Help with dynamic menu items

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   Hi there,

I'm trying to manage my own recent files list as part of my File drop down menu.

In my .rc file I have:

IDR_MAINFRAME MENU
BEGIN
    POPUP "&File"
    BEGIN
        MENUITEM "&New",     ID_FILE_NEW
        MENUITEM "&Open", ID_FILE_OPEN
        MENUITEM "Recent File",      ID_RECENT_FILE
        MENUITEM "&Exit",            ID_FILE_EXIT
    END
END

Then in my callback for ID_RECENT_FILE I have:

CXTPCommandBar* menuBar = MainFrame::GetInstance()->m_menuBar;
if (menuBar)
{
		CXTPControls* pControls = menuBar->GetControls();
		CXTPControl* pControl = pControls->GetAt(0);	// File menu is 0
		CXTPControls* pUtilCtrls = pControl->GetCommandBar()->GetControls();
		CXTPControl* pSubMenuItemCtrl = pUtilCtrls->GetAt(2);	// New (0), Open (1), Recent File (2)

		CMenu *SubMenu = new CMenu;
		SubMenu->CreatePopupMenu();

		SubMenu->AppendMenu(MF_BYPOSITION | MF_STRING, kBaseEffectMenuOptionId2+1, _T("Item3-1"));
		SubMenu->AppendMenu(MF_BYPOSITION | MF_STRING, kBaseEffectMenuOptionId2+2, _T("Item3-2"));
		SubMenu->AppendMenu(MF_BYPOSITION | MF_STRING, kBaseEffectMenuOptionId2+3, _T("Item3-3"));

		CMenu *SubSubMenu = new CMenu;
		SubSubMenu->CreatePopupMenu();
		SubSubMenu->InsertMenu(0, MF_BYPOSITION | MF_POPUP | MF_STRING, (UINT_PTR)SubMenu->m_hMenu, _T("Recent File"));

		pUtilCtrls->AddMenuItem(SubSubMenu, 0);
}

The problem is that the AddMenuItem() seems to just put the new menu at the bottom of my File menu. So I get:

New
Open
Recent File
Exit
Recent File

How do I move it (and replace) the existing "Recent File" entry that appears 3rd in the list?

Many thanks

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thomasmfields Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23 June 2021 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote thomasmfields Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Help with dynamic menu items Posted: 20 February 2025 at 8:13am
	Hi there, I'm trying to manage my own recent files list as part of my File drop down menu. In my .rc file I have: IDR_MAINFRAME MENU BEGIN POPUP "&File" BEGIN MENUITEM "&New", ID_FILE_NEW MENUITEM "&Open", ID_FILE_OPEN MENUITEM "Recent File", ID_RECENT_FILE MENUITEM "&Exit", ID_FILE_EXIT END END Then in my callback for ID_RECENT_FILE I have: CXTPCommandBar* menuBar = MainFrame::GetInstance()->m_menuBar; if (menuBar) { CXTPControls* pControls = menuBar->GetControls(); CXTPControl* pControl = pControls->GetAt(0); // File menu is 0 CXTPControls* pUtilCtrls = pControl->GetCommandBar()->GetControls(); CXTPControl* pSubMenuItemCtrl = pUtilCtrls->GetAt(2); // New (0), Open (1), Recent File (2) CMenu SubMenu = new CMenu; SubMenu->CreatePopupMenu(); SubMenu->AppendMenu(MF_BYPOSITION \| MF_STRING, kBaseEffectMenuOptionId2+1, _T("Item3-1")); SubMenu->AppendMenu(MF_BYPOSITION \| MF_STRING, kBaseEffectMenuOptionId2+2, _T("Item3-2")); SubMenu->AppendMenu(MF_BYPOSITION \| MF_STRING, kBaseEffectMenuOptionId2+3, _T("Item3-3")); CMenu SubSubMenu = new CMenu; SubSubMenu->CreatePopupMenu(); SubSubMenu->InsertMenu(0, MF_BYPOSITION \| MF_POPUP \| MF_STRING, (UINT_PTR)SubMenu->m_hMenu, _T("Recent File")); pUtilCtrls->AddMenuItem(SubSubMenu, 0); } The problem is that the AddMenuItem() seems to just put the new menu at the bottom of my File menu. So I get: New Open Recent File Exit Recent File How do I move it (and replace) the existing "Recent File" entry that appears 3rd in the list? Many thanks