SET POSTMENU

SET POSTMENU

Class

Screen Forms

Purpose

Designate an event-driven trigger to execute as a menu in a form file is exited

Syntax

SET POSTMENU TO [<program | procedure> | (<expC>)]

See Also

@...GET, @...MENU, CREATE SCREEN, MODIFY SCREEN, SAVE MENU, SET PREMENU, SET PREFORM, SET POSTFORM, SET PRERECORD, RESTORE MENU

Description

The POSTMENU trigger procedure executes a procedure whenever a menu is exited from within the format file. The SET POSTMENU TO <procedure-name> command defines the procedure or program name to be executed. The filename can be substituted with a <expC>, enclosed in round brackets, which returns a valid filename. The SET POSTMENU trigger can also be defined from within the SCREEN PAINTER work surface. The POSTMENU procedure option from the TRIGGERS menu is used to define the trigger name. The [HELP] key may be pressed here to edit the trigger file from inside the SCREEN PAINTER. The SET POSTMENU TO command clears the active <program/procedure>.

Example

procedure post_proc
use employee
set format to employee
return

clear
clear all
set exclusive off

use company
set form to company
set postmenu to post_proc
edit
return

Products

Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer