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LanMenu Version 2 The Local Area Network Menu Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass MicroFox Company Post Office Box 447 Richfield OH 44286-0447 USA CompuServe Mail 73057,3113 Order Information (216) 659-9489 Table of Contents 1. LICENSE AGREEMENT...........................................1 2. DISCLAIMER..................................................1 3. USER SUPPORTED SOFTWARE CONCEPT.............................1 4. REGISTRATION FORM...........................................2 5. INTRODUCTION................................................3 5.1 Some Common Questions....................................4 5.2 Advanced Features........................................5 6. INSTALLATION................................................8 6.1 First Time Installation..................................8 6.2 Updating a Currently Installed Menu......................8 7. RUNNING LANMENU.............................................8 8. DOS COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS.................................9 9. KEYBOARD...................................................10 9.1. Cursor Control Keys.....................................10 9.2. Editing Keys............................................11 9.3. Action Keys.............................................12 10. ACTION STRING COMPONENTS...................................13 11. AUTO-BUILD.................................................13 12. ACTION STRING FUNCTIONS....................................14 12.1. {?} and {?prompt}........................................15 12.2. &#, {&#}, and {&# parameter1 parameter2 ... parameter9}.16 12.3. %#......................................................17 12.4. @@batch-file............................................18 12.5. ~ (tilde)...............................................19 12.6 {CK drive}..............................................19 12.7. {DEFAULT reply-to-prompt}...............................20 12.8. {DIAL phone-number}.....................................21 12.9. {EXIT}..................................................22 12.10. {KEY key1 key2 key3 key4 key5 key6 key7}................22 12.11. {MENU ##}...............................................24 12.12. {RETURN}................................................24 Table of Contents 13. TOP MENU COMMANDS..........................................25 13.1. Add.....................................................26 13.2. Change..................................................27 13.3. Delete..................................................28 13.4. Exit....................................................28 13.5. Help....................................................29 13.6. Move/Copy...............................................30 13.7. Page: Change............................................31 13.8. Page: Delete............................................31 13.9. Page: Import............................................32 13.10. Page: Move..............................................32 13.11. Page: Quit..............................................33 13.12. Quit....................................................33 13.13. Run.....................................................34 13.14. Security: Add...........................................34 13.15. Security: Change........................................35 13.16. Security: Delete........................................35 13.17. Security: Exit..........................................36 13.18. Security: Group.........................................37 13.19. Security: Lock..........................................38 13.20. Security: Move..........................................39 13.21. Security: One...........................................40 13.22. Security: Page..........................................41 13.23. Security: Quit..........................................41 13.24. Security: Run...........................................42 13.25. Security: Security......................................42 13.26. Security: Top...........................................43 13.27. Security: Variables.....................................44 13.28. Variables: Macros.......................................44 13.29. Variables: Borders......................................45 13.30. Variables: Colors.......................................46 13.31. Variables: Mouse........................................46 13.32. Variables: Phone........................................47 13.33. Variables: Quit.........................................47 13.34. Variables: Screen Save..................................48 13.35. Variables: Title........................................48 14. ERROR MESSAGES.............................................49 15. ORDER FORM.................................................51 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 1. LICENSE AGREEMENT LanMenu, the Local Area Network Menu is the copyrighted property of Jim Hass. You are granted a limited license to use, copy, and distribute LanMenu provided the following conditions are met: No fee above $10.00 may be charged for copying and distribution. LanMenu may only be distributed in its original unmodified state. This software is distributed under the user supported software concept. Though LanMenu is copyrighted, you are encouraged to copy and distribute this program to others. If you use this product, a registration fee of $29.00 is required for continued use. Network, Site, and Corporate licenses are available. See the registration and order form elsewhere in this manual. All registered user receive technical support and upgrade notices. Call or write for information about commercial distribution and dealer licenses. 2. DISCLAIMER The author makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, the author reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the author to notify any person or organization of such revision or changes. 