VARKON Version 1.15 1997-10-24

cre_men - Procedure

Creates a menu


Description

Creates a menu with heading (name) and alternatives. If a menu with the same number already exists it is overwritten (replaced).

Syntax

cre_men(number, name, alt1, action1, alt2, action2.........)

INT	number;
STRING	name*132;
STRING	alt1*132;
STRING	action1*6;
STRING	alt2*132;
STRING	action2*6;
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Principal parameters

number	- The menu number
name	- The menu name. If name = "" (null string) no menu is created and any previous menu
	with the same number is deleted.
alt1	- The alternative to be displayed as line 1 of the menu
action1	- The action to take place if alt1 is selected

Optional parameters

alt2	- Line 2 in the menu
action2	- The action to take place if line 2 is selected
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A menu may consist of any number of alternatives as long as it fits the screen.

Examples

cre_men(250, "MATERIAL", "steel", "a1", "plywood", "a2", "GRP", "a3", "aluminum", "a4");

A menu with four alternatives.

Comments

For a complete description of menus and action codes see the documentation of the MDF-file.