Step 1 Create Menu and Toolbars Form

Step 1. Create Menu and Toolbars Form.

VFW082 – Toolbars, Menus and Pop–up Menus

1.  Create a new Form / Basic Form:

     Name: iiiVFW17

     Description: Menus and Toolbars

2.  On the Controls tab, select All Controls and drag and drop a Menu Bar component to the top of the form. The Menu Bar component will always attach to the top of the form.

     Note that the first Menu Item is displayed at the top left and can be edited in the Design view.

3.  Review the source code. Note that two components have been defined:

A Menu Bar (MBAR_1)

A Menu Item (MITM_1) which has a parent of MBAR_1

Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MBAR) Name(#MBAR_1) Parent(#COM_OWNER)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MITM) Name(#MITM_1) Caption('Item1') Displayposition(1) Parent(#MBAR_1)

4.  Return to the Design view and define the menu. In the following steps you will define the menu as shown in the following table:

5.  Follow these steps:

a.  Replace Item1, with &File. The "F" will be the menu shortcut key. At run time, Alt + F will open the File menu.

b.  Press Enter to create the next menu item. Type F&ill List. Typing "i" with the File menu open will select the Fill List option.

c.  Press Enter and the editor will move the input menu items to top of the Design tab. Continue to define the menu here.

d.  Type C&lear List and press Enter.

e.  Type a dash character (-) into the new item. This makes the menu item a divider. Press Enter.

f.  In the new menu item, type E&xit and save your form.

     You have created MITM_1 and its sub-menu items.

6.  Once again review your source code:

Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MBAR) Name(#MBAR_1) Parent(#COM_OWNER)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MITM) Name(#MITM_1) Caption('&File') Displayposition(1) Parent(#MBAR_1)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_SMNU) Name(#SMNU_1) Parent(#MITM_1)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MITM) Name(#MITM_2) Caption('F&ill List') Displayposition(1) Parent(#SMNU_1)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MITM) Name(#MITM_3) Caption('C&lear List') Displayposition(2) Parent(#SMNU_1)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MITM) Name(#MITM_4) Caption('E&xit') Displayposition(4) Parent(#SMNU_1)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MITM) Name(#MITM_5) Caption('-') Displayposition(3) Parent(#SMNU_1)
 

     You now have a sub menu item (SMNU_1) with four menu items belonging to the sub menu which have a parent of SMNU_1.

7.  Compile the form and execute it. Check that your menu looks as expected.

8.  Test the shortcut keys.

9.  Close the form.

10.  Switch to the Design view. Position the cursor in the File menu option and press the Tab key. A new menu element will be displayed below:

11. Type &Edit in the new element and press Tab. Type &View and press Tab, and type &Help.

     Your menu should look like the following:

12. Save your form.

13. Click in the Edit menu item. Ensure the cursor is positioned at the right hand side and press Enter. A new submenu will be displayed below.

14. Type &Copy and press Enter and type &Delete in the new menu item.

15. Position your cursor cursor in the View menu item. Move the cursor to the right and press Enter to create a new sub menu. You will now define four sub-menu items for the View menu:

a.  In a new menu item, type &Icon and press Enter.

b.  In a new menu item type &List and press Enter.

c.  In a new menu item type &Report and press Enter.

d.  In a new menu item type &Small Icons.

16. Position your cursor in the Help menu item and move the cursor to the right. Press Enter. In the new menu item type &Contents.

17. Compile your form and execute it.

18. Test all menu options and shortcuts.

19. Close your form.