Hi,

I read some names from tools from the registry and want to place them in the
tools menu. I like to do this at startup time. When I do this in the
OnCreate function from the main frame.

the following function reads the values (using an CRegistry class which is
not relevant here) and adds them to the tools menu.

When I call the function below from a menuitem after the program is started
it works fine. But at startup I call this function from within the OnCreate
function it doesn't work! Any ideas?

Thanks,

Remon

void CMainFrame::CreateToolsMenu()
{
 CRegistry Registry;
 CString strKey = "Software\\Remon\\Programmers Code Editor\\Tools";
 CString strCurrentKey;
 CString strMenuValue;
 CString strTemp;
 CMenu* pMenu = GetMenu()->GetSubMenu(3);
 int nIndex = 0;
 while (pMenu->DeleteMenu(MF_BYCOMMAND, ID_TOOLS_TOOL1 + nIndex))
  nIndex++;
 nIndex = 0;
 while (1)
 {
  strCurrentKey.Format("MenuText_%d", nIndex);
  if (!Registry.LoadKey(strKey, strCurrentKey, strMenuValue))
   break;
  if (nIndex == 0)
   pMenu->AppendMenu(MF_SEPARATOR);
  strTemp.Format("%d   ", nIndex + 1);
  strMenuValue = "&" + strTemp + strMenuValue + "\tCtrl+" + strTemp;
  pMenu->AppendMenu(MF_STRING, ID_TOOLS_TOOL1 + nIndex, strMenuValue);
  nIndex++;
 }
 DrawMenuBar();

Hi R. Spekreijse

I think the following sample might help you.
DYNAMENU: Dynamically Updates Menus
Click to open or copy the DYNAMENU project files.

Charles Steinhardt[MVP]

Hi

I think u are calling this function too soon in OnCreate(); suspect
DrawMenuBar() particulary.
Try calling it from App::InitInstance() after the doc-template-stuff
created by AppWizard.

Berndus