Adding tabs to the MainFrame in an MDI application.

Hi Andy,  Thanks for the quick response.  Will the other MDI features work the same with this solution?  For instance, if the MDIFrameWnd works like a tab control will selecting Window->Tile from the main menu still tile the child windows within the Frame/TabControl and then selecting a tab would just give the related child window focus (likewise, when the child windows are maximized, selecting a tab will display that child window)?  If so, this sounds a solution I can use. Also, I would appreciate any help with the resizeable property sheet...  Thanks, Jim

What I would do is to create a FormView that has no contorls on it and add a ResizePropertySheet as a member that get created in the OnInit override.  Then also overide the ONSize to resize it to fill the form.  This keep the Doc-view architecture.
following is the code for a resize Property Sheet.  You may not need all of it as it also modify style etc to make it have resize boder which you will not require.
// ResizePropertySheet.cpp : implementation file
//
 
#include "stdafx.h"
#include "ResizePropertySheet.h"
 
#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#undef THIS_FILE
static char THIS_FILE[] = __FILE__;
#endif
 
#define  TOP_OFFSET   (30)
#define  LEFT_OFFSET   (10)
#define  BOTTOM_OFFSET  (8)
#define  RIGHT_OFFSET  (8)
 
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CResizePropertySheet
 
IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC(CResizePropertySheet, CPropertySheet)
 
CResizePropertySheet::CResizePropertySheet(UINT nIDCaption, CWnd* pParentWnd, UINT iSelectPage)
 :CPropertySheet(nIDCaption, pParentWnd, iSelectPage)
{
}
 
CResizePropertySheet::CResizePropertySheet(LPCTSTR pszCaption, CWnd* pParentWnd, UINT iSelectPage)
 :CPropertySheet(pszCaption, pParentWnd, iSelectPage)
{
}
 
CResizePropertySheet::~CResizePropertySheet()
{
}
 

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CResizePropertySheet, CPropertySheet)
 //{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CResizePropertySheet)
 ON_WM_SIZE()
 //}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()
 
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CResizePropertySheet message handlers
 

void CResizePropertySheet::PreSubclassWindow()
{
 ModifyStyle ( 0, WS_SIZEBOX);
 CPropertySheet::PreSubclassWindow();
}
 
void CResizePropertySheet::OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy)
{
 CPropertySheet::OnSize(nType, cx, cy);
 
 CRect   WinRect;
 CRect   TabWinRect;
 CTabCtrl  *pTabCtrl;
 CPropertyPage *pPage;
 unsigned int a,ct;
 
 GetWindowRect( &WinRect );
 pTabCtrl = GetTabControl();
 if(NULL != pTabCtrl)
 {
  WinRect.top += TOP_OFFSET;
  WinRect.left += LEFT_OFFSET;
  WinRect.right -= RIGHT_OFFSET;
  WinRect.bottom -= BOTTOM_OFFSET;
  ScreenToClient( &WinRect );
  pTabCtrl->MoveWindow( &WinRect );
  pTabCtrl->AdjustRect( FALSE, &WinRect );
 
  ct = m_pages.GetSize();
  for(a = 0; a < ct; a++)
  {
   pPage = (CPropertyPage*)m_pages[a];
   if( NULL != pPage->m_hWnd )
   {
    pPage->MoveWindow( &WinRect );
    //pPage->SendMessage( WM_SIZE, SIZE_RESTORED, MAKELONG( WinRect.Width(), WinRect.Height() ) );
   }
  }
 }
}
 

void CResizePropertySheet::HideAllButtons()
{
 unsigned int idButtons[] = {IDOK,IDCANCEL,ID_APPLY_NOW,ID_WIZBACK,ID_WIZNEXT,ID_WIZFINISH};
 

 CWnd   *pWnd;
 unsigned int  a,ct;
 

 ct = sizeof(idButtons) / sizeof(idButtons[0]);
 for(a = 0; a < ct ; a++)
 {
  pWnd = GetDlgItem( idButtons[a] ) ;
  if( NULL != pWnd )
  {
   pWnd->ShowWindow( FALSE );
  }
 }
}
 
BOOL CResizePropertySheet::OnInitDialog()
{
 BOOL bResult = CPropertySheet::OnInitDialog();
 CTabCtrl   *pTabCtrl;
 CRect    WinRect;
 
 HideAllButtons();
 GetWindowRect( &WinRect );
 pTabCtrl = GetTabControl();
 if( NULL != pTabCtrl )
 {
  WinRect.top += TOP_OFFSET;
  WinRect.left += LEFT_OFFSET;
  WinRect.right -= RIGHT_OFFSET;
  WinRect.bottom -= BOTTOM_OFFSET;
  ScreenToClient( &WinRect );
  pTabCtrl->MoveWindow( &WinRect );
 }
 return bResult;
}

Thanks Andy!  I'll give this a shot and see if it does the trick.

Thanks Andy...