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whats the easiest way to allow a user to input text into a window with out
using forms

thanks
Nov 17 '05 #1
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"robs" <ro**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5B**********************************@microsof t.com...
whats the easiest way to allow a user to input text into a
window with out using forms


Respond to the WM_CHAR messages and draw the text yourself?

Can you not use an edit control or a rich edit control which does that and
more for you?

Regards,
Will
Nov 17 '05 #2
"robs" <ro**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5B**********************************@microsof t.com...
whats the easiest way to allow a user to input text into a
window with out using forms


Respond to the WM_CHAR messages and draw the text yourself?

Can you not use an edit control or a rich edit control which does that and
more for you?

Regards,
Will
Nov 17 '05 #3

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