Can't get _GUICtrlMenu_CreatePopup to errr, pop up!

[DelStone]

I use the following code in the WM_NOTIFY routine to call function PopupMenu

If $iCode = $BCN_DROPDOWN Then

PopupMenu($iIDFrom)

EndIf

The function doesn't display a popup menu even though the msgboxes appear fine - indicating it's calling the code - anyone know what I'm missing?

Func PopupMenu($ctrl)

Local $menu

Local Enum $idSave = 1000, $idInfo

$menu = _GUICtrlMenu_CreatePopup(17) ; no checkmarks, disappears aftermouse moves away for 10 secs

_GUICtrlMenu_InsertMenuItem($menu, 0, "Save results", $idSave)

_GUICtrlMenu_InsertMenuItem($menu, 3, "Info", $idInfo)

Switch _GUICtrlMenu_TrackPopupMenu($menu, $ctrl, -1, -1, 1, 1, 2)

Case $idSave

msgbox(0, "!!!!", " Save" & @CRLF)

Case $idInfo

msgbox(0, "!!!!!", " Info" & @CRLF)

EndSwitch

msgbox(0,"WAITING","")

_GUICtrlMenu_DestroyMenu($menu)

EndFunc

[BrewManNH]

Look at the examples in the help file for the popup menu function, it's using windows messages and not guigetmsg to read the menu.

[qsek]

You normally dont do any halting or GUI creating stuff in a WM_NOTIFY or any other GUI Message function.

Try to use a global switch variable which will trigger the popup function in the main loop.

Edited March 29, 2012 by qsek

[DelStone]

problem is that whether I use the WM_MESSAGE or not, I can't get the popup to appear...

[BrewManNH]

Does the help file example work for you? If it does, we're going to see more of your code to figure out where the problems are.