I want to add a new menu element dynamically and add submenus to it.

I cannot use a resource. I am populating from a set of proprietary objects.

So..the approach I am taking (maybe wrong - trying to learn from dynamicpopup sample - which is not really my case).

Create a CXTPControlPopup derived and add it to command bar. (This part works).

Now I am confused...Which ones I have to override..CalcDynamicSize,OnSetPopup or what?

I can make my menu popup piece show up. But I cannot add children to it. This is simply because of lack of knowledge. I wish Dynamic Popup sample did not have the Undo bit on the main one already created then I could have just followed that example.

HELP!!

Just add new controls in this popup's commandbar:

pPopup->GetCommandBar()->GetControls()->Add(...);

void CiListOfPopupMenus::AddMenu(CiMainFrame*pMain, CiPopupMenu* pIPopupMenu,LPCTSTR szTitle)
{
    CXTPMenuBar*pMenuBar = pMain->GetMenuBar();
    if (!pMenuBar)
 return;
    CXTPControls *pList = pMenuBar->GetControls();
    CXTPControl* pControlPopup = new CXTPControlPopup();
    CXTPControl* pControl = new CXTPControlButton();
    pList->Add(pControlPopup, 3, NULL,pList->GetCount()-1, TRUE);

    -- UPTO THIS ALL OK

    CXTPCommandBar *pBar = pControlPopup->GetCommandBar();

    BUT NOW I GET pBar AS NULL...WHY?
    pBar->GetControls()->Add(pControl, 3, NULL,-1, TRUE);
    //pControlPopup->GetCommandBar()->GetControls()->Ad d(pControl, 3, NULL,-1, TRUE);
    pControl->SetCaption("DSD");
    pControlPopup->SetCaption(szTitle);
    pControlPopup->SetFlags(xtpFlagManualUpdate);
    Push(pIPopupMenu);
}

Hello,

right... sorry.. by default it is NULL, just add

CXTPControlPopup* pControlPopup = new CXTPControlPopup();

pControlPopup->SetCommandBar(CXTPPopupBar::CreatePopupBar (pCommandBars);

or you can automatically convrert CMenu to CommandBar

CMenu* pMenu = ...

pControlPopup->SetCommandBar(pMenu);

Sorry Still does not work.

    CXTPMenuBar*pMenuBar = pMain->GetMenuBar();
    if (!pMenuBar)
 return;
    CXTPControls *pList = pMenuBar->GetControls();
    CXTPControlPopup* pControlPopup = new CXTPControlPopup();
    pList->Add(pControlPopup, 3, NULL,pList->GetCount()-1, TRUE);
    pControlPopup->SetCommandBar(CXTPPopupBar::CreatePopupBar (pMain->GetCommandBars()));
    pControlPopup->SetCaption(szTitle);

    CXTPControl* pControl = new CXTPControlButton();
    CXTPPopupBar *pBar = (CXTPPopupBar*) pControlPopup->GetCommandBar();
    pBar->GetControls()->Add(pControl, 99, NULL,-1, TRUE);
    pControl->SetCaption("TEST");

I did not know what you meant by pCommandBars (Understood it needs that type of object, so I replaced by pMain->GetCommandBars()) ..Maybe thats the problem?

What I get is a disabled popup menu added with NO CHILDREN.

However I appreciate all your help. I think we possibly need a sample app for which all the menus (or at least one menu) is constructed dynamically.

I think I can usea CMenu object but do not intend to do so.

Also I wanted to add this.

CXTPPopupBar was created with hWnd 0 , what means creation failed?

Also Tried This..Still it is disabled (Enabled Items here)

void CiListOfPopupMenus::AddMenu(CiMainFrame*pMain, CiPopupMenu* pIPopupMenu,LPCTSTR szTitle)
{
    CXTPMenuBar*pMenuBar = pMain->GetMenuBar();
    if (!pMenuBar)
 return;
    CXTPControls *pList = pMenuBar->GetControls();
    //popup creation
    CXTPPopupBar *pBar = (CXTPPopupBar*) CXTPPopupBar::CreatePopupBar (pMain->GetCommandBars());
    CXTPControlPopup * pControlPopup = CXTPControlPopup::CreateControlPopup(xtpControlPopup);
    pControlPopup->SetCommandBar(pBar);
    pControlPopup->SetCaption(szTitle);
    pList->Add(pControlPopup, 3, NULL,pList->GetCount()-1, TRUE);

    CXTPControl* pControl = new CXTPControlButton();
    pBar->GetControls()->Add(pControl, 99, NULL,-1, TRUE);
    pControl->SetCaption("TEST");
    pControl->SetEnabled(TRUE);
    pControlPopup->SetEnabled(TRUE);
    Push(pIPopupMenu);
}

You add pControlPopup with Id = 3 it means that you must use Update Handle to enable/disable it.

Just use (-1) if you want to enable it.

Oleg

You are great. (Its fixed)

I think we all appreciate your persistent help.

Deep

Hi,