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Q143210: HOWTO: How to Add the Finish Button to a Wizard Property Sheet

Article: Q143210
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbMFC kbPropSheet KbUIDesign kbVC kbGrpDSMFCATL
Last Modified: 06-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), used with:
   - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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By default, a wizard style property page can have either the Back/Next buttons
or the Finish button, but not both. To have both, you can show the Finish button
and move the Back/Next buttons.

MORE INFORMATION
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When a Wizard-style property sheet is displayed, all of the default buttons are
created, but the Finish button is hidden and located under the Next button. To
display all of the default buttons, you must show the Finish button and move the
Next button. Then move the Back button so that its relative position to the Next
button is maintained.

The following sample code displays the Finish button and moves the Next and Back
buttons to the left of the Finish button. CMyWizardSheet is derived from
CPropertySheet.

Sample Code
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  /* Compile options needed:  Default
  */ 

  BOOL CMyWizardSheet::OnInitDialog()
  {
      BOOL bResult = CPropertySheet::OnInitDialog();

      CRect rect, tmp;
      CSize shift;
      CWnd* pTemp;
      CWnd* pNext;

      // Get The position of the Cancel Button
      pTemp = GetDlgItem(IDCANCEL);
      if (pTemp==NULL)
          return bResult;
      pTemp->GetWindowRect(tmp);

      // Get The position of the Next Button
      pNext = GetDlgItem(ID_WIZNEXT);
      if (pNext==NULL)
          return bResult;
      pNext->GetWindowRect(rect);

      // Calculate the distance to shift the Next and Back buttons
      shift.cx = tmp.left-rect.right+rect.Width();;
      shift.cy = 0;

      // Get The position of the Back Button
      pTemp = GetDlgItem(ID_WIZBACK);
      if (pTemp==NULL)
          return bResult;
      pTemp->GetWindowRect(tmp);

      // move the Back button
      tmp -= shift;
      ScreenToClient(tmp);
      pTemp->MoveWindow(tmp);

      // move the Next button
      ScreenToClient(rect);
      tmp = rect-shift;
      pNext->MoveWindow(tmp);

      // Show the Finish Button
      pTemp = GetDlgItem(ID_WIZFINISH);
      if (pTemp==NULL)
      return bResult;
      pTemp->ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);

      return bResult;
  }

Additional query words: 4.00 CPropertyPage CPropertySheet

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Keywords          : kbMFC kbPropSheet KbUIDesign kbVC kbGrpDSMFCATL 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbMFC
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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