Thread: Menu like file, edit, help, etc...

Hi, i'm building a Program like Notepad or something. I just can't get it work. Everything works except the menu, can you fixa the menu thing?

Here is everything you need:
http://www.livijnproductions.se/Jinky.rar
The menu is in the .rc and the rest of the code is in the .o and .h

It's not a big file so you maybe should figure out whats wrong and tell me!

Thank you!


CODES

main.c

Code:

#include <windows.h>
#include <commctrl.h>
#include "resource.h"


const char g_szClassName[] = "myWindowClass";
const char g_szChildClassName[] = "myMDIChildWindowClass";

#define IDC_MAIN_MDI	101
#define IDC_MAIN_TOOL	102
#define IDC_MAIN_STATUS	103
#define IDC_CHILD_EDIT	101
#define ID_MDI_FIRSTCHILD 50000

HWND g_hMDIClient = NULL;
HWND g_hMainWindow = NULL;

BOOL LoadTextFileToEdit(HWND hEdit, LPCTSTR pszFileName)
{
	HANDLE hFile;
	BOOL bSuccess = FALSE;

	hFile = CreateFile(pszFileName, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, NULL,
		OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
	if(hFile != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
	{
		DWORD dwFileSize;

		dwFileSize = GetFileSize(hFile, NULL);
		if(dwFileSize != 0xFFFFFFFF)
		{
			LPSTR pszFileText;

			pszFileText = GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwFileSize + 1);
			if(pszFileText != NULL)
			{
				DWORD dwRead;

				if(ReadFile(hFile, pszFileText, dwFileSize, &dwRead, NULL))
				{
					pszFileText[dwFileSize] = 0; // Add null terminator
					if(SetWindowText(hEdit, pszFileText))
						bSuccess = TRUE; // It worked!
				}
				GlobalFree(pszFileText);
			}
		}
		CloseHandle(hFile);
	}
	return bSuccess;
}

BOOL SaveTextFileFromEdit(HWND hEdit, LPCTSTR pszFileName)
{
	HANDLE hFile;
	BOOL bSuccess = FALSE;

	hFile = CreateFile(pszFileName, GENERIC_WRITE, 0, NULL,
		CREATE_ALWAYS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
	if(hFile != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
	{
		DWORD dwTextLength;

		dwTextLength = GetWindowTextLength(hEdit);
		// No need to bother if there's no text.
		if(dwTextLength > 0)
		{
			LPSTR pszText;
			DWORD dwBufferSize = dwTextLength + 1;

			pszText = GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwBufferSize);
			if(pszText != NULL)
			{
				if(GetWindowText(hEdit, pszText, dwBufferSize))
				{
					DWORD dwWritten;

					if(WriteFile(hFile, pszText, dwTextLength, &dwWritten, NULL))
						bSuccess = TRUE;
				}
				GlobalFree(pszText);
			}
		}
		CloseHandle(hFile);
	}
	return bSuccess;
}

void DoFileOpen(HWND hwnd)
{
	OPENFILENAME ofn;
	char szFileName[MAX_PATH] = "";

	ZeroMemory(&ofn, sizeof(ofn));

	ofn.lStructSize = sizeof(ofn);
	ofn.hwndOwner = hwnd;
	ofn.lpstrFilter = "Text Files (*.txt)\0*.txt\0All Files (*.*)\0*.*\0";
	ofn.lpstrFile = szFileName;
	ofn.nMaxFile = MAX_PATH;
	ofn.Flags = OFN_EXPLORER | OFN_FILEMUSTEXIST | OFN_HIDEREADONLY;
	ofn.lpstrDefExt = "txt";

	if(GetOpenFileName(&ofn))
	{
		HWND hEdit = GetDlgItem(hwnd, IDC_CHILD_EDIT);
		if(LoadTextFileToEdit(hEdit, szFileName))
		{
			SendDlgItemMessage(g_hMainWindow, IDC_MAIN_STATUS, SB_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM)"Opened...");
			SendDlgItemMessage(g_hMainWindow, IDC_MAIN_STATUS, SB_SETTEXT, 1, (LPARAM)szFileName);

