Uses the CXlMenu class to add a menu to Excel's application menu bar

Remarks

This project demonstrates how to use the CXlMenu class to add a menu to Excel's main application menu bar, and how to remove it again.

Classes and functions used

CXlMenu | CXlMenu::SetTexts | CXlMenu::AddItem | CXlMenu::Create | CXlMenu::Destroy | CXllApp::OnXllOpenEx | CXllApp::OnXllClose

Sample project

Each sample project is located in a sub-directory of the Samples directory of the XLL+ installation. To use the sample project, open the solution file Menus.sln or the project file Menus.vcproj.

You can enable debugging under Excel by using the Setup Debugging command in the XLL+ ToolWindow.

When delivered, the help files are excluded from the build. You can enable the help build by selecting the files Menus.help.xml and Menus.chm in the Solution Explorer, and using the right-click menu to view Properties. Select the page "Configuration Properties/General" and set the "Excluded from build" property to "No". See Generating help in the User Guide for more information.

See Also

List of Sample Projects | Advanced menus sample | Menus (User Guide)