visual c++ Status bar example

1- Make single document MFC application and deselect printing and printview options
2- In the view menu chose resource and then add New resource and then add ID_TIME_STATUSBAR and accept the defaul value (101) .
3- Add message handler and update message handler in the CMainFrame class for both ID_VIEW_STATUS_BAR .
4- Replace the previously created indicators array with single ID_SEPARATOR and make sure that the CMainFrame data member m_wndStatusBar is public instead of protected so that it can be accessed from the View class .
5- Replace if (!m_wndStatusBar.Create(this) with this, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | CBRS_BOTTOM, ID_TIME_STATUSBAR) ;

6- Add the following code to ur CMainFrame.cpp

void CMainFrame::OnViewStatusBar()
{
m_wndStatusBar.ShowWindow((m_wndStatusBar.GetStyle() &
WS_VISIBLE) == 0);
RecalcLayout();
}
void CMainFrame::OnUpdateViewStatusBar(CCmdUI* pCmdUI)
{
pCmdUI->SetCheck((m_wndStatusBar.GetStyle() & WS_VISIBLE) != 0);
}

7- Add the following function OnDraw to your View class pDC->TextOut(30, 30 ,Press the left key to see your computer current time on the status bar ");


8- Edit OnDraw messege handler as follows

CTime currenttime = GetCurrentTime();
int sec , min , hours ;
hours = currenttime.GetHour();
min = currenttime.GetMinute();
sec = currenttime.GetSecond();
CMainFrame* pFrame = (CMainFrame*) AfxGetApp()->m_pMainWnd;
CStatusBar* pStatus = &pFrame->m_wndStatusBar;
CString strtime ;
strtime.Format( "%d %d %d ", hours,min , sec );
pStatus->SetPaneText(0, strtime );

Finally include #include "MainFrm.h" near the top with other include statements

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