how to add subcommand and its menuitem

[User (Legacy)]

Hi,

I can add the custom command to the menu as follows:

  IToolBarPtr   pMenu;

  int CommandID;

  pMenu=m_pChartFX->MenuBarObj;

  pMenu->AddItems (3,6);

  pMenu->Visible = TRUE;

   CommandID = 1;

  pMenu->Commands->AddCommand(CommandID);

  pMenu->Commands->Item[CommandID]->Text = "My Menu Item 1";

  pMenu->Item[6]->CommandID = CommandID;

   CommandID = 2;

  pMenu->Commands->AddCommand(CommandID);

  pMenu->Commands->Item[CommandID]->Text = "My Menu Item 2";

  pMenu->Item[7]->CommandID = CommandID;

   CommandID =3;

  pMenu->Commands->AddCommand(CommandID);

  pMenu->Commands->Item[CommandID]->Text = "My Menu Item 3";

  pMenu->Item[8]->CommandID = CommandID;

Then those 3 menu items will appear from position 6 to 8.

I wonder how to add only one item(eg. My Menu) in position 6 and those three

items are added as subitem of position 6?

It should look like:

 My Menu

    My Menu Item 1

    My Menu Item 2

    My Menu Item 3

Thanks in advance,

[Software FX]

Chek out article Q1381058, it shows you how to add "Menu" commands. Here is

the code in VB (the article is in C++):

ChartFX1.Commands.AddCommand (1)

ChartFX1.Commands.AddCommand (2)

ChartFX1.Commands.AddCommand (3)

'We are not using the default style for the first command

ChartFX1.Commands.Item(1).Style = CBIS_SMARTLIST

'Set the text that will be in the tooltip for each command

ChartFX1.Commands.Item(1).Text = "&MyCommand"

ChartFX1.Commands.Item(2).Text = "&CmdOpt1"

ChartFX1.Commands.Item(3).Text = "&CmdOpt2"

' Add and position the command on to the toolbar

ChartFX1.ToolBarObj.AddItems 1, 15

ChartFX1.ToolBarObj.Item(15).CommandID = 1

'Add and position the command on to the Background Menu

ChartFX1.Commands.Item(CFX_ID_CM_BACKGROUND).InsertSubCommands 1, 12

ChartFX1.Commands.Item(CFX_ID_CM_BACKGROUND).SubCommandID(12) = 1

' Add SubCommands to the first Command

ChartFX1.Commands.Item(1).InsertSubCommands 2, 0

ChartFX1.Commands.Item(1).SubCommandID(0) = 2

ChartFX1.Commands.Item(1).SubCommandID(1) = 3

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FP

Software FX, Inc.

[User (Legacy)]

I tried the code in Q1381058, but  no menu item was added to the chartfx

menu, only in toolbar and background menu. I still have several questions:

1. I got undeclared identifier error when I used CBS_NOIMAGEIFTEXT to set

the style for command item.

2. Since I'm not  going to use those pre-defined chart fx command, I wonder

what is the item index of command I can use for the following code?

m_pChartFX->Commands->Item[???]->InsertSubCommands(1,12);

m_pChartFX->Commands->Item[???]->SubCommandID[12]=...;

3. How can I add and position the commands to the Menu bar instead of

Background Menu? The sample code in Q1381058 only add and position the

command on to the Background Menu. As I mentioned in previous post, I want

to add a group of menu item after help menu item in chart fx menu.

It should look like:

File Edit Tool View  Gallery   Help   My Menu

                                                        My Menu Item 1

                                                        My Menu Item 2

                                                        My Menu Item 3

"SoftwareFX Support" <support@softwarefx.com> wrote in message

news:EB3yrK5wBHA.1412@webserver1.softwarefx.com...

> Chek out article Q1381058, it shows you how to add "Menu" commands. Here

is

> the code in VB (the article is in C++):

>

> ChartFX1.Commands.AddCommand (1)

> ChartFX1.Commands.AddCommand (2)

> ChartFX1.Commands.AddCommand (3)

>

> 'We are not using the default style for the first command

> ChartFX1.Commands.Item(1).Style = CBIS_SMARTLIST

>

> 'Set the text that will be in the tooltip for each command

> ChartFX1.Commands.Item(1).Text = "&MyCommand"

> ChartFX1.Commands.Item(2).Text = "&CmdOpt1"

> ChartFX1.Commands.Item(3).Text = "&CmdOpt2"

>

> ' Add and position the command on to the toolbar

> ChartFX1.ToolBarObj.AddItems 1, 15

> ChartFX1.ToolBarObj.Item(15).CommandID = 1

>

> 'Add and position the command on to the Background Menu

> ChartFX1.Commands.Item(CFX_ID_CM_BACKGROUND).InsertSubCommands 1, 12

> ChartFX1.Commands.Item(CFX_ID_CM_BACKGROUND).SubCommandID(12) = 1

>

> ' Add SubCommands to the first Command

> ChartFX1.Commands.Item(1).InsertSubCommands 2, 0

> ChartFX1.Commands.Item(1).SubCommandID(0) = 2

> ChartFX1.Commands.Item(1).SubCommandID(1) = 3

>

>

>

> --

> FP

> Software FX, Inc.

>

>

[Software FX]

1) Make sure you add SFXBAR.DLL to your project references. VB will ask you

if you want to when you use a constant that is defined inside it like

CBIS_NOIMAGEIFTEXT.

2) The command ID is specified by you when you add it. For example:

ChartFX1.Commands.AddCommand (1)

Is adding a command with ID = 1

Like in the sample I sent you, after I add command ID = 1 I add subitems to

it:

ChartFX1.Commands.Item(1).InsertSubCommands 2, 0

ChartFX1.Commands.Item(1).SubCommandID(0) = 2

ChartFX1.Commands.Item(1).SubCommandID(1) = 3

The 1 in the Item index corresponds to the ID.

3)

In the sample, it is added to the toolbar because of these two lines:

ChartFX1.ToolBarObj.AddItems 1, 15

ChartFX1.ToolBarObj.Item(15).CommandID = 1

You can add it to the menu the same way using MenuBarObj instead of

ToolBarObj. To add it to a context menu, you have to add it as a sub-item of

the appropriate context menu (background, series, etc.).

--

FP

Software FX, Inc.