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The following table lists dialog-related tasks that Code Wizards help you manage.
Dialog-Related Tasks
| Task | Apply to . . . |
|---|---|
| Create a new CDialog-derived class to manage your dialog box. | Each dialog box. |
| Map Windows messages to your dialog class. | Each message you want handled. |
| Declare class member variables to represent the controls in the dialog box. | Each control that yields a text or numeric value you want to access from your program. |
| Specify how data is to be exchanged between the controls and the member variables. | Each control you want to access from your program. |
| Specify validation rules for the member variables. | Each control that yields a text or numeric value, if desired. |