Changing an application title

[Timor]

Hi - Im programming a Doc-View project, and couldnt find how to change the application title from "XXXXX - Untitled" to just "XXXXX"

Can anyone assist ?
Thanks
Timor

[golanshahar]

Look at ::SetWindowText ( ) api.

Cheers
Shahar

[AshwinRao]

No I am almost sure SetWindowText would not work, use SetTitle in Document class initialization instead.

Regards
Ashwin

[JohnCz]

I think it is XXXXX – Untitled for SDI application.

BOOL CMainFrame::PreCreateWindow(CREATESTRUCT& cs)
{
	if( !CFrameWnd::PreCreateWindow(cs) )
		return FALSE;
	// TODO: Modify the Window class or styles here by modifying
	//  the CREATESTRUCT cs
	cs.style &= ~FWS_ADDTOTITLE;
	return TRUE;
}

[cilu]

No I am almost sure SetWindowText would not work

Yes, it works...

[AshwinRao]

Please tell me how and where you got it working. Try to paste a snippet with the function and the class where you got it working. And moreover I was speaking renaming the Child Windows, the poster has not specified what is to be renamed.

Regards
Ashwin

[JohnCz]

To clarify:
It will work only for SDI application it will not work for MDI application since title of the main frame window is updated when active child window changes.

[cilu]

Please tell me how and where you got it working. Try to paste a snippet with the function and the class where you got it working. And moreover I was speaking renaming the Child Windows, the poster has not specified what is to be renamed.

He said:

couldnt find how to change the application title

To me that means main frame's text, which, as John explained, is changed each time the active child window changes.

That doesn't mean you can't change it, if only temporary with SetWindowText().

AfxGetMainWnd()->SetWindowText("bla bla bla");

anywhere you want, as long as the call is made from the GUI thread (so that AfxGetMainWnd returns a pointer to the main window).

However, this will change when a new child window becomes active.