GetMenuBarInfo: no result

[testalucida]

Hi,

need to know the size of my menubar, but got a problem with GetMenuBarInfo:
after the function call MENUBARINFO.rcBar is not initialized, and the returncode = false.
The errorcode returnde by GetLastError = 0.

I think I'm using a wrong argument, but which one?

HWND hWnd = <handle of the TopWindow that owns the menuBar>
LONG lObject = OBJID_MENU
LONG lItem = 0
MENUBAR.cbSize = sizeof(MENUBAR)

What could be wrong? Do I have to use the windowhandle of the menuBar instead of the TopLevelWindow? And if so, how to get it?

Thanks in advance
Best regards
testalucida

[VictorN]

What is MENUBAR?
Show your actual code.

[testalucida]

sorry, should be: MENUBARINFO

static RECT & GetMenuBarSize( HWND owner, RECT & rect ) {
MENUBARINFO mbi;
mbi.cbSize = sizeof( MENUBARINFO );
bool bOk = GetMenuBarInfo( owner, OBJID_MENU, (LONG)0, &mbi ); //returns false

DWORD err = GetLastError(); // returns 0
rect = mbi.rcBar;
return rect;
}

[VictorN]

Hm... A little strange function...
And how are you using it? And what is the value of HWND owner? How do you obtain it?

[Belzeski]

True, I tink getMenuBaMInfo has a null owner. set a brak point and see the value clear.