_mslst.utl Utility - Make Menu List
Syntax
call "_mslst.utl",menu_file$,detail_records$[ALL],items
Description
The _mslst.utl utility creates a string array and lists menu keys in a menu file. There must be at least one nonnull ("") key in the file.
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Parameter |
Description |
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menu_file$ |
Name of menu file. The ".m"+STBL("LANGUAGE") extension is required. |
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detail_records$[ALL] |
Returned (dimensioned [1:ITEMS]) with each entry containing a key within the menu file. Predimensioning the string prior to the call is not required. |
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items |
Returned as the number of keys in the selected menu file. |
Example
LET BBEXT$=STBL("BBEXT")
CALL BBEXT$+STBL("BBEXT")+"_mslst.utl",
"_msedit.mam",MLIST$[ALL],ITEMS
In this example, users get:
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ITEMS |
9 |
|
MLIST$[1] |
"acttype" |
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MLIST$[2] |
"casdirection" |
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MLIST$[3] |
"exit" |
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MLIST$[4] |
"keyaction" |
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MLIST$[5] |
"line" |
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MLIST$[6] |
"main" |
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MLIST$[7] |
"slidirection" |
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MLIST$[8] |
"submenu" |
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MLIST$[9] |
"type" |
The item order is determined by the application.