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  1. #1
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    Visual C++ : How can put a clickable URL in a dialog?

    How can put a clickable URL in a dialog?
    It’s getting quite common these days to place a URL to a web site in about boxes. But how do you this in a typical MFC app? Well, first you need a static which will respond to being clicked. Let’s assume you have a static named IDC_URL in your dialog, which has as its text the URL for your website. You need to apply the SS_NOTIFY style to this static (i.e. check the Notify checkbox in the static’s properties dialog). Then you need to override the WM_COMMAND handler for the dialog which hosts the static, and place code something like that below in it:
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    BOOL CTestbed2Dlg::OnCommand(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)  
    {  
       CString csURL;  
      
       if (HIWORD(wParam) == STN_CLICKED)  
       {  
          if (LOWORD(wParam) == IDC_URL)  
          {  
             FromHandle ((HWND)lParam)->GetWindowText (csURL);  
             ShellExecute (GetSafeHwnd(),  
                           "open",  
                           csURL,  
                           NULL,  
                           NULL,  
                           SW_SHOWNORMAL);  
             return TRUE;  
          }  
       }  
       return (CDialog::OnCommand(wParam,lParam));  
    }
    Last edited by ovidiucucu; June 22nd, 2010 at 05:02 AM. Reason: Remove ad links.

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    Re: Visual C++ : How can put a clickable URL in a dialog?

    That's nice.

    But why not just use a SysLink control?

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    Re: Visual C++ : How can put a clickable URL in a dialog?

    This is the questions section. If you want to publish information please use Codeguru itself, not the forum.

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    Re: Visual C++ : How can put a clickable URL in a dialog?

    This one is good to be published in the FAQs section.
    So, write it in Q&A form, e.g.

    Q: How can put a clickable URL in a dialog?
    A: It’s getting quite common these days...

    then post it in CodeGuru Individual FAQs.

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