Activating a specific menu bar. 1

[flamfox]

Hi,

Is there any way to activate a menu BAR, knowing menu name, popup name and bar number ?
My menu is a _msysmenu .
I want for my applications menu a DOS- kind behavior (to return to last selected menu item – after executing the corresponding task)
I think API can do this but I’d preferred a native fox solution if any exists.

I appreciate any help.


Win2K sp 4, VFP8 sp1

 

[jimoo]

I don't think you need to get that fancy. Setup your menu so it accepts a shortcut "</Data" and then pass-in the keyboard command to run the menu option of your choice.

KEYBOARD '{ALT+D}'


Jim Osieczonek
Delta Business Group, LLC

http://www.deltabg.com

 

[torturedmind]

Setup your menu so it accepts a shortcut "</Data" and then...

sir jim

a typo, perhaps? i think "</Data" should read "\<Data".

i hope this helps. peace!


kilroy
philippines

"Illegitimis non carborundum!"

 

[flamfox]

Jimoo

Thanks, i apreciate your help.

 

[flamfox]

Jimoo

I thought your solution is the key to my problem, but I need just to activate (highlight) a specific menu bar, not to actually click on it.

I must be more specific.
The usual scenario is that user click a menu item, this click ( or keypress ) calls a form, and after some actions, the form is released. Here is my problem.
I want that after the form is released, the menu item I last selected to be the active one.
In my application (and generaly), usually the user have to operate in a specific order, therefore I displayed menu item grouped on utility, is expected that the next selected menu item will be above or below . So it’s no need that the user navigate all menu again to reach where he want.

Win2K sp 4, VFP8 sp1