3. USER SUPPORTED SOFTWARE CONCEPT LanMenu is user supported. This means that you may copy it freely and give the copies away to anyone you wish. They are in turn requested to send in a contribution if they decide to use it. The user supported software concept (also known as "shareware") is an attempt to provide quality software at low cost. Both the user and author benefit from this plan. The user will benefit by being able to "test drive" software thoroughly before purchasing it. The author benefits by being able to enter the commercial software market while avoiding the high cost of commercial distribution. This concept helps many independent authors and small companies that otherwise would be discouraged from developing and promoting their ideas. It can only work with your support. If you obtain a user supported program from a friend and are still using it after a few weeks, then it is obviously worth something to you, and a contribution should be sent. For further information and registration, please send all correspondence to: MicroFox Company, P.O. Box 447, Richfield OH 44286-0447, USA Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 1 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 4. REGISTRATION FORM Send to: MicroFox Company VISA/MasterCard Post Office Box 447 (216) 659-9489 Richfield OH 44286-0447 USA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Registration and latest release of LanMenu . . . . . . . . $29.00 Number of copies Cost ---------- ----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Network License fee for unlimited usage per server . . . $195.00 Number of servers Cost --------- ----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Site License fee for unlimited usage at one site . . . . $695.00 Number of sites Cost --------- ----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate License fee for unlimited usage . . . . . . . $1495.00 Number of companies Cost --------- ----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sales Tax Ohio residents must add 5.75% sales tax. ----------- No shipping charges. TOTAL ----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Name ---------------------------------------------- Company ---------------------------------------------- Address ---------------------------------------------- City, State, Zip ---------------------------------------------- Phone ---------------------------------------------- VISA/MasterCard No Expiration ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Where did you hear about LanMenu -------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Please make checks from U.S. banks or in your own currency. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 2 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 5. INTRODUCTION This program is a DOS shell that hides the underlying operating system from the uninitiated user, yet does not get in the way of the expert user. The basic system consist of up to one hundred Menu Files with ten menu pages each, and each page having ten selections to choose from. You start a selection by pointing to it with the cursor and pressing the ENTER key or by pressing the number key associated with that selection. Each selection can start a program, run a batch file, or execute any DOS command. A selection can also have multiple steps which can include any or all of the possibilities above. You can change menu pages by pressing the F1 thru F10 keys to go directly to page 1 thru 10 or use the PgUp and PgDn keys. Each page and each selection on each page has a user definable description. The slash key displays a 1-2-3 type menu at the top of the screen. The choices from the menu include: Help, Add, Change, Delete, Move, Page, Run, Exit, and Quit. If you select HELP you are presented with another menu and screens that explain how to use the Menu System. ADD, CHANGE, DELETE, and MOVE allow you to alter the description and action taken by a Main Menu selection. PAGE lets you change the description of a Page Index entry, import pages, and delete pages. RUN allows you to execute any program, DOS command, or batch file from within the Menu System. EXIT returns you to the DOS prompt and QUIT erases the Top Menu and puts you back in the Main Menu. Other commands in the Top Menu allow you to set up macros, passwords, menu titles, change colors and window borders, set communications parameters, set mouse sensitivity, and blank the menu screen after a set amount of time. You can run LanMenu by changing to the directory that contains LanMenu. Then enter LANMENU and press Enter. Do not start LanMenu from a different directory by having the DOS path set to find LANMENU.EXE because LanMenu will not be able to locate its files. LanMenu works by letting DOS run temporary batch files that start with the letters "TEMP". It does this by putting the batch file name in the DOS keyboard buffer before it quits and gets out of memory. These always have a unique name and are deleted when you return to LanMenu. Always turn off your system while you are in LanMenu. If you don't the temporary file will not be deleted. You can deleted any left over "temp" files like this: DEL TEMP*.BAT Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 3 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 5.1. SOME COMMON QUESTIONS: Q: What language was the LanMenu written in? A: Turbo Pascal. Q: After running LanMenu for a few weeks, we noticed some batch files are being left in the LanMenu directory. They all start with "TEMP", then four characters. Can we delete these? A: Yes, all TEMP????.BAT files can be deleted by keying in this statement: DEL TEMP*.BAT. You can avoid leaving these batch files by only turning off your system when you are in LanMenu. Q: After I run a batch file from a menu selection I get a DOS prompt instead of returning to LanMenu. What's wrong? A: When DOS runs a batch file (yours) from within a batch file (TEMP????.BAT) it does not return to complete the first batch file, which would take