creating a dialogue without resource compiler

[Mikl__]

Good day!
Does anyone have an example of creating a dialogue with the menu without resource compiler? Through DialogBoxIndirectParam or otherwise? Thank you very much....

[jj2007]

You need to handle WM_INITDIALOG:

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  CASE WM_INITDIALOG
mov esi, rv(CreateMenu) ; create the main menu
mov edi, rv(CreatePopupMenu) ; create a sub-menu
invoke AppendMenu, esi, MF_POPUP, edi, chr$("&File") ; add it to the main menu
mov ebx, rv(CreatePopupMenu) ; create a sub-menu
invoke AppendMenu, ebx, MF_STRING, 121, chr$("&asm") ; fill it
invoke AppendMenu, ebx, MF_STRING, 122, chr$("&inc") ; with various
invoke AppendMenu, ebx, MF_STRING, 123, chr$("&rc") ; options
invoke AppendMenu, edi, MF_POPUP, ebx, chr$("&Dir") ; and add it to the main menu as "Dir"
invoke AppendMenu, edi, MF_STRING, 102, chr$("&Save") ; one more main item
invoke SetMenu, hDlg, esi ; attach menu to main window

Full example attached, but caution, it's MasmBasic ;-)

[dedndave]

i don't have an example handy
however, in the file \masm32\include\dialogs.inc
you will find several macros that may be used to create dialog boxes and controls
very helpful if you want to understand how to roll your own

the file \masm32\m32lib\gettext.asm is one example of how they might be used

[dedndave]

as for creating menus, here's another example...

http://masm32.com/board/index.php?topic=4104.msg43527#msg43527

and, in this thread, i demonstrate a routine that creates a menu from a table
it creates a main menu and uses the same routine to create a right-click context menu

http://masm32.com/board/index.php?topic=4124.msg43702#msg43702

[Mikl__]

Good evening!
jj2007, dedndave thank you for responding, I'll taste your examples
jj2007,
not afraid that the example in MasmBasic -- for real hacker it isn't a Problem!

[rrr314159]

not afraid that the example in MasmBasic -- for real hacker it isn't a Problem!

Never thought to hack MasmBasic! Reason I don't use it, there's no source (except the macros, which I have borrowed from). Maybe this is a way I could go ahead with it - hack and create my own source! Well, as soon as I find X months / years to spend on it ... It's probably illegal, but that's only Italian law, and here in the US we simply ask "How many divisions does the Pope have?"

[jj2007]

Never thought to hack MasmBasic! Reason I don't use it, there's no source

HA

MasmBasic.inc, lines 800...1115 or so has the Dlg macros, and they are pretty standalone, and even commented. So there is a source, but attention, it's written in a way that brain damage is programmed 8)

[rrr314159]

Certainly I didn't study it much, but did skim the macro file and get some ideas, even snippets. But there are supporting .asm modules in the lib; I was referring to those. For instance I once looked at "Recall" macro. I don't recall details, so may be wrong (redundant phrase, for sure), but I believe it winds up calling a lib function for the heavy lifting. I'm glad to see MasmBasic gets a fair amount of attention, deservedly, but for me, I can't rely on something I can't follow right down to the silicon when necessary (or just curious). That's why I write approx. all my own code, no libraries beyond the necessaries. But per your post next time I deal with dialogs I'll check those lines you mention, and borrow as appropriate with attribution of course

[Zen]

MIKI__,
...As Dave pointed out, the file, dialogs.inc is the best place to start.
There are also several examples available in: ...\masm32\examples\dialogs,...and,......\masm32\examples\dialogs_later,...

[Vortex]

Another method is to extract the binary resource data from the compiled resource file ( .res )

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    .IF uMsg==WM_INITDIALOG

            invoke  LoadIcon,NULL,IDI_APPLICATION
            invoke  SendMessage,hWnd,WM_SETICON,ICON_SMALL,eax
            lea     eax,[Resource+080h]
            invoke  LoadMenuIndirect,eax
            invoke  SetMenu,hWnd,eax

[Mikl__]

Vortex, thank you very much!
Hi, Zen!
in what version of masm32 are \masm32\examples\dialogs and \masm32\examples\dialogs_later? May you attach this samples with asm/exe-files?

[hutch--]

Its in the current version, just download the current version.