I've recently begun learning the basics of the Win32 API - so let me start by making it clear, that I am in no way a professional on this front!

Basically I've already written a C++ Console app, with the purpose of searching large documents and databases for coordinates of the form: [x-coordinate:y-coordinate]! As the win32 Console doesn't really provide any practical means of copy/pasting large numbers of coordinates into it's command-line, I found it more practical to save these large number of coordinates (we're talking thousands), as external documents and then having the console app search, analyse and catagorise these coordinates according to a set number of parameters! This works great!

Now I figured I would achieve a more user-friendly program if I in some way could convert this into a win32 app, and remove the need for reading external files in order to analyse these coordinates!

my goal is to just be able to copy-paste the 100+ lines that contain these coordinates directly into the program-window and have it analyse them! I figured the Win32 API would allow me to do just that - so I started learning Win32 Api programming (whereas my only previous experience lies in Html and C++ programming)! I've gone through a number of tutorials and I believe I now have a grasp of most of the fundamentals of Win32 app creation!

My Question is; Is it possible to create an Win32 Application with a simply window where the user can insert text, and then press a button to have the application analyse the text?

If so, I do NOT want example's! I'd love if someone could simply mention which parts of the Win32 API could help me achieve this? Which commands could help me achieve such a state?, and even better if you've got a specific tutorial in mind (although this last one is not a requirement)!


And let me once again make it clear that I am in no way a professional on this front - in fact I've just recently begun learning the Win32 API!


I'd like to thank all and any help in advance!

Happy New Year to you all

---> Kristian Dashnaw