you back to the menu. You can remedy the situation by using @@ in front of your batch file name. If DW3 is a batch file and your entry was: CD\DSPWRITE~DW3~ change it to: CD\DSPWRITE~@@DW3~ Q: When I press /E to exit LanMenu, sometimes I get the DOS prompt and other times I stay in the menu. Why does this happen? A: The problem may be this: if you left LanMenu by using /E and then returned to the menu by keying in LanMenu, you would have called in a second copy of the menu program. While in a secondary LanMenu, the exit command (/E) returns to the primary LanMenu, not to a DOS prompt. The solution is to make sure you key in EXIT at the DOS prompt to return to the menu. Another reason this could happen is that the program can't find your command processor. This file is located by the COMSPEC environment variable. Use the DOS SET command to make sure that COMSPEC is correct. Q: Some DOS commands work fine from LanMenu while others give me a message that says "Bad command or file name". What should I do to fix the problem? A: The DOS commands that work are probably the internal commands. The system can't find the external DOS commands. See your DOS manual to see which are internal and which are external. The solution is a PATH command that includes your DOS directory. Add this to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file: PATH C:\DOS. (Replace C:\DOS with the name of your DOS directory.) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 4 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 5.2. ADVANCED FEATURES: The LanMenu command that should be in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file can have parameters. The first parameter is the page number to display, the second one is the menu selection on that page to highlight with the cursor. These two parameters are positional, if they are not used they will both default to zero. The other parameters all begin with a hyphen and can be in any sequence. -A would automatically start the procedure from the first two parameters. An example: if Symphony is on page four and is the tenth selection on that page, it can automatically be started by the following line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file: LanMenu 4 10 -A. The next parameters tell LanMenu where to find certain files, they all require a drive and directory immediately following the codes with no spaces in between. -C shows the path to a second copy of the menu text file. This is useful for backup copies of all variable data in the menu or as the permanent copy of LANMENU.TXT if LanMenu is used in a ram disk. If -C is not used, a second copy of the text file is not created. -T shows the path to the text files LANMENU.TXT, LANMENU.T01-T99. -W shows the path to the temporary work file, TEMP????.BAT. If -T or -W are not used, the current drive & directory is used. An example: LanMenu -Cc:\ramdisk -Tc:\menudir -Wc:\ramdisk -M tells what menu text file to use, they are numbered 00 - 99. if -M is not used it defaults to -M00 which uses LANMENU.TXT, if another number is used, like -M99, then file LANMENU.T99 is used. This option allows you to use 99 additional LanMenu text files. -D does not constantly write the Date & Time to the screen so that they don't bleed through when using windowing software. -N bypasses the initial LanMenu title screen. -S eliminates snow (static) on the screen of older CGA monitors NOTE: See DOS Command Line Parameters for more information. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 5 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU LanMenu has 100 menu files available. (LANMENU.TXT & .T01-.T99) Each menu file has ten pages (F1-F10) of menu entries and each page has ten of these menu entries. If the 10,000 entries in LanMenu are not enough (using {MENU ##}) you can use multiple LanMenus. Copy the LanMenu.EXE file from the original diskette to another drive or another directory. Then ADD the following entry to your primary LanMenu: C:~CD\DIR~LANMENU~ where C: is the drive and DIR is the subdirectory that contains your secondary LanMenu. When this entry is selected from the primary LanMenu, your secondary LanMenu is displayed and is in control. The /E command will return you to your primary LanMenu. This is different than using /E in the primary LanMenu which takes you to the DOS prompt. There is no limit to the number of secondary LanMenus and they can all be called from the primary or from other secondaries. An alternate method of using secondary LanMenus is to use the same LanMenu program, but different text (LANMENU.TXT) and work files (TEMP????.BAT). This can be done using the -T and -W switches explained above. You will not need to copy any files, a new text file will be created when you add your first menu entry, the work file is created as needed. The action statement of your menu selection in the primary LanMenu should look like this: LANMENU -TC:\NEWDIR -WC:\NEWDIR~ The path C:\NEWDIR should be replaced by the directory that will contain the secondary text file. This directory must not be the same as the directory containing the primary Hard Disk Menu. Variables can be set up and used in the action statement of any menu selection. They can also be use with the Run command (/R). There are ten variables available, numbered 0 - 9. They are set up by choosing Variables from the Top Menu (/V), then by choosing a number. You can then enter any information to be stored in that variable, even other variables, but be careful not to put the program into a loop by using a variable within a variable that directly or indirectly uses the original variable. Once a variable is set up it can be referred to by a menu selection by placing an & + number in it. So if you have variable number one set up and one or more action statements containing &1, the &1 will be replaced with the information that was stored in it. These variables can also have up to nine parameters, to use them you must enclose the entire variable and its parameters