Loadfunction

Loads the specified menu resource from the executable (.exe) file associated with an application instance.

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Syntax

FUNCTION Load (BYVAL hInst AS HINSTANCE, BYVAL pMenuName AS WSTRING PTR) AS HMENU

Parameters

Name		Description
`hInst`		A handle to the module containing the menu resource to be loaded.
`pMenuName`		The name of the menu resource. Alternatively, this parameter can consist of the resource identifier in the low-order word and zero in the high-order word. To create this value, use the MAKEINTRESOURCE macro.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to the menu resource.

If the function fails, the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Description

Loads the specified menu resource from the executable (.exe) file associated with an application instance.

Remarks

The CMenu.Destroy method is used, before an application closes, to destroy the menu and free memory that the loaded menu occupied.

Reference

Documented in Windows/WIndows Controls/CMenu Class.md
Topic: About Menus