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Hi!
I would like to show some path information in a static text area
but when the path gets too long, it will be cut off.
M$ sometimes uses three dots to shorten the information like this:
C:\Programs\Microsoft Office\Office\Outlook\blabla.dat
will be transformed into
C:\Programs\...\Outlook\blabla.dat
Is there a CStatic derived class doing this job available?
Yes,
See http://www.codeguru.com/staticctrl/c...filespec.shtml
-yves
Use PathCompactPath or PathCompactPathEx.
Dave
Hi again.
First: Thanks a lot for the fast response!
Second: Am I wrong or are these API functions first available in
VC++ 6.0? I have to use VC 4.2b due to an error in the vc6 release
mode.
At the moment I prefer the the CStatic_FileSpec-Class from the
other resonse. It uses DrawTextEx() together with an (undocumented?!?)
style named DT_PATH_ELLIPSIS.
Joachim
> Am I wrong or are these API functions first available in VC++ 6.0?
I don't think they are specific to VC++ 6.0, they are part of the Internet CLient SDK (also known as the Internet Explorer 4.0 Author's Toolkit) which was synched with the final release of MS Internet Explorer 4.0. I think they were supplied with VC++ 6.0, having been previously available separately.
> At the moment I prefer the the CStatic_FileSpec-Class from the other resonse
If the alternative approach is better suited, go for it :-)
Dave