Need tutorial on Tab Controls in Windows API

[Bond]

Here is how I understand it:

Create a dialog >> Create the property sheet and center/size it inside of the dialog >> add dialog resources to each of the tab pages?

No. You just need to create the pages in the dialog resource editor. You don't have to create the dialog that the pages will be housed in. The PropertySheet() function will automatically create a dialog, whose size will depend on the size of your largest page.

Once PropertySheet() has been called, your application-defined callback function will handle its messages. Handle the WM_INITDIALOG message in this procedure and re-size it as necessary.

[jbp2004]

Mr. Bond,

I tried to follow through your tutorial. When I compile the code, I got one ERROR:
error C2065: 'PropSheet_HwndToIndex' : undeclared identifier

Is 'PropSheet_HwndToIndex' declared somewhere else or what? Please help, I want to learn creating tab control this way.

[Bond]

Mr. Bond,

I tried to follow through your tutorial. When I compile the code, I got one ERROR:
error C2065: 'PropSheet_HwndToIndex' : undeclared identifier

Is 'PropSheet_HwndToIndex' declared somewhere else or what? Please help, I want to learn creating tab control this way.

Yeah, in prsht.h. Be sure to include it:

Minimum DLL Version comctl32.dll version 5.80 or later 
Header prsht.h 
Minimum operating systems Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 with Internet Explorer 5, Windows 98, Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 5

[Don_PhrostByte]

I want to use an actual tab control, not property sheets, as the tab control is housed in my main dialog. I think this is what the original poster wanted too. Does anyone know how to use *tab controls*? The MSDN docs for them are messy.

I've created my tab control, added the tabs, and have the dialogs I need to stick in it, but I can't find out how to actually display the dialogs inside the tab control. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[jbp2004]

Don_PhrostByte,

I read your problem just this morning. We have the same problem but my problem was solve a few days ago. Now, let me try to help you.

You said, I've created my tab control, added the tabs, and have the dialogs I need to stick in it, but I can't find out how to actually display the dialogs inside the tab control. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Well, the tutorial I wrote in about a day! starts from scratch (from making dialogs/windows using MSVC++ resource editor) It's up to you if you will go through the tutorial in its entirety or find the portion that will solve your problem.

I have submitted a copy of this tutorial here in CODEGURU but since it is still pending, let me give you the copy that I have uploaded to my website, it's here

[Bond]

I have submitted a copy of this tutorial here in CODEGURU but since it is still pending, let me give you the copy that I have uploaded to my website, it's here

Great work, jbp. I've found a few things in your code that should be updated, though.

For one, there's no need to handle the WM_DESTROY message when using a modal dialog box. EndDialog() in your WM_CLOSE handler takes care of the dialog cleanup. PostQuitMessage() is not needed since you're not creating a message loop (Windows creates it for you).

You should return FALSE (as opposed to false) from your DlgProc.

I'm not sure if you need to use so many global variables. For instance, nTab is declared as global, but is only used in DlgProc. Better to make it a static variable in DlgProc instead. hdc, nmptr, and tci are others. By the way, what is the use for hdc?

Finally, you're destroying the windows you create before you create them. But you're not destroying them when your dialog box closes.

All in all, great job!

[jbp2004]

Thank you for the corrections Mr. Bond, I can improve more!

I have updated the article based on Mr. Bond's corrections.
If you are looking for a tutorial on how to use tab control
read my article here

Thanks!

[Don_PhrostByte]

Thank you for the corrections Mr. Bond, I can improve more!

I have updated the article based on Mr. Bond's corrections.
If you are looking for a tutorial on how to use tab control
read my article here

Thanks!

looks good, still has some quirks:

TabProc should use a switch.
Only one HWND is used at one time for the tab pages, but there are 3 variables. Make it use one.

thanks though, it was a good refresher.

[jkoutavas]

Don_PhrostByte,

I have submitted a copy of this tutorial here in CODEGURU but since it is still pending, let me give you the copy that I have uploaded to my website, it's here

The link is dead and I have not succeeded in locating this tutorial in codeguru. Please point me to where this tutorial ended up? Thanks.

[Andreas Masur]

The link is dead and I have not succeeded in locating this tutorial in codeguru. Please point me to where this tutorial ended up? Thanks.

EasyWin32 Library

[MrDoomMaster]

Wow I made a post that earned 3,500+ views

[JohnCz]

You can see working sample of property sheet embedded in a window in this thread.

[HwHack]

Could someone please post a zip file with the source code for this?

I can get it to compile but when I run it the program exits immediately after briefly flickering a dialog window.

Not sure if some of the code was left as an exercise to the student or what.

I figure getting a response to this is a long shot as this thread is rather old.

I previously used a tabbed dialog box to do this but I understand that using a property sheet should make saving the settings of all pages a snap which was previously very painful.

Thanks

[fred100]

See MSDN samples instead.

[JohnCz]

I can get it to compile but when I run it the program exits immediately after briefly flickering a dialog window.

Could you be more specific? What can you get to compile? Did you do a debug build and see what is a reason for an application to exit prematurely?
Are you using Visual Studio? If yes, what version?

See MSDN samples instead.

Could you please elaborate? What sample?