call ModifyBarStyle instead ModifyStyle. 

set XTP_COMMANDBARS_OPTIONS::bShowExpandButtonAlways = FALSE

Came up with another approach which gives better results, but not quite right yet...

int CChildFrame::OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct)
{
 if (CMDIChildWnd::OnCreate(lpCreateStruct) == -1)
           return -1;

 CXTPCommandBars* pCommandBars = CXTPCommandBars::CreateCommandBars();

 pCommandBars->GetCommandBarsOptions()->bSyncFloa tingBars = TRUE;
 pCommandBars->GetCommandBarsOptions()->bDblClick Float = FALSE;
 pCommandBars->SetSite(this);
 pCommandBars->EnableDocking();

     // Create ToolBar
 CXTPToolBar* pToolBar = (CXTPToolBar*)pCommandBars->Add(_T("EditorTools"), xtpBarBottom);

 if (!pToolBar || !pToolBar->LoadToolBar(IDR_CHILDFRAME))
 {
         TRACE0("Failed to create toolbar\n");
         return -1;
 }

 pToolBar->ModifyStyle(CBRS_GRIPPER, 0);
 pToolBar->SetFlags(xtpFlagStretched);
 
 return 0;
}

The toolbar is now a proper child of the MDIChildWnd and is docked bottom, but hiding the gripper and customise toolbar button is proving to be problematic. The call to pToolBar->ModifyStyle(CBRS_GRIPPER, 0) has no effect.

One separate toolbar per child window, docked and fixed (no grab handle, customisation, etc.).

I have several doc views, and the view loaded into the child window will set the toolbar's configuration (i.e. selects which toolbar resource is loaded).

Scenario: MDI application, want to dock toolbar at bottom of child window. CChildFrame is derived from CMDIChildWnd, and m_wndToolBar is a CXTPToolBar.

Code below results in toolbar docked at top - anyone with any ideas as to why? I even threw in a call to RepositionBars() for good measure.

int CChildFrame::OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct)
{

if (CMDIChildWnd::OnCreate(lpCreateStruct) == -1)
    return -1;

EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_BOTTOM);

m_wndToolBar.SetFlags(xtpFlagStretched | xtpFlagAlignBottom);

VERIFY(m_wndToolBar.CreateToolBar(WS_CHILD|CBRS_TOOLTIPS|CBR S_ALIGN_BOTTOM|CBRS_BOTTOM, this, AFX_IDW_TOOLBAR));

VERIFY(m_wndToolBar.LoadToolBar(IDR_MAINFRAME, TRUE));

m_wndToolBar.SetPosition(xtpBarBottom);
m_wndToolBar.SetVisible(TRUE);

RepositionBars(AFX_IDW_CONTROLBAR_FIRST, AFX_IDW_CONTROLBAR_LAST, 0);

return 0;

}