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// MFC Tip #3 -- Vision X Software -- http://www.visionx.com/mfcpro
// Using a rich edit control in a dialog box
//
// This source code is provided for instructional purposes, and is released
// to the public domain. No claim of ownership is made. Use it at your own
// risk. No warranties are expressed or implied. The resulting program may
// not be fully functional. No animals were used to test this code.
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void CMyDialog::OnInitDialog()
{
    // Get a pointer to the place holder control.
    CWnd *pCtl = GetDlgItem(IDC_RICH);

    // If you use an edit control as place
    // holder, you can grab its styles.
    DWORD dwStyles = GetWindowLong(pCtl->m_hWnd, GWL_STYLE);

    // Get the place holder's position in the dialog.
    CRect rect;
    pCtl->GetWindowRect(&rect);
    ScreenToClient(&rect);

    // Kill the place holder control.
    pCtl->DestroyWindow();

    // Create a new rich edit control with the same
    // style flags, rectangle, and identifier.
    m_MyRichEditCtl.Create(dwStyles, &rect, this, IDC_RICH);
}