Re: Run time control of file menu

Open the cpp file of the dialog, in the property window select the Events
tab (The yellow lightning bolt).

Then select the UPDATE_COMMAND_UI message for the menu items you want to
control. For each it will make a handler method that takes a CCmdUI * as a
parameter, you can use that variable to manipulate that particular menu
item.

Next override the PreTranslateMessage method using the Overrides tab of the
property window. And put this code in it

BOOL XXXXDialog::PreTranslateMessage(MSG* pMsg)
{
   CMenu* pMainMenu = GetMenu();
   CCmdUI cmdUI;
   for (UINT n = 0; n < pMainMenu->GetMenuItemCount(); ++n)
   {
      CMenu* pSubMenu = pMainMenu->GetSubMenu(n);
      cmdUI.m_nIndexMax = pSubMenu->GetMenuItemCount();
      for (UINT i = 0; i < cmdUI.m_nIndexMax;++i)
      {
         cmdUI.m_nIndex = i;
         cmdUI.m_nID = pSubMenu->GetMenuItemID(i);
         cmdUI.m_pMenu = pSubMenu;
         cmdUI.DoUpdate(this, FALSE);
      }
   }
   return CDialog::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg);
}

AliR

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