Limit your dialog-based programs to a single instance by modifying the dialog template.
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Learn how to add genuine Windows XP theme support to Rich Edit controls and extend the code for your own custom controls!
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Processing System Messages
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When running in a loop within a dialog box, the command buttons do not work. While other authors have shown how to use separate threads to run a modal dialog box, this article shows how to process the Message Loop within the same dialog by adding a simple function and making calls to it.
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