			SetWindowText(hwnd, szFileName);
		}
	}
}

void DoFileSave(HWND hwnd)
{
	OPENFILENAME ofn;
	char szFileName[MAX_PATH] = "";

	ZeroMemory(&ofn, sizeof(ofn));

	ofn.lStructSize = sizeof(ofn);
	ofn.hwndOwner = hwnd;
	ofn.lpstrFilter = "Text Files (*.txt)\0*.txt\0All Files (*.*)\0*.*\0";
	ofn.lpstrFile = szFileName;
	ofn.nMaxFile = MAX_PATH;
	ofn.lpstrDefExt = "txt";
	ofn.Flags = OFN_EXPLORER | OFN_PATHMUSTEXIST | OFN_HIDEREADONLY | OFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT;

	if(GetSaveFileName(&ofn))
	{
		HWND hEdit = GetDlgItem(hwnd, IDC_CHILD_EDIT);
		if(SaveTextFileFromEdit(hEdit, szFileName))
		{
			SendDlgItemMessage(g_hMainWindow, IDC_MAIN_STATUS, SB_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM)"Saved...");
			SendDlgItemMessage(g_hMainWindow, IDC_MAIN_STATUS, SB_SETTEXT, 1, (LPARAM)szFileName);

			SetWindowText(hwnd, szFileName);
		}
	}
}

HWND CreateNewMDIChild(HWND hMDIClient)
{
	MDICREATESTRUCT mcs;
	HWND hChild;

	mcs.szTitle = "[Untitled document]";
	mcs.szClass = g_szChildClassName;
	mcs.hOwner  = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
	mcs.x = mcs.cx = CW_USEDEFAULT;
	mcs.y = mcs.cy = CW_USEDEFAULT;
	mcs.style = MDIS_ALLCHILDSTYLES;

	hChild = (HWND)SendMessage(hMDIClient, WM_MDICREATE, 0, (LONG)&mcs);
	if(!hChild)
	{
		MessageBox(hMDIClient, "MDI Child creation failed.", "Oh Oh...",
			MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
	}
	return hChild;
}

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
	switch(msg)
	{
		case WM_CREATE:
		{
			HWND hTool;
			TBBUTTON tbb[3];
			TBADDBITMAP tbab;

			HWND hStatus;
			int statwidths[] = {100, -1};

			CLIENTCREATESTRUCT ccs;

			// Create MDI Client

			// Find window menu where children will be listed
			ccs.hWindowMenu  = GetSubMenu(GetMenu(hwnd), 2);
			ccs.idFirstChild = ID_MDI_FIRSTCHILD;

			g_hMDIClient = CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE, "mdiclient", NULL,
				WS_CHILD | WS_CLIPCHILDREN | WS_VSCROLL | WS_HSCROLL | WS_VISIBLE,
				CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT,
				hwnd, (HMENU)IDC_MAIN_MDI, GetModuleHandle(NULL), (LPVOID)&ccs);

			if(g_hMDIClient == NULL)
				MessageBox(hwnd, "Could not create MDI client.", "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);

			// Create Toolbar

			hTool = CreateWindowEx(0, TOOLBARCLASSNAME, NULL, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 0, 0, 0, 0,
				hwnd, (HMENU)IDC_MAIN_TOOL, GetModuleHandle(NULL), NULL);
			if(hTool == NULL)
				MessageBox(hwnd, "Could not create tool bar.", "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);

			// Send the TB_BUTTONSTRUCTSIZE message, which is required for
			// backward compatibility.
			SendMessage(hTool, TB_BUTTONSTRUCTSIZE, (WPARAM)sizeof(TBBUTTON), 0);
			
			tbab.hInst = HINST_COMMCTRL;
			tbab.nID = IDB_STD_SMALL_COLOR;
			SendMessage(hTool, TB_ADDBITMAP, 0, (LPARAM)&tbab);

