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When I compile my project using the library’s debug version provided by you freely in the site (compiled with or without SP5) it works fine, the menubar appears OK in Windows NT 4.0 and in Windows XP.

When I compile the Prof-UIS library in my machine (With Windows XP, Visual Studio 6.0 with SP5 and Microsoft Platform SDK Frebruary 2003) the menubar appears with no itens in Windows NT 4.0, either in debug or release version. It works fine on Windows XP. I did not change anything in source code or in library project. I ’ve already tried to define in my project:

_WIN32_WINNT=0x0400

These definitions were in the library project when I install the Prof-UIS library.

Thanks

The problem occurs when I call

g_CmdManager->UpdateFromMenu(pApp->m_pszProfileName,IDR_MAINFRAME);

in ::GetMenuItemInfo(hMenu,nMenuItemIdx,TRUE, &mii )

Like Gary Hughes problem (posted in Jul 4,2002), but even if I define:

_WIN32_IE=0x0400
_WIN32_WINNT=0x0400

it doesn’t work.

If I call ::GetLastError it returns 87 (The parameter is incorrect.  ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER)

The strange fact is that it works if I use the same Prof-UIS library provided by you on this site, and it doesn’t work on Win NT4 if I compile the library on my machine.

Any suggestions?

Dear Joao,

Yes, you need to add these macro definions to your C++ project settings and to the Prof-UIS library project settings:

_WIN32_IE=0x0400
_WIN32_WINNT=0x0400

#if(WINVER >= 0x0400)
typedef struct tagMENUITEMINFOA
{
UINT cbSize;
UINT fMask;
UINT fType; // used if MIIM_TYPE (4.0) or MIIM_FTYPE (>4.0)
UINT fState; // used if MIIM_STATE
UINT wID; // used if MIIM_ID
HMENU hSubMenu; // used if MIIM_SUBMENU
HBITMAP hbmpChecked; // used if MIIM_CHECKMARKS
HBITMAP hbmpUnchecked; // used if MIIM_CHECKMARKS
DWORD dwItemData; // used if MIIM_DATA
LPSTR dwTypeData; // used if MIIM_TYPE (4.0) or 
	MIIM_STRING (>4.0)
UINT cch; // used if MIIM_TYPE (4.0) or MIIM_STRING (>4.0)
#if (_WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0500)
HBITMAP hbmpItem; // used if MIIM_BITMAP
#endif
} MENUITEMINFOA, FAR *LPMENUITEMINFOA;

OK, I found a solution.

Before compile the Library, I removed the Platform SDK directories from Visual Studio Options/Directory Menu (include,source,library and executables).

Then my project worked fine on WinNT 4.

Thanks

If I compile any project and put:

sTemp.Format("_WIN32_IE = 0x%X",_WIN32_IE);
 AfxMessageBox(sTemp);

sTemp.Format("_WIN32_WINNT = 0x%X",_WIN32_WINNT);
AfxMessageBox(sTemp);

sTemp.Format("WINVER = 0x%X",WINVER);
AfxMessageBox(sTemp);

It returns:

_WIN32_IE = 0x400

_WIN32_WINNT = 0x400

WINVER = 0x501

_WIN32_IE = 0x400

and MENUITEMINFO is defined as:

#if(WINVER >= 0x0400)
typedef struct tagMENUITEMINFOA
{
    UINT     cbSize;
    UINT     fMask;
    UINT     fType;         // used if MIIM_TYPE (4.0) or MIIM_FTYPE (>4.0)
    UINT     fState;        // used if MIIM_STATE
    UINT     wID;           // used if MIIM_ID
    HMENU    hSubMenu;      // used if MIIM_SUBMENU
    HBITMAP  hbmpChecked;   // used if MIIM_CHECKMARKS
    HBITMAP  hbmpUnchecked; // used if MIIM_CHECKMARKS
    ULONG_PTR dwItemData;   // used if MIIM_DATA
    LPSTR    dwTypeData;    // used if MIIM_TYPE (4.0) or MIIM_STRING (>4.0)
    UINT     cch;           // used if MIIM_TYPE (4.0) or MIIM_STRING (>4.0)
#if(WINVER >= 0x0500)
    HBITMAP  hbmpItem;      // used if MIIM_BITMAP
#endif /* WINVER >= 0x0500 */
}   MENUITEMINFOA, FAR *LPMENUITEMINFOA;

If I define in my project WINVER=0x0400 thrers is a exception in my program

It doesn’t work. The function ::GetMenuItemInfo fails on WinNT4 even if i define

WIN32_IE=0x0400
_WIN32_WINNT=0x0400

I create a new project and put on CMainFrame::OnCreate:

CMenu menu;
 if(!menu.LoadMenu(IDR_MAINFRAME) )
 {
  ASSERT(FALSE);
  return false;
 }
 
 CString sTemp = "";
 sTemp.Format("_WIN32_IE = 0x%X",_WIN32_IE);
 AfxMessageBox(sTemp);

 sTemp.Format("_WIN32_WINNT = 0x%X",_WIN32_WINNT);
 AfxMessageBox(sTemp);

 HMENU hMenu = menu.GetSafeHmenu(); 
 int nMenuItemCount = ::GetMenuItemCount(hMenu);
 for(int nMenuItemIdx=0; nMenuItemIdx < nMenuItemCount;nMenuItemIdx++)
 {
  MENUITEMINFO mii;
  ::memset( &mii, 0, sizeof(MENUITEMINFO) );
  mii.cbSize = sizeof(MENUITEMINFO);
  mii.fMask = MIIM_CHECKMARKS
   |MIIM_DATA
   |MIIM_ID
   |MIIM_STATE
   |MIIM_SUBMENU
   |MIIM_TYPE
    ;
  mii.cch = 1024;
  CString sMenuText;
  mii.dwTypeData = sMenuText.GetBuffer(1024);
  ASSERT( mii.dwTypeData != NULL );
  if( mii.dwTypeData == NULL )
  {
   ASSERT(FALSE);
  }
  mii.dwTypeData = NULL;
  if( !::GetMenuItemInfo(menu.GetSafeHmenu(),nMenuItemIdx,TRUE,&mii))
  {
   sMenuText.ReleaseBuffer();
   AfxMessageBox("FAIL!!!");
  }
  else
  {
   AfxMessageBox("OK!!!");
  }
 }
 ///////////////////////////////////////

The AfxMessageBox shows the version of WIN32_IE and _WIN32_WINNT as 0x0400, but the command fails only in WinNT4