How to embed a TCanvas or ROOT-based widget into window Form in visual studio 2011?

[codeman]

Hi,
I would like to add some ROOT-based GUI windows into window application (standard Form) of vs 2011,
how to do that ? Thanks for your nice suggestions.

[couet]

@bellenot can surely gives you good hints about this.

[bellenot]

https://root.cern.ch/how/how-embed-tcanvas-external-applications

[codeman]

Thanks. good hints.
I followed instructions and test successfully.
However, it not easy.

The histogram can not be shown, and the canvas can’t be moved to the position I wanted.
//in c++, this represent current window
int wid = gVirtualX->AddWindow((ULong_t)this->Handle.ToInt64(), 300, 200);
gVirtualX->MoveWindow(wid, 600,400);
// Create a new TCanvas, specifying this window’s id as parent
fCanvas = new TCanvas(“fCanvas”, 300, 200, wid);

could you please share me with some step-by-step manual or some demo ?

[bellenot]

@codeman

could you please share me with some step-by-step manual or some demo ?

The link is the most detailed description I have. But I’ll try to find some (very) old code and will add it here soon

[bellenot]

Here is an old project. You might have to change some of the settings (e.g. it’s using (ROOTSYS)/include for the include path and (ROOTSYS)/lib for the library path). I just tried it and it works just fine.
MFCMDIRoot.tar.gz (117.4 KB)

Cheers, Bertrand.