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Activate a menu format procedure | Activate a menu format procedure | ||
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==Example== | ==Example== | ||
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procedure main | procedure main | ||
clear | clear | ||
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@0,5 menu "Browse"; | @0,5 menu "Browse"; | ||
command "browse"; | command "browse"; | ||
| − | help "Browse the table. | + | help "Browse the table." |
return | return | ||
menu format main | menu format main | ||
</code> | </code> | ||
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==Products== | ==Products== | ||
| − | Recital | + | Recital |
[[Category:Documentation]] | [[Category:Documentation]] | ||
[[Category:Commands]] | [[Category:Commands]] | ||
[[Category:Menus]] | [[Category:Menus]] | ||
[[Category:Menus Commands]] | [[Category:Menus Commands]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:54, 30 August 2018
Purpose
Activate a menu format procedure
Syntax
MENU FORMAT <procedure> | <program> | (<expC1>)
[EXIT]
[HELPFILE <.hlp filename> | (<expC2>)]
[NOREFRESH]
[OFF]
[QUIT]
[SAVE]
[SCREENMAP]
See Also
@...MENU, CERROR(), MENU, MENU AT, MENU COMMAND, MENU FIELDS, MENU FILES, MENU FRAME, MENU QUERY, MENU SCOPE, MENU(), MENUITEM()
Description
The MENU FORMAT command executes a procedure or program containing a menu definition. The MENU command provides full details of how menus are defined. The specified procedure should contain a series of commands that are used to build a menu. A MENU FORMAT procedure differs from a normal procedure in the following way: when a menu option is selected and its associated commands executed, the MENU FORMAT procedure is automatically re-executed. MENU FORMAT procedures may call other MENU FORMAT procedures from selected menu options, but not as a command when the MENU FORMAT is being processed.
| Keyword | Description |
|---|---|
| EXIT | The menu is exited after the first selection rather than being reactivated and refreshed. |
| HELPFILE <.hlp> | A helpful text file can be associated with the menu. The <.hlp filename> will be displayed in a read-only window for viewing when the [HELP] key is pressed. The window will be labeled "Operating instructions." The file name can be substituted with a <expC2>, enclosed in round brackets, which returns a valid filename. If no file extension is specified, then ".hlp" is assumed. The command, INSTRUCT, must be set ON when using this option. |
| NOREFRESH | The menu is generated without executing the extra commands (e.g. frame drawing) associated with it. |
| OFF | The display of messages in the message line is disabled. |
| QUIT | When the QUIT option is specified, the [ABANDON] key exits the menu. |
| SAVE | The menu options are not released and can be activated by another MENU command. |
| SCREENMAP | The screen is handled as if SCREENMAP is ON even when it is OFF. |
Example
procedure main clear @0,0 menu "Exit"; command "quit"; help "Exit the system." @0,5 menu "Browse"; command "browse"; help "Browse the table." return menu format main
Products
Recital
