LPCSTR)lpszText)

Rail

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[David Smulders2]

This works fine if you want to send a string from CmyListCtrl to CMyListDlg

Make sure that your DlgTitle is correct tipped

//// Sample
#define IDC_EDIT 4321

GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT)->GetWindowText(m_String);
//// Sample

HWND hWnd = NULL;
HWND hwnd = NULL;



hWnd = ::FindWindow(NULL, "DlgTitle");
hwnd = ::GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_EDIT2);

::SetWindowText(hwnd, m_String);

//

or

SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT2 , m_String);

[link]

UpdateData(FALSE);