The MDI child window is created with the window style bits WS_CHILD, WS_CLIPSIBLINGS, WS_CLIPCHILDREN, WS_SYSMENU, WS_CAPTION, WS_THICKFRAME, WS_MINIMIZEBOX, and WS_MAXIMIZEBOX, plus additional style bits specified in the MDICREATESTRUCT structure. The system adds the title of the new child window to the window menu of the frame window. An application should use this message to create all child windows of the client window.
If an MDI client window receives any message that changes the activation of its child windows while the active child window is maximized, the system restores the active child window and maximizes the newly activated child window.
When an MDI child window is created, the system sends the WM_CREATE message to the window. The lParam parameter of the WM_CREATE message contains a pointer to a CREATESTRUCT structure. The lpCreateParams member of this structure contains a pointer to the MDICREATESTRUCT structure passed with the WM_MDICREATE message that created the MDI child window.
An application should not send a second WM_MDICREATE message while a WM_MDICREATE message is still being processed. For example, it should not send a WM_MDICREATE message while an MDI child window is processing its WM_MDICREATE message.
Requirements
Minimum supported client
Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
