INFO: Responding to Mouse Events with MFC ActiveX Controls

• The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), included with:
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 6.0

SUMMARY

MFC-based ActiveX controls capture mouse input by calling SetCapture in response to a mouse-button message. This can cause unexpected problems, but the behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

If you need to perform an action in response to a mouse button message when implementing an ActiveX control, and that action involves the use of the mouse (for example, displaying a message box or modal dialog box), you need to perform the action after the call to the base class implementation of the handler. Performing such actions prior to calling the base class may result in mouse capture problems.

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Sample Code

   void CMyButton::OnLButtonDown(UINT nFlags, CPoint point)
   {
       // Handle default first so that the mouse capture is resolved.
       COleControl::OnLButtonDown(nFlags, point);

       // Then, add your own hander code afterwards.
       MessageBox(_T("No more problem!"));
   } 

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Keywords : kbole kbMFC kbVC400 kbVC410 kbVC420 kbVC500 kbVC600
Version : Winnet:4.0,4.1,4.2,5.0,6.0
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Issue type : kbinfo