/*
Threads in an app.
*/

/*
Threads have to be defined as static/global elements. They function in there own thread
so have to be static class members or global.
*/

/*
You'll most likely want to pass in some values. Best way to
do it is pass in a struct.
*/
typedef struct tagTHREADPARMS 
{
	volatile bool m_bTerminateThread;//Note this is volitile!
	char sDBName[MAX_PATH]; //Name for something?
	HWND hWnd;//HWND that you may want to fire messages back to.
}MyThreadData;

/*Define the thread prototype.*/

/*A class based prototype.*/
static UINT MyThreadFunc(LPVOID lpv);

/*A global based prototype.*/
UINT MyThreadFunc(LPVOID lpv);


/*Creating the thread.*/
MyThreadData * ptp = new MyThreadData;
ptp->m_bTerminateThread = FALSE;
strcpy( ptp->sDBName, "SomeName" );
hWnd = this //Some window?
AfxBeginThread( MyThreadFunc, ptp );


/*
Implementation for the thread.
*/
UINT CDATSCatDlg::ThreadCreateDBFromFolderSpec(LPVOID lpv)
{
	ThreadData* ptp = (ThreadData*) lpv;
	HWND hWnd = ptp->hWnd;
	
	/*Do some work with the thread.*/


	/*Delete the struct as we are finished in the thread.*/
	delete ptp;
	/*Optionaly(good idea!)let the owning app know the thread is finished.*/
	::PostMessage (hWnd, USER_THREAD_FINISHED_MSG, (WPARAM)THREAD_FULL_UPDATE, 0);

	return 0;
}