SAMPLE: Placing a Status Bar in an MDI Frame Window

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows version 3.0 and 3.1

SUMMARY

Many applications that employ the Windows multiple document interface (MDI) provide information to the user through the use of a status bar at the bottom of the application. Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word for Windows are two examples of applications that provide this context-sensitive assistance.

To create a status bar at the bottom of an MDI frame window, do the following:

1. Create an appropriately sized child of the frame window to display the status information.

2. Size the MDI client window so that it does not obscure the status window.

There is a sample application in the Microsoft Software Library named MDISTAT that demonstrates how to implement a status bar within an MDI application.

Download MDISTAT.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 MDISTAT.EXE (size: 47645 bytes) 
  

• Internet (anonymous FTP)

        ftp ftp.microsoft.com
        Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory
        Get MDISTAT.EXE (size: 47645 bytes)