Menus in forms

[CFB]

What I'd like to do is put a menu in a form that's not top-level. Unless the form is top-level, I don't think this can be achieved through standard VFP commands. Has anyone out there used some sort of workaround or ActiveX control to get a menu into a form? I've tried using the MS ActiveX Toolbar, but it just doesn't look like a regular menu. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Mike Gagnon]

CFB

Natively with VFP, you need to use a top-level form and top-level menu. Mike Gagnon

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[CFB]

Right, I'm trying to avoid using the top-level form. I'm looking for other alternatives, if there are any. Thanks again.

 

[danceman]

I am not awareof any activeX control to achive what you want. because of the way fox handles its windows, you can't even do it with WINAPI. Attitude is Everything

 

[rgbean]

Forgive me for asking, but WHY would you want a menu in a form, rather than using the one in the desktop? Why not just change the main menu when this form is up? Is it modal? If not, then why not make it top-level?

Rick

 

[CFB]

I could change the main menu when the form is active, but the end users wanted a menu directly in the form. They thought this was less confusing since there are already a number of menus in the main menu.

Yes, it's a modal form. I definitely can't use a top-level form in this project.

Oh well, I'll think of someway to make them happy. Just thought I'd check around to see if anyone had any ideas on how to implement something like this. Thanks for the help.