*VERY* basic MDI question

I thought I got this in class, but apparently not.

My mission, with no choice but to accept it:

Create a multiple document program with 8 dialogs/new windows to demonstrate all the wonderful coding stuff we've learned this semester.

I'm having no problem with those, it's getting the menu selection to pop up the window. When I click on menu on the main window, the drop down selections are grayed out.

So far, I've done it this way: Insert->resource->dialog then clicked new. Create the dialog window, then go to the class wizard, entered the CNameOfIt to create the class. Program comes up just fine, except that I can't get to any of the dialogs because of the menu problem. I'm feeling like quite a bit of a dork here, and I know I'm missing some simple step.

Thanks for your patience..hopefully this isn't too confusing to answer.

Not quite clear. Which menu has the drop downs grayed, the one the child dlg's are added to? ['Window' is default I think]

Have you created the frame?
Created the dlg's and then hidden them ready to show when the user selects one?

In my MDI I created the dlg's on the fly as you need to use CreateMDIWindow() to get them to add to the menu. Then create the ctrl's on them with CreateWindow().

Actually, I figured it out within about five minutes of posting. Seems like the minute you think you've reached the end of your rope, you get another idea.

I wish I knew my terminology a little better..What I meant was when you run the program, click menu from the toolbar, the drop down list items were grayed out. I knew I was forgetting something simple..I didn't right click on them, go to class wizard, and add in:
{
CLibraryfunctions dlg;
dlg.DoModal();
}

It was most likely confusing because it's so darned basic it's unbelievable a person wouldn't know that.

Thanks for taking time to reply! I'm sure I'll be back with more confusing stuff.

Deana
Newest of the newbies.