Graphic Tools Used to Create a Dialog Box

Open the Resource Workshop

When using the resource workshop from a project, it is important to activate the workshop through ClassExpert. If your dialog class has not been created, you may select any class in the Classes Pane of ClassExpert and select Edit Menu from the right button menu. Once you have the class for the dialog box created, you may select the Edit Dialog command and you will go directly to the dialog box in the Resource Workshop.

Creating a Dialog Box

To create a dialog box you need only select the new resource from the right button menu that pops up if you have Dialog selected from the list of resources.

The type of resource selected is automatically dialog box

Select the button placement and type. I selected Borland buttons placed on the bottom here.

Editing a Dialog Box Information

Once you have created your dialog box you will see this. The Background here is bordlg-the default for Borland Dialogs

The first thing to do is change the ID of the dialog. To do this return to the resource list and select your dialog. Next select rename from the right button menu.

You will be asked for the Id. Since it is a new id, you will be asked if you want a new Id. Select yes

Next you will be asked for a number. Before beginning your project, have a list of numbers (3000 is a good place to start) you will use for dialogs. I will increment each dialog number by 100. Use numbers between the dialogs id number and the next dialogs id number for objects created in the dialog box.

Editing the Dialog

Details of how to edit a dialog box are located in the file on Editing Tools.

Next create the c++ class to manage this dialog box.

To create a dialog box you need only select the new resource from the right button menu that pops up if you have Dialog selected from the list of resources.
The type of resource selected is automatically dialog box
Select the button placement and type. I selected Borland buttons placed on the bottom here.

Once you have created your dialog box you will see this. The Background here is bordlg-the default for Borland Dialogs
The first thing to do is change the ID of the dialog. To do this return to the resource list and select your dialog. Next select rename from the right button menu.
You will be asked for the Id. Since it is a new id, you will be asked if you want a new Id. Select yes
Next you will be asked for a number. Before beginning your project, have a list of numbers (3000 is a good place to start) you will use for dialogs. I will increment each dialog number by 100. Use numbers between the dialogs id number and the next dialogs id number for objects created in the dialog box.