in braces { }. These parameters in turn can then also be used in any action statement, in any variable, or in the Run command. They are numbered 1 - 9 and are referred to by placing a % in front of it. The parameters can contain any information, including variables and other parameters (&1, &2, %1, %2, etc.). Again you must be careful not to put the program in a loop by circular variable or parmeter calls. An example of using a variable with a parmeter could look like this if &1 = COPY: C:~CD\LOTUS~{&1 FILE.WKS} %1 A:~ERASE %1~ Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 6 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU Everything within the braces and the braces themself would be replaced by the contents of variable &1 which is "COPY". The parameter %1 contains "FILE.WKS" because it was the first entry (and only in this case) for the variable &1. Any %1's that are used after this are replace with the contents of parameter %1. In this case the action to take becomes: C:~CD\LOTUS~COPY FILE.WKS A:~ERASE FILE.WKS~ A more interesting version of this variable and parmater combination would be: {&1 {?ENTER NAME OF FILE TO COPY & ERASE}} This would first prompt the user for a file name, that file name would then be contained in the parameter %1 which could be used anywhere. As an alternative to this, the variable &1 could have contained: COPY %1~ERASE %1~ instead of just COPY. Then the action to take statement would have been simplified to: C:~CD\LOTUS~{&1 {?ENTER NAME OF FILE TO COPY & ERASE}}~ Both methods give the same result because the variable &1 now contains the %1's and the ERASE which are put in to replace the variable call {&1...} after the file name is prompted for. The rule is: Inner braces get evaluated before outer braces. Parameters within a variable are separated by spaces, if a parameter contains spaces, it must be enclosed with braces to be evaluated as one parameter. An example of this is: {&2 THESE ARE SEPARATED PARMETERS} The result of evaluating this variable and parameter combination is &2 will be replaced by the contents of Variable 2 as defined by the set up from the Top Menu (/V), and the following parameters contain this: %1 = THESE, %2 = ARE, %3 = SEPARATE, %4 = PARAMETERS (%5 thur %9 are null.) Another example: {&3 {THIS IS ONE PARAMETER} {THIS IS ANOTHER}} This time the parameters contain: %1 = THIS IS ONE PARAMETER, %2 = THIS IS ANOTHER (%3 thru %9 are null.) This may be a bit confusing, but once you understand it you can set up some very sophisticated menu selections that can make difficult tasks very easy for a user to perform. One caution: There is a 255 character limit to the final expanded menu action that could be exceeded when all the variables and parameters are expanded. (LanMenu will tell you if this happens) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 7 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 6. INSTALLATION 6.1. FIRST TIME INSTALLATION OF LANMENU When installing LanMenu for the first time on your hard disk you need to add two lines to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, or you need to create an AUTOEXEC.BAT if you don't have one. LanMenu must be started from the directory that contains its files. Do not start LanMenu through the DOS path or it won't be able to find its files. Add the following two lines to the end of your AUTOEXEC.BAT: CD \MENU LANMENU The directory can be any name, so you can change the CD statement to any name you like. To install LanMenu, put the program diskette in drive A: and key in the following: MD C:\MENU (then press Enter) COPY A:\*.* C:\MENU (press Enter again) Again, the directory name on your hard disk (C:) can be what you like, but it must match the one added to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. 6.2. UPDATING A CURRENTLY INSTALLED MENU If you are already using an older version of the program, then all you need to do is the following: A. Put the program diskette in drive A: B. Key in: COPY A:\LANMENU.EXE C:\MENU (then press Enter) COPY A:\LANMENU.DOC C:\MENU (press Enter again) Make sure you use the directory name of your currently installed LanMenu. Copying only the two files above will assure that all your current menu entries are retained. Don't copy LANMENU.TXT to your hard disk. It contains sample menu entries and will overlay the ones that you created. 7. RUNNING LANMENU You can run LanMenu by changing to the directory that contains LanMenu. Then enter LANMENU and press Enter. Do not start LanMenu from a different directory by having the DOS path set to find LANMENU.EXE because LanMenu will not be able to locate its files. LanMenu works by letting DOS run temporary batch files that start with the letters "TEMP". It does this by putting the batch file name in the DOS keyboard buffer before it quits and gets out of memory. These always have a unique name and are deleted when you return to LanMenu. Always turn off your system while you are in LanMenu. If you don't the temporary file will not be deleted. You can deleted any left over "temp" files like this: DEL TEMP*.BAT Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 8 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 8. DOS COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS (used to start LanMenu in your AUTOEXEC.BAT) LanMenu [p#] [m#] [-A] [-Cpath] [-D] [-Epath] [-M##] [-N] [-S] [-Tpath] [-Wpath] p# (1 thru 10) Display specified page. (must be 1st parameter) m# (0 thru 9) Highlight specified menu selection. (must be 2nd) -A Automatically run the selection specified by p# m#. -Cpath Specifies path to save a second copy of the current menu text file in. This file is written to only when a change is made to the menu text file and must reside in a different directory. If -C is not used, no copy of the file is kept. -D Does not constantly write the Date & Time to the screen so that they don't bleed through when using multitasking software. -Epath Specifies what drive & directory to be in when the /Exit command is used. The default is the root directory of the starting drive. -M## Specifies the starting menu text file to use. -M0 is the default and uses the primary menu file ending with .TXT, 1-99 are secondary menu text files that end with .T##. -N Do not display the initial title screen. -S Removes snow from older CGA displays. -Tpath Specifies the path to the menu text files. The default is the starting directory. -Wpath Specifies the drive and directory to use for a work file. This is a temporary file, use a ram disk if one is available to speed things up. The default is to use the starting directory. NOTE: "path" must contain both the drive and directory: C:\DIR All parameters are optional, you don't need any to run LanMenu. EXAMPLE: LanMenu 10 5 -Cc:\dir -Ec:\dir -M01 -N -Tc:\dir -Wd:\ram Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 9 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 9. KEYBOARD 9.1. Cursor Control Keys MAIN MENU ~~~~~~~~~ DOWN ARROW KEY or SPACE BAR: Moves the block highlight cursor down one selection. UP ARROW KEY or BACK SPACE KEY: Moves the block highlight cursor up one selection. HOME KEY: Moves the block highlight cursor to the first menu selection. END KEY: Moves the block highlight cursor to the last menu selection. PGDN KEY: Moves the block highlight cursor to the first selection on the next page. PGUP KEY: Moves the block highlight cursor to the last selection on the previous page. FUNCTION KEYS: Moves the block highlight cursor to the first selection on the corresponding page (if any). TOP MENU ~~~~~~~~ RIGHT ARROW KEY or TAB KEY: Moves the block highlight cursor right one command. LEFT ARROW KEY or BACK TAB KEY: Moves the block highlight cursor left one command. PLUS (+) KEY: Moves the block highlight cursor to the first command on the line. MINUS (-) KEY: Moves the block highlight cursor to the last command on the line. SLASH (/) KEY: Moves the block highlight cursor to the first Top Menu line. ESCAPE KEY: Moves the block highlight cursor to the previous menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 10 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 9.2. Editing Keys BOTTOM WINDOW ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RIGHT ARROW KEY: Moves the cursor right one character. LEFT ARROW KEY: Moves the cursor left one character. TAB KEY: Moves the cursor right eight characters. BACK TAB KEY: Moves the cursor left eight characters. HOME KEY: Moves the cursor to the first character on the line. END KEY: Moves the cursor to the last character on the line. CONTROL + U KEYS: Restores a line to its original contents. CONTROL + HOME KEYS: Deletes all characters from the cursor to the beginning of the line. CONTROL + END KEYS: Deletes all characters from the cursor to the end of the line. DELETE KEY: Deletes the character at the cursor. BACK SPACE KEY: Deletes the character left of the cursor. INSERT KEY: Switches between Insert mode and Overwrite mode. (the default is Insert mode) ENTER KEY: Ends editing and saves the new or changed line. ESCAPE KEY (with characters in the line): Deletes all characters in the line. ESCAPE KEY (with the line empty) or CTRL-BREAK: Cancels editing and does not save any changes. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 11 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 9.3. Action Keys MAIN MENU ~~~~~~~~~ ENTER KEY: Executes the currently highlighted Main Menu selection. NUMERIC KEYS: Executes the corresponding Main Menu selection if it exists. D KEY: Puts the Main Menu in Display Mode which allows you to see all the non-password protected action strings at the bottom of screen without disabling any other functions. H KEY: Displays Main Menu Help. L KEY: Allows you to lock out the screen and keyboard until a password is entered. CTRL-BREAK: Ends the Local Area Network Menu. You must change to the LanMenu directory and key in LanMenu to restart the program. TOP MENU ~~~~~~~~ ENTER KEY: Executes the currently highlighted Top Menu command. ALPHA/NUMERIC KEYS: Executes the Top Menu command with the same beginning letter/number. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 12 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 10. ACTION STRING COMPONENTS The Action String contains the instructions that are executed when a Main Menu selection is started by one of the Action Keys, when the /RUN command is used, or when a macro is called. An Action String contains anything that can be used in a batch file plus additional Action String functions, macros, and parameters that are described in this manual. If this were a batch file: C: CD \LOTUS 123 then the equivalent Action String would be: C:~CD \LOTUS~123~ The tilde (~) is used in place of the Enter key that was used to create the batch file, otherwise the two are exactly the same. 11. AUTO-BUILD When you add or change an Action String, you have the alternative of letting LanMenu build the Action String for you. Just press F1 at the time you would normally key in the Action String and a window will open asking for the Drive, Directory, and the Program to run. Fill in the blanks and the Action String is built automatically. Press Enter to save the Action String or Escape to cancel it. To build the above example with the Auto-Build procedure press /A, enter a description and press the Enter key. Next press F1 and key in the needed information: Drive -------> C: Directory ---> \LOTUS Program -----> 123 Parameters---> (no entry here for most programs) Then press Enter to save the Action String and press Q to quit the Top menu and your done. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 13 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 12. ACTION STRING FUNCTIONS (used in menu actions, macros, and /Run command) {?} Waits for and is replaced by user keyboard input. {?prompt} Same as {?