			ZeroMemory(tbb, sizeof(tbb));
			tbb[0].iBitmap = STD_FILENEW;
			tbb[0].fsState = TBSTATE_ENABLED;
			tbb[0].fsStyle = TBSTYLE_BUTTON;
			tbb[0].idCommand = ID_FILE_NEW;

			tbb[1].iBitmap = STD_FILEOPEN;
			tbb[1].fsState = TBSTATE_ENABLED;
			tbb[1].fsStyle = TBSTYLE_BUTTON;
			tbb[1].idCommand = ID_FILE_OPEN;

			tbb[2].iBitmap = STD_FILESAVE;
			tbb[2].fsState = TBSTATE_ENABLED;
			tbb[2].fsStyle = TBSTYLE_BUTTON;
			tbb[2].idCommand = ID_FILE_SAVEAS;

			SendMessage(hTool, TB_ADDBUTTONS, sizeof(tbb)/sizeof(TBBUTTON), (LPARAM)&tbb);

			// Create Status bar

			hStatus = CreateWindowEx(0, STATUSCLASSNAME, NULL,
				WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | SBARS_SIZEGRIP, 0, 0, 0, 0,
				hwnd, (HMENU)IDC_MAIN_STATUS, GetModuleHandle(NULL), NULL);

			SendMessage(hStatus, SB_SETPARTS, sizeof(statwidths)/sizeof(int), (LPARAM)statwidths);
			SendMessage(hStatus, SB_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM)"Jinky");
		}
		break;
		case WM_SIZE:
		{
			HWND hTool;
			RECT rcTool;
			int iToolHeight;

			HWND hStatus;
			RECT rcStatus;
			int iStatusHeight;

			HWND hMDI;
			int iMDIHeight;
			RECT rcClient;

			// Size toolbar and get height

			hTool = GetDlgItem(hwnd, IDC_MAIN_TOOL);
			SendMessage(hTool, TB_AUTOSIZE, 0, 0);

			GetWindowRect(hTool, &rcTool);
			iToolHeight = rcTool.bottom - rcTool.top;

			// Size status bar and get height

			hStatus = GetDlgItem(hwnd, IDC_MAIN_STATUS);
			SendMessage(hStatus, WM_SIZE, 0, 0);

			GetWindowRect(hStatus, &rcStatus);
			iStatusHeight = rcStatus.bottom - rcStatus.top;

			// Calculate remaining height and size edit

			GetClientRect(hwnd, &rcClient);

			iMDIHeight = rcClient.bottom - iToolHeight - iStatusHeight;

			hMDI = GetDlgItem(hwnd, IDC_MAIN_MDI);
			SetWindowPos(hMDI, NULL, 0, iToolHeight, rcClient.right, iMDIHeight, SWP_NOZORDER);
		}
		break;
		case WM_CLOSE:
			DestroyWindow(hwnd);
		break;
		case WM_DESTROY:
			PostQuitMessage(0);
		break;
		case WM_COMMAND:
			switch(LOWORD(wParam))
			{
				case ID_FILE_EXIT:
					PostMessage(hwnd, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
				break;
				case ID_FILE_NEW:
					CreateNewMDIChild(g_hMDIClient);
				break;
				case ID_FILE_OPEN:
				{
					HWND hChild = CreateNewMDIChild(g_hMDIClient);
					if(hChild)
					{
						DoFileOpen(hChild);	
					}
				}
				break;
				case ID_FILE_CLOSE:
				{
					HWND hChild = (HWND)SendMessage(g_hMDIClient, WM_MDIGETACTIVE,0,0);
					if(hChild)
					{
						SendMessage(hChild, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
					}
				}
				break;
				case ID_WINDOW_TILE:
					SendMessage(g_hMDIClient, WM_MDITILE, 0, 0);
				break;
				case ID_WINDOW_CASCADE:
					SendMessage(g_hMDIClient, WM_MDICASCADE, 0, 0);
				break;
				default:
				{
					if(LOWORD(wParam) >= ID_MDI_FIRSTCHILD)
					{
						DefFrameProc(hwnd, g_hMDIClient, WM_COMMAND, wParam, lParam);
					}
					else 
					{
						HWND hChild = (HWND)SendMessage(g_hMDIClient, WM_MDIGETACTIVE,0,0);
						if(hChild)
						{
							SendMessage(hChild, WM_COMMAND, wParam, lParam);
						}
					}
				}
			}
		break;
		default:
			return DefFrameProc(hwnd, g_hMDIClient, msg, wParam, lParam);
	}
	return 0;
}

