Is it possible to add a toolbar to a c++ dialog based application?

Question

I'm trying to do this using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 but cant get it to show up.

Here is what I am trying:

int CTL1DatabaseProgrammerDlg::OnCreate(LPCR... lpCreateStruct)

{

if (CDialog::OnCreate(lpCreateStruct) == -1)

return -1;

if (!mybar.CreateEx(this, TBSTYLE_FLAT, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | CBRS_TOP

| CBRS_TOOLTIPS) ||

!mybar.LoadToolBar(IDR_TOOLBAR1))

{

TRACE0("Failed to create toolbar\n");

return -1; // fail to create

}

return 0;

}

Everything compiles just fine, and the app starts, just no toolbar!

Are toolbars only available for SDI, and MDI apps?

Answer 1

Tool bars are available in dialog applications also.

You have done everything fine.. just try RepositionBars() on your parent dialog for repositioning/showing the tool bar.

Answer 2

I do it all the time.

Create your menu in the Visual Studio resource editor.

Then add it in your main dialog's OnInitDialog() like this:

CMenu mMenu;

mMenu.LoadMenu(IDR_MENU1);

SetMenu(&mMenu);