PRB: Control Bar Not Visible After Calling Create

   CDialogBar
   CToolBar
   CStatusBar
				

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There are two code segments below that show how to create a CDialogBar attached to a CMDIChildWnd. The first sample creates a CDialogBar as soon as the child window is created (that is, the child window always has the dialog bar). The second sample shows a function that will properly create and display a dialog bar at any time.

Sample Code

   /* Compile options needed: None
      Sample 1 - Override OnCreate.
   
      Note that the dialog template is called IDD_CHILDBAR
      and that CMyMDIChild has a member variable declaration:
      CDialogBar m_dlgbar;
   */ 
   int CMyMDIChild::OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct)
   {
        if (CMDIChildWnd::OnCreate(lpCreateStruct) == -1)
             return -1;
   
       m_dlgbar.Create(this,IDD_CHILDBAR,CBRS_TOP,115);
   
        return 0;
   }
   
   /*
     Sample 2 - Creating a dialog bar at any time.
     Note that the dialog template is called IDD_CHILDBAR
     and that CMyMDIChildWnd has a member variable declaration:
     CDialogBar *m_pdlgbar;
   */ 
   void CMyMDIChild::CreateDialogBar()
   {
       m_pDlgBar = new CDialogBar();
       m_pDlgBar->Create(this,IDD_CHILDBAR,CBRS_TOP,115);
       RecalcLayout();
   }
				

Because you are allocating a CDialogBar object, you need to call delete m_pDlgBar when you close the application or there will be a memory leak.