wxExecute Problem

[HeReSY]

Hi,

I want to write a small burning gui for cdrdao etc.
at the Beginning of the application I want to scan the scsi bus. But when I start the wxExecute in the OnInit() function, the Programm starts, but I didn't see my dialog.
So I wrote it in the constructor of my dialog. And there it works.
Now the real problem. When the app starts, I check the programm for arguments. When there is no argument, the dialog should appear. When there are some arguments, a mainframe should appear.
I don't want to write the code for scanning the scsi bus twice, for every constructor, the dialog and the mainframe.
I hope somebody can help me.

HeReSY

[Guest]

Hello,

Maybe it would be a good idea to post the content of your ...App.h and ...App.cpp files, so that we can all have an idea of what might have gone wrong. I don't think I can be much of much help, if I'm limited to guessing...

[HeReSY]

Ok, here is the main.cpp

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bool CMainApp::OnInit()
{
    wxArrayString output, error;
    wxExecute("bin\cdrdao\cdrdao scanbus", output, error);

    if(argc == 1)
    {
        m_pCreateProject = new CCreateProject((wxDialog*)NULL, IDD_CREATEPROJECT);
        m_pCreateProject->ShowModal();
        SetTopWindow(m_pCreateProject);
        return 0;
    }    
    else 
        wxMessageBox(_("Not implemented yet"),
                     _("Error starting application"));
    return 0;
}

There is nothing more in the class. No constructor and an empty destructor.

I've tested a little bit more and, I now I know, that the application is started (it is shown in the task manager), but the dialog didn't appear.

HeReSY

[geon]

Create a function ScanSCSI() and call it from every constructor that needs it.

[ezequielv]

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bool CMainApp::OnInit()
{
//...
        m_pCreateProject->ShowModal();
        SetTopWindow(m_pCreateProject);
        return 0;
//...
}

It's at least suspicious that you call wxDialog::ShowModal() in your OnInit() function. Your OnInit() function won't be resumed until the user closes the dialog there, thus (probably) rendering the SetTopWindow() call almost useless.

You could try and remove the ShowModal() call, maybe replacing it with Show(TRUE). That way execution is resumed right away and your application can use that window as the top-level one.

Good luck!