When using an "ownerdraw" listbox I have been unable to
get windows to generate WM_COMPAREITEM messages back to
the listbox's owning window when adding items to the listbox.
Can anybody help me out?
Please contact me at rugene@aol.com.  THANKS!

using Borland's OWL 2 here's my code fragment:
(I'm using MDI style windows)

DEFINE_RESPONSE_TABLE1(mdiMYChild, TMDIChild)
  ...,
  EV_WM_COMPAREITEM,
  ...,
END_RESPONSE_TABLE;

//constructor for mdi child
mdiMYChild::mdiMYChild() : TMDIChild (parent, title) {
 ....
 FileList = new TListBox(this, IDC_LIST, 10, 10, 200, 200);
    //resource version is not used due to some special placement
    //   requirements.
 FileList->Attr.Style |=LBS_SORT|LBS_NOTIFY|LBS_OWNERDRAWFIXED;
 ....
}

void mdiMYChild::SetupWindow () {
  ...
  add some items to the listbox
  ...
}

void mdiMYChild::EvDrawItem (UINT ctrlId, DRAWITEMSTRUCT far& drawInfo)
{ ...do the owner draw stuff...}

LRESULT mdiMYChild::EvCompareItem(UINT, COMPAREITEMSTRUCT far& cis)
{
  //this code never gets called! Why not?///////////
  LPSTR text1, text2;
  text1 = ( (TItem*) cis.itemData1)->Name;
  text2 = ( (TItem*) cis.itemData2)->Name;
  return lstrcmp(text1, text2);
}

Please contact me at rugene@aol.com.  THANKS!
rugene@aol.com