Programming Tips - Windows: Insert a hyperlink control in a dialog with Visual Studio 2005

Date: 2010apr5 Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Language: C/C++ Q. Windows: Insert a hyperlink control in a dialog with Visual Studio 2005 A. Visual Studio 2005 still doesn't support. If you're using MFC use this class: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/hyperlink.aspx If you're using plain Win32 do: - Request common controls in your manifest - Call InitCommonControlsEx() with ICC_LINK_CLASS - In your .rc file:
CONTROL "<a href=http://example.com>Hello</a>",IDC_MY_LINK,"syslink", WS_TABSTOP,10,100,361,8
If you're using MFC and a later version of Visual Studio you can just drag and drop the Syslink control into your dialog.