Windows API dialogs without using resource files

Question

I'm trying to create a dialog box using C++ and the windows API, but I don't want the dialog defined in a resource file. I can't find anything good on this on the web, and none of the examples I've read seem to define the dialog programmatically.

How can I do this?

A simple example is fine. I'm not doing anything complicated with it yet.

Answer 1

Raymond Chen wrote a few posts about the dialog manager:

• The dialog manager, part 1: Warm-ups
• The dialog manager, part 2: Creating the frame window
• The dialog manager, part 3: Creating the controls
• The dialog manager, part 4: The dialog loop
• The dialog manager, part 5: Converting a non-modal dialog box to modal
• The dialog manager, part 6: Subtleties in message loops
• The dialog manager, part 7: More subtleties in message loops
• The dialog manager, part 8: Custom navigation in dialog boxes
• The dialog manager, part 9: Custom accelerators in dialog boxes