RE: Creating Menus

["Smith, Dave" <dsmith@xxxxxxxxx>]

Donald:

Thanks for the response.

I still want to know how to re-create that message file on the target system
instead of transferring it.  We are sometimes on a higher OS level on our
development box than our production box.  Instead of creating the object to
a lower level, we are just recreating objects on our target system.  This
works great with everything except menus.  When the systems are at the same
level, we just transfer the objects over directly and do not have this
issue.

David J. Smith
IS Contractor
Advanced Information Solutions, Inc.
(517) 548-7170
dsmith@ais400.com



This is why people use or develop file based systems for creating and
displaying menus.  Creating IBM menus is painful.  I have to look at my
notes just about every time I do it.

You'll have to send the message file along with the MNUDDS source member to
your target system.  This is used by the created menu to associated option
numbers with commands to execute.  Want to save some time?  If you want to
change what a menu option does, just change the appropriate message in the
message file.

To create the menu, CRTDSPF using the MNUDDS source member and then CRTMNU
specifying the menu name only.  The parameters default to *MENU.  It will
use your created display file and and message file to create the menu
object.

Hope that helps.

Donald R. Fisher, III
Project Manager
The Roomstore Furniture Company
(804) 784-7600 ext. 2124
DFisher@roomstoreeast.com

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Can anyone explain the menu creation process for me for the following
reason:

I have my two source members MENU (Type MNUDDS) and MENU01QQ (Type MNUCMD).
Upon exit of SDA when maintaining MENU01, it asks if I want to "Create menu
objects?.  With a 'Y', three objects are created: MENU01 (Type *MSGF),
MENU01 (Type *FILE DSPF), and MENU01 (Type *MENU DSPF).
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