Thread: Enabling menu items

You can try this.....(using MFC) ON_UPDATE_COMMAND_UI

Code:

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///in MainFrm.h

afx_msg void OnUpdateMyItem(CCmdUI* pCmdUI);

/////////////************************
////////////in MainFrm.cpp

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CMainFrame, CMDIFrameWnd)

      .....OTHER MSGS
     ON_UPDATE_COMMAND_UI(IDC_MYITEM, OnUpdateMyItem)
     .......OTHER MSGS

END_MESSAGE_MAP()

...other funcitons


void CMainFrame::OnUpdateMyItem(CCmdUI * pCmdUI)
{
    //** Specific to the item updated
    //** each menu item requires its own OnUpdate.. function
    //** see also ON_UPDATE_COMMAND_UI_RANGE   
    pCmdUI->Enable( bMyCondition == TRUE ); 
}

Try

DrawMenuBar()