} but with user supplied prompt message. &# or {&#} (# is 0 thru 9) Replaced by contents of a macro. {&# parameter1 parameter2 ... parameter9} This is the same as &#, but with user supplied parameters that are held in %1 thru %9. %# (# is 1 thru 9) Replaced by a macro parameter. @@batch-file Used to run a batch file. @@ is replaced by COMMAND /C. (4DOS, NDOS, etc.) ~ Tilde key is used to represent the ENTER key. {CK drive} This function will check if a drive is ready before continuing or cancelling the menu action. {DEFAULT reply-to-prompt} Editable reply to {?} or {?prompt}. {DIAL phone #} Dials a phone number on a Hayes compatible modem. {EXIT} Go to DOS prompt. Operates like /Exit command. {KEY Key1 Key2 ... key7} This function will pass keystrokes to the program that will run from the menu. {MENU ##} (## is a number 0 thru 99) Link to another menu text file. {RETURN} Go back to the previous menu text file. NOTE: Action string functions can contain other action string functions. Functions in inner braces are evaluated before outer functions. EXAMPLE: If &1 contains COPY and &2 contains DELETE then {&1 {?Enter file name} c:\save}~&2 %1~dir %2~ would evaluate to: COPY FILE.EXT C:\SAVE~DELETE FILE.EXT~DIR C:\SAVE~ if the user replied FILE.EXT to the "Enter file name" prompt. EXAMPLE: If &5 contains the dialing prefix 9,1(800) then {dial &5{?Enter toll free phone number}} would dial the number 9,1(800)234-5678 if the user replied 234-5678 to the "Enter toll free phone number" prompt. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 14 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 12.1. {?} and {?prompt} This Action String function will pause the execution of the Action String until the ENTER key or the ESCAPE key is pressed. During the pause the user can enter up to 64 characters that will replace the function, including the braces, the question mark, and the prompt (if any), in the Action String. Pressing ENTER will continue the execution of the Action String starting with the newly entered information. Pressing ESCAPE will erase any keyed in input from the user, or if the input line is empty, it will cancel the execution of the Action String and control will return to the Main Menu. The prompt in the pause function can be up to 64 characters long. If no prompt is supplied, the menu system uses "Pause for input ...". The prompt is displayed in a window at the bottom of the screen when the pause function is executed. The user input line is just below the prompt, also inside the window. Sample Action String: COPY C:\{?Enter the directory to copy to diskette:}\*.* A:~ The user is prompted in the bottom window: "Enter the directory to copy to diskette:" The user keys in: LOTUS\FILES and then presses the ENTER key The Action String that is executed is: COPY C:\LOTUS\FILES\*.* A: All files in the C:\LOTUS\FILES directory are copied to the diskette in the A: drive, then control returns to the Main Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 15 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 12.2. &#, {&#}, and {&# parameter1 parameter2 ... parameter9} This Action String function will use the contents of a macro to replace the call for that macro (& and a number) in an Action String. If the macro has no parameters, then the braces around it are optional. If there are parameters, then the braces are needed to delimit the macro and its parameters. The maximum number of parameters is nine and they are separated by spaces. When a macro call is executed in an Action String the contents of the macro (defined by the /V# command) replaces the function, including the braces, the & number combination, and the parameters (if any), in the Action String. If there were any parameters present, they are now contained in %1, %2, ..., %9 and can be used anywhere in the Action String. See %# for more information on parameters. EXAMPLE: from the Main Menu, key in /V8 and enter: COPY *.* A:~PAUSE~ then press the ENTER key. Sample Action String: If an Action String looked like this: C:~CD\123~&8CD\dBASE~&8 The &8's would be replaced by the macro contents entered above (/V8) and the string would evaluate to the following before it is executed: C:~CD\123~COPY *.* A:~PAUSE~CD\dBASE~COPY *.* A:~PAUSE~ The Action String starts on drive C:, then copies all files from the 123 directory to a diskette in A:, then pauses so the user can change diskettes. All files are then copied from the dBASE directory to A:, then a pause, then all files are copied from the MM directory to A:, and then a final pause. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 16 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 12.3. %# This Action String function will use the contents of a macro's parameter to replace the call for that parameter (% and a number) in an Action String. The contents of a parameter are created when a macro is called and it contains up to nine parameters. Each parameter is placed sequentially in %1, %2, ... %9 and they, in turn, can be used in the rest of the Action String or in the macro itself, or in another macro. EXAMPLE: from the Main Menu key in \V5 and enter: COPY C:\NEW\%1 C:\OLD\%1 then press the ENTER key. Sample Action String: {&5 {?Enter file to move}}~DEL C:\NEW\%1~DIR C:\OLD\%1~PAUSE~ The user is prompted in the bottom window: "Enter file to move" The user keys in: BUDGET88.WKS and then presses the ENTER key. The Action String that is executed is: COPY C:\NEW\BUDGET88.WKS C:\OLD\BUDGET88.WKS~ DEL C:\NEW\BUDGET88.WKS~DIR C:\OLD\BUDGET88.WKS~PAUSE~ The file BUDGET88.WKS is moved from C:\NEW to C:\OLD and is displayed in the C:\OLD directory. The prompt is executed first because it is in the inner braces. The prompt is replaced by the user entry BUDGET88.WKS which is then placed in %1 because it is the first and only parameter of the macro &5. The {&5} is then replaced by the contents of the &5 macro. Then all the %1's are replaced by BUDGET88.WKS including the two that came from the macro and the two that were already in the Action String. