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I notice many programs use the same file broswer interface for opening files. Does C# .NET have a built-in function to call this dialog and then perhaps return the string of the file path selected?

How would I Enumerate all my USB devices and disable the ports to that device, searching by device ID? I have two USB mouses, but I only want one working at a time. I noticed when I plug in a USB device, a bubble pops up and reports the name of that device. I would like to locate that name and...

Is there any way to minimize a Full-screen Exclusive Mode application with another program? I was thinking, perhaps with a windows event handler? I'm making a program that will minimize games, so that I will have full control of the screen.

Is there any other way to refresh a Static Text control? I know about control variables, but which functions should I use? Are there any other methods besides control variables?

In my static UINT CProgram::DoIt(LPVOID param); I am not allowed to call UpdateData(FALSE); from the MFC library. The compiler says that I can't call it because I am calling it from a static function. Yet the Multithreaded Tutorials on the internet states that I have to write the...

I have several functions that take a while to execute in MFC. If I put it in ::OnInitDialog(), then the window won't paint until after my functions complete and ::OnInitDialog() returns. As a result, the program runs for about seven seconds and then paints the window. Where should I call my...

How do I delete Read-Only files and other files that are in use by another program?

How would I programmically obtain the number of colors that the computer is using? (i.e.: 256, 16 bit, 24 bit)

How can I find whether or not a certain TreeView item has an overlay image? The MSDN article stated that I needed to use the GetItemState() function, but I'm not sure what parameters to pass in and what value it will return.

In an MFC Dialog Based Application, how do I know when a window has finished painting everything? (including the buttons, group boxes, etc...).

What is the difference between #include &quot;test.h&quot; and #include <test.h>?

Does anyone know how I can put a dot operator (the one used for multiplication) in a Static Text Control? Right now, I'm using an asterisk, but I thought my program would look better it it has a dot operator. Thanks

Occasionally, my program gets a Debug Error saying &quot;Invalid allocation size: 4294967292 bytes.&quot; Does anyone know what usually causes this?

I have a problem concatenating a CString and a CString* array. I get a &quot;Performed an Illegal Operation&quot; window when I try to do it. Here's my code: CString expression; CString* pTOP = new CString[10]; for (int index=0;index<10;index++) expression = expression + pTOP[index]...

How would I programmically make a program run at start-up?

Hi there, How do I read specific lines from a text file using the CFile class? Suppose I have a file called &quot;names.txt&quot; that contains the following lines: Bobby Tommy Robert How would I read the second line of the text file using CFile class in MFC?

I am trying to increment a value in a text box gradually by using a For...Next loop and a Sleep() function. However, it only increments it in one step at the end of the loop. How would I make it increment gradually? For x = 0 to 10 lblscore.Caption = Str(Val(lblscore.Caption) + 50)...

How would I disable the escape key? I don't wan't users to be able to exit my program by doing that.

I have a completed MFC Application. The problem is that when I run it on another computer, it said some .dll files were missing. What files do I need to distribute along with my executable to make it run properly?

How would I set up a Message Handler for when the Animation Control stops playing? I know that I have to use ACN_STOP, but I don't know how.