How do I add a menu bar to my dialog-based app??

Open its properties in the dialog editor, select the ID for the MENU
resource in the box that is labeled something like "Menu:".
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Jeff Partch [VC++ MVP]

You can use the resource editor to attach a menu to a dialog, or you can do
so in code with something like:

 // In OnInitDialog
 CMenu menu;
 if (menu.LoadMenu(IDR_MENU))
 {
    CRect rcPre;
    GetClientRect(rcPre);
    if (SetMenu(&menu))
    {
       // Window assumes ownership of HMENU object, so release it.
       menu.Detach();

       // Resize the dialog window. The client area has shrunk
       // to accommodate the menu bar.
       CRect rcPost;
       GetClientRect(rcPost);
       CRect rcWnd;
       GetWindowRect(rcWnd);
       rcWnd.bottom += rcPre.Height()-rcPost.Height();
       MoveWindow(rcWnd);
       CenterWindow();
    }
 }

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Doug Harrison
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++