SAMPLE: Demonstration of Adding Menus Dynamically

 Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
Article ID: Q24600
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1

There are two different methods that can be used to add a pop-up menu to the menu bar at run time.

The first method is to define a version of the application's main menu that includes the pop-up. This is done in the resource (RC) file with any other menus that the application uses. To add the menu to the menu bar, use the following sequence of code: 

   hMenu = LoadMenu(hInst, (LPSTR)"<menu name>");
   SetMenu(hWnd, hMenu);
   DrawMenuBar(hWnd);
The second method creates the pop-up menu dynamically at run time. To use this method, place the following code in the application: 

   hPopup = CreateMenu();
   AppendMenu(hPopup, MF_ENABLED, ID1, (LPSTR)"text 1");
   AppendMenu(hPopup, MF_ENABLED, ID2, (LPSTR)"text 2");
   hMenu = GetMenu(hWnd);
   AppendMenu(hMenu, MF_POPUP, hPopup, (LPSTR)"new pop-up");
   DrawMenuBar(hWnd);
There is a complete example of this dynamic-creation method in the Microsoft Software Library as ADDMENU.

Download ADDMENU.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

  • Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) 

          Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download ADDMENU.EXE (size: 21015 bytes)
  • Internet (anonymous FTP) 

          ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory
      Get ADDMENU.EXE (size: 21015 bytes)

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10 softlib ADDMENU.EXE
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KBSubcategory: UsrMen

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Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
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