In relation to the enable/disable pads and bars issue on Top Level (SDI) forms, you may want to check out document Q171570 on MS KB.

Bill


>Hi Steve!
>
>I've a global variable called glModalMode and set this variable in the Init
>of each form and reset this variable in Destroy event. Usually I'm using
>the form classes. When I try the quick-menu genrated by Menu designer it
>works just fine. But when I change the caption of menu pad in this menu, it
>won't work!!!! It work only if I change the menu pad name to one of system
>names (_mfile, etc)
>Probably, I will try yet another way to run toplevel menus and will keep
>you informed in this dig ;)))
>
>* Beggars cannot be choosers
>
>P.S. Try to change the captions of menu pads... You will have the fantastic
>results <g>
>
>P.P.S. I've tried make an application object's property for this purposes,
>but no luck.
>
>
>>It's a standard menu created through the designer. The top-level form
>has
>>a textbox on it to create a dummy wait state to check for the need to
>>resize itself. The menu shows up just fine in it though. The code in
>the
>>.Init event of the top-level form is;
>>better to make it a property of the top-level form?