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 17 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 12.4. @@batch-file This Action String function will allow you to execute a batch file from an Action String. The @@ is replaced by COMMAND \C in the Action String before actual execution. This causes the batch file to be executed by a second copy of DOS's command processor and to return to the Main Menu when completed. Without the @@ the batch file will be run by the current command processor and control then will return to the DOS prompt instead of the Main Menu. If this happens, you will have to change directory to the one containing the menu program and restart it. This happens because all Action Strings are run as temporary batch files and when a second batch is run from it, DOS does not return control to the first batch file. EXAMPLE: DW4 is a batch-file (DW4.BAT) Sample Action String without @@batch file: C:~CD\DSPLYWR4~DW4~ When the program is finished you go to DOS and stay there: C> Sample Action String with @@batch-file: C:~CD\DSPLYWR4~@@DW4~ When the program is finished you are returned to the Main Menu at the same selection that you left from. NOTE: @@ is not needed for .COM or .EXE files, it is only needed for .BAT files. WITH DOS 3.3 AND ABOVE YOU CAN USE THE DOS CALL COMMAND IN PLACE OF @@. IT WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS: C:~CD\DSPLYWR4~CALL DW4~ This is the preferred method because a second copy of the command processor is loaded by @@, which is not the case with the Call command. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 18 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 12.5. ~ The Tilde character is used in an Action String to represent the ENTER key. It is used to end or separate commands in an Action String the same as the ENTER key is used to end lines in a batch file. At execution time, the tilde (~) is replaced by a carriage return (CR) and a line feed (LF). Sample Action String: A:~COPY LIST.* B:~COPY EPSON.COM B:~CHKDSK B:~PAUSE~ This Action String is equivalent to a batch file that contains: A: COPY LIST.* B: COPY EPSON.COM B: CHKDSK B: PAUSE 12.6. {CK drive} {CK A} or {CK B} This function will check if a diskette is ready before executing a menu entry. If not ready an error message will be displayed and the menu entry will not run. If the diskette is ready then the menu entry will run normally. EXAMPLE: {CK A}A:~START~ Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 19 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 12.7. {DEFAULT reply-to-prompt} This Action String function will allow you to have a suggested reply to a {?prompt} function that the user can accept by pressing the ENTER key, modify with the Editing keys then accept it, or erase it with the ESCAPE key and key in his own reply. The DEFAULT function must precede the {?} function or it can reside inside the {?} function like this: {?Enter a file name{DEFAULT C:\DB3\CUSTOMER.DBF}} Sample Action String: {DEFAULT LOTUS\FILES}COPY C:\{?Enter the directory to copy to diskette:}\*.* A:~ The user is prompted in the bottom window: "Enter the directory to copy to diskette:" The Input Line already contains LOTUS\FILE The user presses ENTER because it's the directory he wants to copy. The Action String that is executed is: COPY C:\LOTUS\FILES\*.* A: Sample Action String: (the &0 Macro is empty) C:~CD\ASM~{&0 {{DEFAULT MYPROG}?Enter program}}MASM %1~LINK %1~ The user is prompted in the bottom window: "Enter program" The Input Line already contains MYPROG The user presses ESCAPE to clear the Input Line and keys in DEMO31 and presses ENTER The Action String that is executed is: C:~CD\ASM~MASM DEMO31~LINK DEMO31~ The &0 Macro is replaced by an empty string since it contains nothing and its parameter which was the prompt function and its default was replaced by the user entry DEMO31, which was then put into the %1 parameter holder. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 20 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 12.8. {DIAL phone-number} This Action String function can be used to set up a telephone directory and automatic phone dialing menu if you have a Hayes compatible modem connected to your system. One complete Menu File could be dedicated to a phone directory, each page could represent a different company, and each selection on a given page could be a person in the company that you call. If Menu File number fifty was a phone directory, you would use the {MENU 50} Action String function to display the directory. If Page 2 was Software Companies, and selection 5 was Borland International and its Action String was {DIAL 1(800) 255-8008}, you would press F2 to display Page 2, then press 5 to call Borland. When the dialing sequence is sent to the modem, a message is displayed at the bottom of the screen telling you to first pick up the phone, then press a key. This disconnects the modem and you are free to talk on the phone. Press the ESCAPE key or use the {RETURN} Action String function to go back to the Menu File that called your phone directory Menu File. To use this function you need a modem that can dial a phone number using the Hayes ATD command and you need a telephone connected to your modem or on the same phone line. The DIAL function allows a maximum of 24 characters in the phone number. You can use the /VP command to change the communications port and the dial type. EXAMPLE: You need to dial 9 to get an outside line. Sample Action String: {DIAL 9,1 (123) 456-7890}~ Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 21 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 12.9. {EXIT} This Action String function works the same as the /E Main Menu command with the added benefit that you can change drives and directories before you EXIT to the DOS prompt. When your finished working at the DOS prompt, key in EXIT and press ENTER to return to the Main Menu. Sample Action String: C:~CD\MM~DIR *.DOC~{EXIT}~ The user sees a directory display of all the files that end in .DOC and is then presented with the standard DOS prompt. At this point the user can do whatever needs to be done from DOS. To return to the Main Menu, the user keys in EXIT at the DOS prompt and presses the ENTER key. 12.10 {KEY key1 key2 key3 key4 key5 key6 key7} This function will pass key strokes to the program that will be run from the menu. This can be used to automate some procedure in the called program. EXAMPLE: C:~CD\LOTUS~123~{KEY / F R RAR ENTR} When the program starts these keys will automatically be pressed: / F R Right-Arrow Enter Up to 7 keys seperated be a space can be passed to a program. If you run a program that clears the DOS keyboard buffer as soon as it starts or that uses its own keyboard buffer then the key strokes will not make it to the called program. You can pass any key on the IBM keyboard plus the special key codes listed on the next page. