start-up event Topic is solved

[geese]

Quick question . . .
I have a simple frame with a wxListBox (nothing else) and I want to "read" some data from a text file into it.
I know how to read the data into the wxListBox but my issue is that I want to do it on start-up.

How can I get this done on start-up?

I am very new to wxWidgets and a couple lines of code will be very helpful.


Thanks.

[FlyingIsFun1217]

Lets say that wxWidgets wasn't involved at all. How would you get something to happen on startup? Even a VERY basic program: How would you get the terminal to echo "Hello World" out?

FlyingIsFun1217

[geese]

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int main()
{
    cout << "Hello world!" << endl;
    return 0;
}

I am sort of okay with c++ but not very good.

I still don't see how it falls in here -

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class MyApp : public wxApp
{
    public:
        virtual bool OnInit();
};

DECLARE_APP(MyApp)
IMPLEMENT_APP( MyApp )

bool MyApp::OnInit()
{
    wxInitAllImageHandlers();
    mainFrame *frame = new mainFrame(NULL);
    frame->Show(true);
    SetTopWindow(frame);
    return true;
}

or should I just buy the book . . .?

[FlyingIsFun1217]

Think of OnInit as your main().

And where are you creating your wxListBox? Why not just load what you need there, since you KNOW it's being initialized there?

FlyingIsFun1217

[geese]

Ah. . .cool.
Thanks, figured it out.

[FlyingIsFun1217]

For future reference, you click 'Accept!' on the post that solved your error / problem, not your own. And no, clicking on your own post does not give you wxPoints

FlyingIsFun1217

[geese]

For future reference, you click 'Accept!' on the post that solved your error / problem, not your own. And no, clicking on your own post does not give you wxPoints

FlyingIsFun1217

Yeah, I was not trying to give myself wxPoints, I just was not sure what to click on.

[FlyingIsFun1217]

No biggie

FlyingIsFun1217