How can I format a CString variable that the result is a table with 3 columns?

Question

I'm working with MFC Aplication in Visual Studio 2013 and i want to format a variable CString to appear in columns in a edit control box.

I already add a variable CString to the edit control box, but i can't format the text to appear in columns.

This is my code:

val=_T("column1 column2 column3") cycle for val.Format(val+_T("%-15ls%-20s%-15ls"),val1,val2,val3); val = val + _T("\r\n"); end of cicle for

That code is in a For cycle where val1,val2 and val3 are CStrings variables and change in each iteration.

My result is this:

colum1 colum2 colum3 hello world transform ice cream hello google pizza my name is Ze transform ice cream

And i want:

colum1 colum2 colum3 hello world transform ice cream hello google pizza my name is Ze transform ice cream

can you help me?

You can only do this if the font used in the edit control is fixed pitch such as "Courier". — Jabberwocky
Thank you very much!!! You save my life. It worked. I changed the all font of the mfc aplication and it worked. It is possible to change only the font in the edit box? — Afonso

Jabberwocky Jabberwocky · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-11T08:24:00

Your font must be fixed pitch such as "Courier New".

To change the font of the edit box do this in OnInitDialog:

CEdit *pEdit = (CEdit*)GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT1);
CFont *pf = pEdit->GetFont();
LOGFONT lf ;
pf->GetLogFont(&lf);
_tcscpy(lf.lfFaceName, _T("Courier New"));
m_Font.CreateFontIndirect(&lf);
pEdit->SetFont(&m_Font);

and put

CFont m_Font;

in the declaration of your dialog class.

How can I format a CString variable that the result is a table with 3 columns?

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