SetMenuItemInfo

I cant get it to work (SetMenuItemInfo)
heres my code
MENUITEMINFO mii;
mii.fMask=MIIM_TYPE;
mii.fType = MFT_STRING;
mii.dwTypeData="string"
SetMenuItem(hMenu,/* Declared In resource along with menu item IDB_TEST*/IDB_TEST,FALSE,&mii);
DrawMenuBar(hwnd);
/*dont wory i did set it origanally/*

Try setting mmi.fMask to MIIM_STRING.

i did but my compiler could'nt find MIIM_STRING

What compiler are you using (version would be handy too)?

Metrowerks codewarrior

MENUITEMINFO is declared in winuser.h. I have metrowerks codewarrior 5 and MIIM_STRING is declared ok in there but in order for it to be defined you should:

#define WINVER 0x0500

before you #include <windows.h>

That should compile ok.

Good luck.

hmm id didnt work i have ver. 4 but i still tried by the way do you like metrowerks

Did it compile ok? And what os are you compiling on?

If not try (before #include <windows.h> ):

Code:

#if !defined MIIM_STRING
#define MIIM_STRING 0x00000040
#endif

>>do you like metrowerks<<

I got codewarrior 5 Pro (IDE version 4) as a freebie on a magazine cd in the UK thanks to Fordy without whom i'd never have a chance to play around with yet another compiler. It's ok, but I confess i've not really messed around with it that much. The IDE is nice enough with decent enough help files which is always a bonus.

even with the paramater it dosent work any altenatives?

Short of upgrading your compiler or getting a new one, you could try the older ModifyMenu function.

I think it would be beneficial for you to post some code showing what you have been doing....

This is a simple system call and the compiler should be able to do what's needed....