Visual C++ and MFC Programming 2nd Edition

Visual C++ and MFC Fundamentals Chapter 18: Progress-Based Controls

Here is how we will design the dialog box:

4. Add a Group Box control to the dialog box and set its Caption to Elapsed Time


5. Add a long Static Text control to the group box. Change its ID to
   IDC_COMP_TIME and its Caption to
   This computer has been ON for XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


6. Add another Static Text control to the group box. Change its ID to IDC_APP_TIME
   and its Caption to
   This application has been running for XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


7. Add a Value Variable for the IDC_COMP_TIME identifier and name it
   m_CompTime


8. Add a Value Variable for the IDC_COMP_TIME identifier and name it
   m_AppTime


9. In the header file of the dialog box, declare an unsigned integer as follows:

public:

CString m_CompTime;

CString m_AppTime;

unsigned int CompTime;

};

10. To create a timer control, in the OnInitDialog() event, call the SetTimer() method
    and initialize the CompTime variable as follows:

BOOL CTickCounterDlg::OnInitDialog()

{

CDialog::OnInitDialog();

// Set the icon for this dialog. The framework does this automatically

// when the application's main window is not a dialog

SetIcon(m_hIcon, TRUE); // Set big icon