Re: Run time control of file menu

From:
Ajay <ajaykalra@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Thu, 28 May 2009 17:43:53 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID:
<44feafcb-3528-4b33-ba6c-0997665001cc@c36g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>
I have used UpdateDialogControls to the same effect on dialog
controls. You may still have to play with it in OnInitMenuPopup for a
menu though.

--
Ajay

On May 28, 3:52 pm, "AliR \(VC++ MVP\)" <A...@online.nospam> wrote:

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 t=

he

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

<dave...@gmail.com> wrote in message

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It is Dialog Based

I'm afraid I still don't understand what to do though.

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