XP style buttons - problem, the application does not execute after I add a xml manifest.

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abitlater

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Hello all,

I'm having a problem getting dialog buttons to be rounded like they are in XP style. Instead, they are rectangular with hard corners. The tutorial I'm working from said to add an xml manifest (which I don't understand, simply pasted in the xml after changing the name of the exe).

After compiling the resource, assembling the asm file, and linking, my exe won't start up (even if I double click the icon in the project folder as opposed to executing it from within WinAsm).

I created the same project (from existing, copied files) in Visual studio, and the exe will execute, but the style is still not XP style. Visual studio does a lot of junk behind the scenes, so I'm not sure why the exe will execute from the VS Project.

NOTE: the tutorial made no mention of 'adding' the xml manifest to the project (so that it is linked in, but I tried it that way too).

Any help is greatly appreciated. Files included in db2a.zip

Thanks,
Brian

EDIT: I debugged this in OllyDbg and the program executes, but the call to DialogBoxParam fails... I'm not smart enough (yet :) ) to figure out why.

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abitlater
New Member Group: Members Posts: 7 Member No.: 5728 Joined: 31-December 07	I received an answer in the masm32 forum I had to add this line before my invoke to DialogBoxParam: invoke InitCommonControls and the proc required include comctl32.inc, and includelib comctl32.lib inc Thanks, Brian


akyprian
Administrator Group: Admins Posts: 2292 Member No.: 1 Joined: 12-May 04	Exactly, I was almost posting this! Regards, Antonis


SeaFarer
Extremely Active Member Group: Members Posts: 1752 Member No.: 1464 Joined: 2-September 05	In WinAsm Studio's Visual Resource Editor... You can add manifests as resources and.... When dialogs fail, it usually has to do with a control. If you are using resource based dialogs, the style bit DS_NOFAILCREATE can be toggled ON for testing your dialog. Usually you'll notice immediately what control is giving the problem, then realize, duh, I forgot to initialize custom controls. :lol: Anyway... This thread may be of some help. Check the entire thread out, but from this post down, Jupiter offers some sound advice. Here is the link... How to make my program use XP styles

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