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Article: Q250365
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprint kbGDI kbMenu kbMFC kbPrinting KbUIDesign kbDSupport kbGrpDSMFCATL
Last Modified: 22-OCT-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition, version 6.0 
- The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) 
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When you try to open a file from Windows Explorer or use a drag-and-drop
operation to move the file while the file's associated MFC MDI application is in
Print Preview mode, one of the following symptoms are observed:

- If the child window for which Print Preview is being shown is not maximized
  then the menu for the new child window is created on the top of the Print
  Preview window.

- If the MDI child window is maximized and in Print Preview mode then the two
  sets of the system menu and the Minimize/Maximize/Close buttons are seen.

CAUSE
=====

The application is supposed to close the print preview window and switch to the
MDI child window that was created for opening this file. But the application is
not able to switch to the associated view.

RESOLUTION
==========

One way to work around this problem is to close the Print Preview window before
creating a new window for the file being opened or dropped. The following code
shows how this can be done:

- Add the following line of code to the Stdafx.h file:

  #include <afxpriv.h>

- Create a handler for the WM_DROPFILES message in your CMainFrame class and
  copy the following code in there.

  void CMainFrame::OnDropFiles(HDROP hDropInfo) 
  {
  	CView* pView = GetActiveView();
  	if (pView  && pView->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(CPreviewView))) 
  	{
  		CPreviewView* pView = (CPreviewView *)GetActiveView();
  		SendMessage(WM_COMMAND, AFX_ID_PREVIEW_CLOSE);
  	}

  	CMDIFrameWnd::OnDropFiles(hDropInfo);
  }

- Override the OnDDECommand virtual function in your application class and copy
  the following code there:

  BOOL CQ250365App::OnDDECommand(LPTSTR lpszCommand) 
  {
  	CMainFrame* pFrame = (CMainFrame *)AfxGetMainWnd();
  	CView* pView = pFrame->GetActiveView();
  	if (pView  && pView->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(CPreviewView))) 
  	{
  		CPreviewView* pView = (CPreviewView *)pFrame->GetActiveView();
  		pFrame->SendMessage(WM_COMMAND, AFX_ID_PREVIEW_CLOSE);
  	}
  	return CWinApp::OnDDECommand(lpszCommand);
  }

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
================

The WM_DROPFILES message is sent when the user drops a file on the window of an
application that has registered itself as a recipient of dropped files.

The CWinApp::OnDDECommand method is called by the framework when the main frame
window receives a DDE execute message. The default implementation checks whether
the command is a request to open a document and, if so, then opens the specified
document. The Windows File Manager usually sends such DDE command strings when
the user double-clicks a data file.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
---------------------------

1. Run AppWizard to create an MFC AppWizard (exe).

2. Generate an MFC AppWizard (exe) as MDI type.

3. At step 4 of 6, click Advanced set a file extension in the Advanced Options
  dialog box to .xxx. The rest of the selections can be default.

4. Build and run the application.

5. Save the document as Test.xxx (where .xxx is a file extension).

6. Close the application and run it again.

7. Maximize the MDI child window and select Print Preview from the menu.

8. Drag the test file from explorer into the application or double-click the
  file to open it.

9. You should see two sets of system menus and Minimize/Maximize/Close buttons.

10. If you do the above tests with the child window in a normal state (not
  maximized), you should see a menu on top of print preview window.

REFERENCES
==========

For more information go to MSDN Help and search on OnDropFiles and
OnDDECommand.

(c) Microsoft Corporation 2000, All Rights Reserved.
Contributions by Sreedhar Pelluru, Microsoft Corporation


Additional query words: system menu print preview drop file

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Keywords          : kbprint kbGDI kbMenu kbMFC kbPrinting KbUIDesign kbDSupport kbGrpDSMFCATL 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbWinXPHome kbWinXPPro kbAudDeveloper kbMFC kbVC600 kbVC32bitSearch kbWinXPProSearch kbWinXPHomeSearch kbWinXPSearch
Version           : :6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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Q250365: BUG: System Menu Gets Corrupted when File Dropped onto a MDI App