when i remove the first folder of the CXTOutBarCtrl

it seems that others folder's index have been changed.

but i do not want them to be changed

(because i want to insert items with the indexs that i stored

in create these folders   .and  the item data is read from the network .

so i must know the folder index )

how can i make it ?

is there any handles that point to the Folder or item

just as the HTREEITEM in the tree ctrl ?

thanks

you should never use/rely on the index value for a key value of a record from a database or such.

use the controls data storage object to store data specific values

for your control:

Call this member function to set the item data (lParam) for the specified item in the currently selected folder.

virtual void SetItemData(
    const int iIndex, 
    const DWORD dwData
);

virtual DWORD GetItemData(
    const int iIndex
) const;