Please Help! Open a menu programmatically?

[Jim Steele]

Can anyone tell me how to open a main menu programmatically? In my main frame class of an MFC MDI app I have a function (OnMenuChar) that needs to mimic the functionality of pressing Alt-F on the keyboard to open the File menu. I don't want to do anything other than that, such as open a file, just open the menu so the user can then make their own choice. I have tried several things to no avail. I can get the system menu to open, but not the main menu. Thanks in advance for any assistance! Jim

[Dmitriy]

Did you try HiliteMenuItem() function?

[kasreng]

You can try the following /* Pass the handle to the window SetForegroundWindow(hwnd) // Pass alt- f keybd_event(VK_MENU,0,0,0); keybd_event('F',0,0,0); // Release alt keybd_event (VK_MENU, 0,KEYEVENTF_KEYUP ,0) Regards, Renga.