I have a MDI program that is setup to support multiple languages. This app is configured to allow the operator to swap the language on-the-fly and all the menus/dialogs/etc will automatically switch to the newly selected language.

There are multiple types of document / view classes, and each class has its own menu. Also, I have a function that will return the translation (for the selected language) that is keyed off of the operator specified language.

Everything works fine when I have only 1 document open, but if there are 2 documents, then the program crashes (because GetSubMenu returns a NULL) when I switch to the 2nd document.

Each CScrollView type that I have uses a function such as OnActivateView bellow...
Code:
void CDocType1View::OnActivateView(BOOL bActivate, CView* pActivateView, CView* pDeactiveView)
{
	if (bActivate)
		MainFramePtr->ShowType1Tools(); // changes the toolbar just bellow the menu


	CScrollView::OnActivateView(bActivate, pActivateView, pDeactiveView);

	if (bActivate && (nPrevLang != larray.nLangIdx))
		RebuildMenu();
}
nPrevLang is a private int variable for CDocType1View
larray is a structure containing all my translations, a function "L" that return the translated text, and nLangIdx which keeps track of the selected language

The problem is in RebuildMenu(), when I first assign submenu2 (in the "Edit" section)...
Code:
void CDocType1View::RebuildMenu()
{
	if (nPrevLang == larray.nLangIdx)
		return;

	nPrevLang = larray.nLangIdx;

	CMenu	*pMenu = AfxGetApp()->m_pMainWnd->GetMenu(), 
			*submenu = NULL, 
			*submenu2 = NULL, 
			*submenu3 = NULL, 
			*submenu4 = NULL;
	CString	szTemp;

// File
	submenu = pMenu->GetSubMenu(0);
	szTemp = larray.L(_T("&File"));
	pMenu->ModifyMenu(0, MF_BYPOSITION, MF_STRING, szTemp);
		szTemp = larray.L(_T("&Open...\tCtrl O"));
		submenu->ModifyMenu(ID_FILE_OPEN, MF_BYCOMMAND, ID_FILE_OPEN, szTemp);
		szTemp = larray.L(_T("&Print...\tCtrl P"));
		submenu->ModifyMenu(ID_FILE_PRINT, MF_BYCOMMAND, ID_FILE_PRINT, szTemp);
		szTemp = larray.L(_T("Print Pre&view"));
		submenu->ModifyMenu(ID_FILE_PRINT_PREVIEW, MF_BYCOMMAND, ID_FILE_PRINT_PREVIEW, szTemp);
		szTemp = larray.L(_T("P&rint Setup..."));
		submenu->ModifyMenu(ID_FILE_PRINT_SETUP, MF_BYCOMMAND, ID_FILE_PRINT_SETUP, szTemp);
		szTemp = larray.L(_T("E&xit"));
		submenu->ModifyMenu(ID_APP_EXIT, MF_BYCOMMAND, ID_APP_EXIT, szTemp);

// Edit
	submenu = pMenu->GetSubMenu(1);
	szTemp = larray.L(_T("&Edit"));
	pMenu->ModifyMenu(1, MF_BYPOSITION, MF_STRING, szTemp);
		szTemp = larray.L(_T("Change Co&mments\tQ"));
		submenu->ModifyMenu(ID_EDIT_CHANGECOMMENTS, MF_BYCOMMAND, ID_EDIT_CHANGECOMMENTS, szTemp);
		submenu2 = submenu->GetSubMenu(1);

// this is where I'm failing on the 2nd document initialization, GetSubMenu return NULL

		szTemp = larray.L(_T("Grouping"));
		submenu->ModifyMenu(1, MF_BYPOSITION, MF_STRING, szTemp);
			szTemp = larray.L(_T("Group 1"));
			submenu2->ModifyMenu(ID_EDIT_GROUP1, MF_BYCOMMAND, ID_EDIT_GROUP1, szTemp);
			szTemp = larray.L(_T("Group 2"));
			submenu2->ModifyMenu(ID_EDIT_GROUP2, MF_BYCOMMAND, ID_EDIT_GROUP2, szTemp);
		submenu2 = submenu->GetSubMenu(2);
		szTemp = larray.L(_T("Typing"));
		submenu->ModifyMenu(2, MF_BYPOSITION, MF_STRING, szTemp);
			szTemp = larray.L(_T("Type 1"));
			submenu2->ModifyMenu(ID_EDIT_TYPE1, MF_BYCOMMAND, ID_EDIT_TYPE1, szTemp);
			szTemp = larray.L(_T("Type 2"));
			submenu2->ModifyMenu(ID_EDIT_TYPE2, MF_BYCOMMAND, ID_EDIT_TYPE2, szTemp);

// ... I have clipped the rest of the code between the "Edit->Typing" through "Help", but it is very similar in style and substance.  There are more cascades of menus that require me to use 4 submenu pointers.

// Help
	submenu = pMenu->GetSubMenu(5);
	szTemp = larray.L(_T("&Help"));
	pMenu->ModifyMenu(5, MF_BYPOSITION, MF_STRING, szTemp);
		szTemp = larray.L(_T("&Help Topics"));
		submenu->ModifyMenu(ID_HELP_FINDER, MF_BYCOMMAND, ID_HELP_FINDER, szTemp);
		szTemp = larray.L(_T("&About Display..."));
		submenu->ModifyMenu(ID_APP_ABOUT, MF_BYCOMMAND, ID_APP_ABOUT, szTemp);
}
Can anyone tell me why this is failing when I switch to my 2nd document / view?