ribbon control in mfc dialog based application

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I am using visual studio 2010 professional edition. I am working on MFC dialog based application.

I have created the ribbon resource and try to load the same using the following:-

m_wndRibbonBar.Create(this);
m_wndRibbonBar.LoadFromResource(IDR_RIBBON);

Where CMFCRibbonBar m_wndRibbonBar is declared in the header file as well.

But I can't create the same in dialog based application, it will work in SDI or MDI application.

I would like to create the ribbon control in a dialog based application.

Is there any possibility to do so, if not, what are the alternatives for the same?

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mfcdialogribbon-control
Several searches with Google will show you that sadly the ribbon will not work with a dialog app framework. Only in SDI and MDI. You are stuck with standard toolbars. – Andrew Truckle
See: stackoverflow.com/questions/12791279/… – Andrew Truckle
See: social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/… – Andrew Truckle

1 Answers

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As answered elsewhere on the internet, for example:

ribbon control in mfc dialog based application

To quote:

According to the MSDN documentation:

Ribbons cannot be created in dialog-based applications. For more information, see see Application Type, MFC Application Wizard.

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Possible workarounds:

  • To use a Ribbon, use an SDI application with a View derived from CFormView.
  • Use a toolbar instead.