LRESULT CALLBACK MDIChildWndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
	switch(msg)
	{
		case WM_CREATE:
		{
			HFONT hfDefault;
			HWND hEdit;

			// Create Edit Control

			hEdit = CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE, "EDIT", "", 
				WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_VSCROLL | WS_HSCROLL | ES_MULTILINE | ES_AUTOVSCROLL | ES_AUTOHSCROLL, 
				0, 0, 100, 100, hwnd, (HMENU)IDC_CHILD_EDIT, GetModuleHandle(NULL), NULL);
			if(hEdit == NULL)
				MessageBox(hwnd, "Could not create edit box.", "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);

			hfDefault = GetStockObject(DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);
			SendMessage(hEdit, WM_SETFONT, (WPARAM)hfDefault, MAKELPARAM(FALSE, 0));
		}
		break;
		case WM_MDIACTIVATE:
		{
			HMENU hMenu, hFileMenu;
			UINT EnableFlag;

			hMenu = GetMenu(g_hMainWindow);
			if(hwnd == (HWND)lParam)
			{	   //being activated, enable the menus
				EnableFlag = MF_ENABLED;
			}
			else
			{						   //being de-activated, gray the menus
				EnableFlag = MF_GRAYED;
			}

			EnableMenuItem(hMenu, 1, MF_BYPOSITION | EnableFlag);
			EnableMenuItem(hMenu, 2, MF_BYPOSITION | EnableFlag);

			hFileMenu = GetSubMenu(hMenu, 0);
			EnableMenuItem(hFileMenu, ID_FILE_SAVEAS, MF_BYCOMMAND | EnableFlag);

			EnableMenuItem(hFileMenu, ID_FILE_CLOSE, MF_BYCOMMAND | EnableFlag);
			EnableMenuItem(hFileMenu, ID_FILE_CLOSEALL, MF_BYCOMMAND | EnableFlag);

			DrawMenuBar(g_hMainWindow);
		}
		break;
		case WM_COMMAND:
			switch(LOWORD(wParam))
			{
				case ID_FILE_OPEN:
					DoFileOpen(hwnd);
				break;
				case ID_FILE_SAVEAS:
					DoFileSave(hwnd);
				break;
				case ID_EDIT_CUT:
					SendDlgItemMessage(hwnd, IDC_CHILD_EDIT, WM_CUT, 0, 0);
				break;
				case ID_EDIT_COPY:
					SendDlgItemMessage(hwnd, IDC_CHILD_EDIT, WM_COPY, 0, 0);
				break;
				case ID_EDIT_PASTE:
					SendDlgItemMessage(hwnd, IDC_CHILD_EDIT, WM_PASTE, 0, 0);
				break;
			}
		break;
		case WM_SIZE:
		{
			HWND hEdit;
			RECT rcClient;

			// Calculate remaining height and size edit

			GetClientRect(hwnd, &rcClient);

			hEdit = GetDlgItem(hwnd, IDC_CHILD_EDIT);
			SetWindowPos(hEdit, NULL, 0, 0, rcClient.right, rcClient.bottom, SWP_NOZORDER);
		}
		return DefMDIChildProc(hwnd, msg, wParam, lParam);
		default:
			return DefMDIChildProc(hwnd, msg, wParam, lParam);
	
