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Iain
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Posted: 8th Nov 2004 23:01
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Hi, im writing a DLL with a number of functions in it, the problem is that i am trying to get it to display a menu that i wrote in c++ and is saved in a resource file in my DLL, i want it to display the menu in the window when i launch the program i am writing in DBpro, i think it doesnt display it becouse i dont know what the handle of the DB window is, if someone could give me a small code snippet of how to get the DB windows handle and how to get it to display my menu it would be appreciated.

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Posted: 8th Nov 2004 23:48
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What you need to do is use SetWindowLong to point to your own messaging loop, where you can then display any messages and what-not.

Unfortunately the only code I've got, that sort of shows it, puts on icon in the system tray and not menu.

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IanM
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Posted: 9th Nov 2004 00:23
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Assuming you have the code in place to get hold of the DBPro core pointer ...



Then you can get the DBPro window handle by doing this ...



I can't help with the menu code - I understand the way it is done, but I've never had a need to actually write the code that does it.

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Iain
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Posted: 9th Nov 2004 01:42 Edited at: 9th Nov 2004 01:49
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Thanks guys, i am now able to get my program to display a menu bar and i can add main menu items to it, i am now trying to get it to add sub menu items, for example a quit option in the file menu.

This is a bit different to how i was doing it before, i was trying to load a menu from a resource file but i am now making functions in my DLL to allow me to make and edit the menu from DBpro, i think this will be better as i will be able to use it in more programs i write in DB.

Thnaks.
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Iain
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Posted: 9th Nov 2004 02:59
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I am having a bit of trouble adding sub menu items, does anyone know how to add sub menu items to a menu in c++, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 10th Nov 2004 03:33 Edited at: 10th Nov 2004 03:34
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AppendMenu or InsertMenu, whichever you prefer really.



Pretty Snazzy, eh? Just got to remember the order in which your adding things else you end up with a mess


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Iain
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Posted: 10th Nov 2004 03:36 Edited at: 10th Nov 2004 06:13
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Thanks Raven, thats great.
I see where i was going wrong now.

If you would be able to tell me how that is written in c++, that would be great.

Thanks.
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Ianhfar
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Posted: 11th Nov 2004 23:24
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Iain

This is straight out of msdn
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Ianhfar
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Oh
and insert and create
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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 12th Nov 2004 02:43
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i do believe i told him of InsertMenu, the reason I didn't write an example of that, is because it is a pain in the ass working around a Structure Class in order to create something new.

you have to type, declare then fill. AppendMenu you simply add what you need to.

It's an older method, but easier and quicker to show working with less that can go wrong.


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