How do I display text in the status bar using MFC?, C++ FAQ

C++ FAQ / Section 38 / FAQ 38.3

Section 38:

38.1	Where can I download a free C++ compiler?
38.2	Where can I get more information on using MFC and Visual C++?
38.3	How do I display text in the status bar using MFC?
38.4	How can I decompile an executable program back into C++ source code?
38.5	Where can I get information about the C++ compiler from {Borland, IBM, Microsoft, Sun, etc.}?
38.6	What's the difference between C++ and Visual C++?
38.7	How do compilers use "over-allocation" to remember the number of elements in an allocated array?
38.8	How do compilers use an "associative array" to remember the number of elements in an allocated array?
38.9	If name mangling was standardized, could I link code compiled with compilers from different compiler vendors?
38.10	GNU C++ (g++) produces big executables for tiny programs; Why?
38.11	Is there a `yacc`-able C++ grammar?
38.12	What is C++ 1.2? 2.0? 2.1? 3.0?
38.13	Is it possible to convert C++ to C?

[38.3] How do I display text in the status bar using MFC?

Use the following code snipped:

CString s = "Text";
CStatusBar* p =
 (CStatusBar*)AfxGetApp()->m_pMainWnd->GetDescendantWindow(AFX_IDW_STATUS_BAR);
p->SetPaneText(1, s);

This works with MFC v.1.00 which hopefully means it will work with other versions as well.