	}
	return 0;
}

BOOL SetUpMDIChildWindowClass(HINSTANCE hInstance)
{
	WNDCLASSEX wc;

	wc.cbSize		 = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
	wc.style		 = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW;
	wc.lpfnWndProc	 = MDIChildWndProc;
	wc.cbClsExtra	 = 0;
	wc.cbWndExtra	 = 0;
	wc.hInstance	 = hInstance;
	wc.hIcon		 = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
	wc.hCursor		 = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
	wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_3DFACE+1);
	wc.lpszMenuName  = NULL;
	wc.lpszClassName = g_szChildClassName;
	wc.hIconSm		 = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);

	if(!RegisterClassEx(&wc))
	{
		MessageBox(0, "Could Not Register Child Window", "Oh Oh...",
			MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
		return FALSE;
	}
	else
		return TRUE;
}


int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
	LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
    InitCommonControls();
    
	WNDCLASSEX wc;
	HWND hwnd;
	MSG Msg;

	

	wc.cbSize		 = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
	wc.style		 = 0;
	wc.lpfnWndProc	 = WndProc;
	wc.cbClsExtra	 = 0;
	wc.cbWndExtra	 = 0;
	wc.hInstance	 = hInstance;
	wc.hIcon		 = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
	wc.hCursor		 = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
	wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+1);
	wc.lpszMenuName  = MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_MAINMENU);
	wc.lpszClassName = g_szClassName;
	wc.hIconSm		 = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);

	if(!RegisterClassEx(&wc))
	{
		MessageBox(NULL, "Window Registration Failed!", "Error!",
			MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
		return 0;
	}

	if(!SetUpMDIChildWindowClass(hInstance))
		return 0;

	hwnd = CreateWindowEx(
		0,
		g_szClassName,
		"Jinky - Livijnproductions.se",
		WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | WS_CLIPCHILDREN,
		CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, 480, 320,
		NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);

	if(hwnd == NULL)
	{
		MessageBox(NULL, "Window Creation Failed!", "Error!",
			MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
		return 0;
	}

	g_hMainWindow = hwnd;

	ShowWindow(hwnd, nCmdShow);
	UpdateWindow(hwnd);

	while(GetMessage(&Msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0)
	{
		if (!TranslateMDISysAccel(g_hMDIClient, &Msg))
		{
			TranslateMessage(&Msg);
			DispatchMessage(&Msg);
		}
	}
	return Msg.wParam;
}

resource.h

Code:

//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
// Microsoft Developer Studio generated include file.
// Used by app_four.rc
//
#define IDR_MAINMENU                    102
#define ID_FILE_EXIT                    40001
#define ID_FILE_NEW                     40002
#define ID_FILE_OPEN                    40003
#define ID_FILE_SAVEAS                  40005
#define ID_WINDOW_CASCADE               40008
#define ID_WINDOW_TILE                  40009
#define ID_FILE_CLOSE                   40010
#define ID_FILE_CLOSEALL                40011
#define ID_EDIT_CUT                     40015
#define ID_EDIT_COPY                    40016
#define ID_EDIT_PASTE                   40017

// Next default values for new objects
// 
#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
#ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        101
#define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         40020
#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         1000
#define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           101
#endif
#endif

app_four.rc

Code:

//Microsoft Developer Studio generated resource script.
//
#include "resource.h"

#define APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Generated from the TEXTINCLUDE 2 resource.
//
#ifndef __BORLANDC__
#include "winres.h"
#endif

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#undef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// English (Canada) resources

#if !defined(AFX_RESOURCE_DLL) || defined(AFX_TARG_ENC)
#ifdef _WIN32
LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_CAN
#pragma code_page(1252)
#endif //_WIN32

