Converting old menu files

Use this procedure to convert an existing MENU file (created with an earlier version of NetWare) to an NMENU file. These older menu programs usually have the extension .MNU.

Carry out the following steps:

1. Create a directory for the new menu files and temporary files.

   If you want to use the directories you already have set up for menu programs, you do not need to create new ones.

2. Change the old .MNU file to the new .SRC source file format with the MENUCNVT command. Complete the following steps:

   • At the workstation command line, type

     MENUCNVT menu_name.mnu
     

     Replace menu_name with the name of the old menu you want to convert. If the menu is not in your current directory, enter the complete path to the menu name.

     The program creates a new .SRC file, leaving the original .MNU file unchanged.

   • Edit the new menu source file.

     You will probably need to edit the new file to eliminate incorrect commands. For example, if your original MENU file used the SYSCON command, you must remove it from your new NMENU file and replace it with an appropriate NetWare 4 command (such as NETADMIN or NETUSER). NetWare 4 does not use SYSCON.

     There can be substantial differences between the original .MNU file and the converted .SRC file. MENUCNVT resolves most differences, but not all of them. Some typical entries requiring manual changes include the following:

     • Invalid commands such as SYSCON

     • Preceding letters or numbers from the old menu

     • Conversion of former @1, @2, and so on., variables into the newer GETP variables

3. Follow the same six steps explained in ``Menu creation steps''.