Creating a menu file

The following list describes the prerequisites for creating a menu file:

• A workstation running DOS 3.30 or later

• The Read, File Scan, Write, Create, and Erase filesystem rights to the directory where you will create and edit the menu

• A DOS text editor

The examples include those script files used for the menus presented in ``Getting acquainted with NMENU''. Subsequent examples show other ways of using the NMENU scripting language.

• Example 1: Single-Window Menu.

  Menu 1, Title Bar
     Item One {pause}
        Exec dir
     Item Two {show pause}
        Exec ver
     Item ^XExit
        Exec EXIT
  

• Example 2: A Simple Menu.

  Text from the .SRC file used for the menu in ``Example of a simple menu'' is shown in the following display. This menu demonstrates how submenus can be used.

  Menu 5,Available Applications
     Item Word Processors { }
        Show 10
     Item SpreadSheets { }
        Show 15
     Item ^XExit
        Exec EXIT
  Menu 10,Available Word Processors
     Item WordPerfect 5.1
        Exec wp51
     Item WordPerfect 6
        Exec wp6
     Item MSWord
        Exec Word
  Menu 15,Available SpreadSheets
     Item Quattro Pro
        Exec Q
     Item Lotus 123
        Exec 123
  

• Example 3: A More Complex Menu.

  The menu in ``Example of a more complex menu'' was created from the following text file. This menu incorporates the GETR command with simple DOS functionality.

  menu 22,Data Entry
     item ^AAdd Entry to Catalogue {show}
        getr Enter Tile { } 40,, {, }
        getr Enter Author's Name { } 40,, {, }
        getr Category: 1=Apps, 2=Prod, 3=Self {} 1,, {, }
        exec echo >>datalist.cat
     item ^View Catalogue {pause}
        exec sort <datalist.cat | more
     item ^Instructions {pause}
        exec type instruct.cat | more
     item ^XExit the menu
        exec EXIT
  

  As this menu script shows, by combining regular DOS commands with special NMENU conventions you have a simple means of organizing data. You do not need a database program just to catalog some information.

• Example 4: Combining DOS and NetWare Commands.

  Users can accomplish more work when access to DOS and NetWare functionality is combined in the same menu.

  Menu 01,User Options
  +  Item Utilities
  ++     Show 10
  +  Item DOS Prompt
  ++     Exec DOS
  +  Item Log out of the network
  ++     Exec Logout
  Menu 10,Utilities
  +  Item ^1NetWare Menu Utilities
  ++     Show 12
  +  Item ^2NetWare Command Line Utilities
  ++     Show 14
  Menu 12,NetWare Menu Utilities
  +  Item NETADMIN {Batch}
  ++     Exec netadmin
  +  Item FILER {Batch}
  ++     Exec FILER {Batch}
  +  Item NETUSER {Batch}
  ++     Exec netuser
  Menu 14,NetWare Command Line Utilities
  +  Item NLIST {Show}
  ++     Geto Class & Option: { } 25,user /a. { }
  ++     Exec nlist
  +  Item COPY Files {pause}
  ++     Getp Enter Source { } 25,, { }
  ++     Getp Enter Destination { } 25,, { }
  ++     Exec ncopy %1 %2
  ++     Exec dir %2 /w
  +  Item Display a MAP listing {show pause}
  ++     Exec map