#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// TEXTINCLUDE
//

1 TEXTINCLUDE DISCARDABLE 
BEGIN
    "resource.h\0"
END

2 TEXTINCLUDE DISCARDABLE 
BEGIN
    "#ifndef __BORLANDC__\r\n"
    "#include ""winres.h""\r\n"
    "#endif\r\n"
    "\0"
END

3 TEXTINCLUDE DISCARDABLE 
BEGIN
    "\r\n"
    "\0"
END

#endif    // APSTUDIO_INVOKED


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Menu
//

IDR_MAINMENU MENU DISCARDABLE 
BEGIN
    POPUP "&File"
    BEGIN
        MENUITEM "&New",                        ID_FILE_NEW
        MENUITEM "&Open...",                    ID_FILE_OPEN
        MENUITEM "Save &As...",                 ID_FILE_SAVEAS, GRAYED
        MENUITEM SEPARATOR
        MENUITEM "&Close",                      ID_FILE_CLOSE, GRAYED
        MENUITEM SEPARATOR
        MENUITEM "E&xit",                       ID_FILE_EXIT
    END
    POPUP "&Edit", GRAYED
    BEGIN
        MENUITEM "C&ut",                        ID_EDIT_CUT
        MENUITEM "&Copy",                       ID_EDIT_COPY
        MENUITEM "&Paste",                      ID_EDIT_PASTE
    END
    POPUP "&Window", GRAYED
    BEGIN
        MENUITEM "&Tile",                       ID_WINDOW_TILE
        MENUITEM "&Cascade",                    ID_WINDOW_CASCADE
    END
END

#endif    // English (Canada) resources
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////



#ifndef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Generated from the TEXTINCLUDE 3 resource.
//


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#endif    // not APSTUDIO_INVOKED

PLEASE! IT'S URGENT! I can't get it...

Don't double post. Don't say your problem is urgent. I find it rude. I also find it rude that you plageurize [relatively popular] code from the internet.

Now, I see that you have tried to add a menu by using the WNDCLASS::lpszMenuName element. I can't see why that would not work, but there are other methods of applying a menu to your window. You can use the HMENU parameter of CreateWindowEx, and the SetMenu function. See if those work.

Ok, sorry for being rude. I'm a total newbie, so i thought that i could learn from this project, but it have to work off course. If it doesn't, i'm learning the wrong thing.

Where should i put mu CreateWindowEx then? And what should i remove from the code?

i read a bit and maybe i should change

Code:

hwnd = CreateWindowEx(
		0,
		g_szClassName,
		"Jinky - Livijnproductions.se",
		WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | WS_CLIPCHILDREN,
		CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, 480, 320,
		NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);

I just don't know to what, i tested to set the 2nd NULL, the on before hInstance, to hMenu and HMENU but i just get errors. What am i doing wrong? I still use the same code as above.

Originally Posted by Sentral

If your a total newbie, then you shouldn't be working with win32 code. If you have no prior C++ experience, you will not understand the code, and not learn.

i hate when people say that. Help me instead, i know i can learn from programs. I did with PHP, and some people say that PHP is harder than C++...

Yeah, but i just want to finish this one. I'm trying, right? How should i know which code is worng, etc. It would be fun if someone could help me, nice and slow. With some code...

I've searched for SetMeny and CreateWindowEx but i haven't got a good result. If you have a good tutorial, please, post it. Or you can just tell me what to do...

I ment about menus...

i think i know the problem, i have to link the .rc file...
but i can only link .lib and .o ...

when i have a project in Dev-C++ with these three documents i posted, and i try to compile. It doesn't work. Don't know why, a new document creates by Dev-C++ and it sais:

Code:

/* THIS FILE WILL BE OVERWRITTEN BY DEV-C++ */
/* DO NOT EDIT! */

#include "app.rc"

Is that the problem? Because if it is, i've got Visual Studio too. But i can't compile with Visual Studio. Only create solution. Annoying...