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Creating menu bar/items at runtime
Is it possible to create a standard menu bar at the top of the form at runtime and then add menu items to it? If not, is it possible to extend an existing menu bar, also at runtime?
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after you define any menu item you can define sons for it.
son items are define the same way as the father menu, they should be under the father menu in the menu definition window, and you should use the buttons with Left / Right arrows to indicate the
parenthood.
select the son menu item and press the button with the Right Arrow. that will add 4 points to the son. and that indicates the hierarchy.
for more information try this link:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/devprods/vs6/vbasic/vb98/vbrgnmenueditor.htm
son items are define the same way as the father menu, they should be under the father menu in the menu definition window, and you should use the buttons with Left / Right arrows to indicate the
parenthood.
select the son menu item and press the button with the Right Arrow. that will add 4 points to the son. and that indicates the hierarchy.
for more information try this link:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/devprods/vs6/vbasic/vb98/vbrgnmenueditor.htm
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I meant at run time. It is possible to create father menu items at run time - how do I place son items underneath them?
I don't think you can do that.
you can add controls to an already existing control array but you can't define a totally new control.
may i ask - why is the solution of control array not good for you ?
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you can add controls to an already existing control array but you can't define a totally new control.
may i ask - why is the solution of control array not good for you ?
Avital
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No - they're all in the same control array. If I create new instances of the control array (the son menuItem), how do I move that menu item so it is a sub-menu of a father menuItem (also created from the same array)?
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Adjusted points from 50 to 60
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In fact - don't worry about it. I've found another way round the problem. Thanks for your help.
hmmm, I don't mind helping :-)
let's see if i understand you correctly, you have a father menu item, and the items you want to add during run time are his sons ?
if so then all you need to do is define one son item in design time. give it an index = 0, and that's the start of the control array.
during run time when you load new menu items to that array, they are automatically, sons of the same father menu, because that's how menu arrays behave. if you load more items to the array they all stay in the same level.
was that the issue ?
let's see if i understand you correctly, you have a father menu item, and the items you want to add during run time are his sons ?
if so then all you need to do is define one son item in design time. give it an index = 0, and that's the start of the control array.
during run time when you load new menu items to that array, they are automatically, sons of the same father menu, because that's how menu arrays behave. if you load more items to the array they all stay in the same level.
was that the issue ?
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