adding to menu during runtime

how can i make my program add something to a menu bar during runtime?

CMON PLEASE

You'll need to use API calls. VB creates your menu using those calls.

do i do that?

You don't need to use API calls to dynamically create menu items (or delete them) if you can wait a few hours when I get back from work I will post the code here

idea now, i only have like an hour left

Or try searching the followin sites:

http://www.allapi.net/

http://vb-world.net/api/

http://visualbasic.about.com/library...htm?once=true&

This is the idea. The specifics might not be right. I am tryiong to check.....

Adding Menu Controls at Run Time

A menu can grow at run time. eg menu items are dynamically created to display the path names of the most recently opened files.

Use the menu editor to create a menu entry that has an index so is part of an array

You must use a control array to create a control at run time. Because the mnuRecentFile menu control is assigned a value for the Index property at design time, it automatically becomes an element of a control array — even though no other elements have yet been created.

add an extra menu by load(mnurecentfile)
delete it by unload(mnurecentfile)

you can set the mnurecentfile.caption and other properties

Sorry about the delay...

mnuItem is the menu item name created with the menu editor
In the code i refers to a particular menu item

Code:

---

    'To create a menu item
    Load mnuItem (i)
   
    With mnuItem (i)
            .Caption = "open file a"
            .Visible = True
    End With     
   

    'unload a menu item to remove it
    Unload mnuItem (i)

---

Here is my code i want to make an add to favorites for my webbrowser.

favoritename = InputBox("What Would you like to name your favorite?", "Add Favorite")
Load mnufavs(i)

With mnfavs(i)
.Caption = favoritename
.Visible = True
End With


'unload a menu item to remove it
Unload mnuitem(i)

what error do you get?

Things to check
1. Have you used the menu editor to create a menu entry that has an index value of 0. Set it to invisible so it cannot be seen yet

2. When you first want to add a menu item do

Code:

---

with menuitem(0)
    .caption = "test"
    .visible = true
end with

---

when a new entry is required...
Note that i is a number of a menutiem in the array
i should be one higher than the number of the last loaded menuitemn

Code:

---


load menuitm(i)

with menuitem(i)
    .caption = "test entry number " & i
    .visible = true
end with

---

changes the caption on one menu item, i want it to create a new menu item under mnufavs