Just a short question.  If I build an application using MFC, pretend I
only have a button and a text box.  How do I make it so that when the
button is clicked, the text in the box is inputed and sent to a
fuction(in another file)?

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Request for Question Clarification by mathtalk-ga on 06 Sep 2003 06:50 PDT

Hi, jimmyjrosu-ga:

I'm not sure what you mean by "sent to a function (in another file)". 
If you are trying to call a function with a command button, you assign
that function as the event handler for that button.  If the function
you have in mind is defined in a source code file, already belonging
to your project, then you should have no problem making this
assignment.  If instead the function belongs to a DLL (dynamic link
library) that you aren't compiling as part of the project, you'll
probably want to add a ".LIB" file to your project which lists the
"entry points" available to you within that DLL.  A vendor who
supplies a DLL to a developer would typically provide the .LIB for it.

In short I need to hear a bit more about what you are trying to do in
order to help.

regards, mathtalk-ga

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Clarification of Question by jimmyjrosu-ga on 06 Sep 2003 18:31 PDT

For example, I would have one text box.  The user would type in a
word, hit the "enter"  button and the word in the text box would be
put into a stack , queue.

Use GetWindowText() function to get user's input from the edit
control. Handle BN_CLICKED message for the "enter" button and call
GetWindowText() there.