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 22 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU KEY: Description: KEY: Description: KEY: Description: ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ CA Ctrl-A CB Ctrl-B CC Ctrl-C CD Ctrl-D CE Ctrl-E CF Ctrl-F CG Ctrl-G CH Ctrl-H CI Ctrl-I CJ Ctrl-J CK Ctrl-K CL Ctrl-L CM Ctrl-M CN Ctrl-N CO Ctrl-O CP Ctrl-P CQ Ctrl-Q CR Ctrl-R CS Ctrl-S CT Ctrl-T CU Ctrl-U CV Ctrl-V CW Ctrl-W CX Ctrl-X CY Ctrl-Y CZ Ctrl-Z SP Space C[ Ctrl-[ C] Ctrl-] C\ Ctrl-\ C2 Ctrl-2 C6 Ctrl-6 C- Ctrl-- ENTR Enter ESC Escape CBRK Ctrl-Break BSP Back Space CBSP Ctrl-Back Space TAB Tab STAB Shift-Tab AA Alt-A AB Alt-B AC Alt-C AD Alt-D AE Alt-E AF Alt-F AG Alt-G AH Alt-H AI Alt-I AJ Alt-J AK Alt-K AL Alt-L AM Alt-M AN Alt-N AO Alt-O AP Alt-P AQ Alt-Q AR Alt-R AS Alt-S AT Alt-T AU Alt-U AV Alt-V AW Alt-W AX Alt-X AY Alt-Y AZ Alt-Z F1 F1 F2 F2 F3 F3 F4 F4 F5 F5 F6 F6 F7 F7 F8 F8 F9 F9 F10 F10 F11 F11 F12 F12 AF1 Alt-F1 AF2 Alt-F2 AF3 Alt-F3 AF4 Alt-F4 AF5 Alt-F5 AF6 Alt-F6 AF7 Alt-F7 AF8 Alt-F8 AF9 Alt-F9 AF10 Alt-F10 AF11 Alt-F11 AF12 Alt-F12 CF1 Ctrl-F1 CF2 Ctrl-F2 CF3 Ctrl-F3 CF4 Ctrl-F4 CF5 Ctrl-F5 CF6 Ctrl-F6 CF7 Ctrl-F7 CF8 Ctrl-F8 CF9 Ctrl-F9 CF10 Ctrl-F10 CF11 Ctrl-F11 CF12 Ctrl-F12 SF1 Shift-F1 SF2 Shift-F2 SF3 Shift-F3 SF4 Shift-F4 SF5 Shift-F5 SF6 Shift-F6 SF7 Shift-F7 SF8 Shift-F8 SF9 Shift-F9 SF10 Shift-F10 SF11 Shift-F11 SF12 Shift-F12 LAR Left-Arrow RAR Right-Arrow UAR Up-Arrow CLAR Ctrl-Left-Arrow CRAR Ctrl-Right-Arrow DAR Down-Arrow HOM Home END End PGU PgUp PGD PgDn CHOM Ctrl-Home CEND Ctrl-End CPGU Ctrl-PgUp CPGD Ctrl-PgDn CPRT Ctrl-PrtSc INS Insert DEL Delete A1 Alt-1 A2 Alt-2 A3 Alt-3 A4 Alt-4 A5 Alt-5 A6 Alt-6 A7 Alt-7 A8 Alt-8 A9 Alt-9 A0 Alt-0 A- Alt-- A= Alt-= ----------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 23 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 12.11. {MENU ##} This Action String function allows you to read in a different menu file to access selections in it. The ## is any number from 0 to 99 which allows 100 Menu Files with 10 pages in each file and 10 selections on each page for a total of 10,000 menu selections. Zero is the default Menu File. If any other Menu File is currently in use, its number is displayed in the lower right corner of the Main Menu window. If you try to go to a Menu File that does not exist, a new blank Menu File is created for you that you can add new entries to. When you use the {MENU ##} function to display another Menu File you can use the ESCAPE key or the {RETURN} Action String function to go back to the calling Menu File. There is no limit to the length of chained menus. Menu 1 can call Menu 2, which can in turn call Menu 88, which can then call Menu 17, etc. ESCAPE and {RETURN} will always back you up through the chain. Each Menu File has its own unique set of variables so when you go to another Menu File, it can display different colors, have different macros, different screen save time, title, etc. Sample Action String: {MENU 7}~ You can also use second copies of the menu program in different directories for an unlimited number of menu selections. Just set up a menu selection that changes to the new directory and runs the batch file to start a secondary menu program. Use the /E command or the {EXIT} Action String function to quit the secondary menu program and return to the primary menu program. Example: C:~CD\NEXTMENU~LANMENU~ 12.12. {RETURN} This Action String function allows you to return to the previous Menu File that called the one you are currently in. If you are already at the default Menu File (zero) then a message will be displayed telling you that you are as far back as you can go in the Menu File chain. If you are in Menu 15 because a prior Menu used the {MENU 15} Action String function then the {RETURN} Action String function will take you back to that prior Menu File. Using the ESCAPE key from the Main Menu in Menu Files 1-99 does the same thing. Sample Action String: {RETURN}~ Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 24 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13. TOP MENU COMMANDS /A Add a new Main Menu selection description and action. /C Change an existing menu selection description and/or action. /D Delete an existing menu selection description and action. /E Exit to the operating system prompt. Use EXIT to return. /H Display helpful information about using the menu system. /M Move or copy a Main Menu selection description and action. /PC Change the page name in the page index. /PD Delete an entire page of entries. /PI Import a page of entries from another Menu File. /PM Move the Page Index and Main Menu to other side of screen. /PQ Quit the Page Menu and return to the Main Menu. /Q Quit the Top Menu and return to the Main Menu. /R Run any program, batch file, or DOS command from the menu. /SA Set the password for the Top Menu ADD command. /SC Set the password for the Top Menu CHANGE command. /SD Set the password for the Top Menu DELETE command. /SE Set the password for the Top Menu EXIT command. /SG Set the password for all Main Menu selections. /SL Set the password to lock out the TOP MENU (/ key). /SM Set the password for the Top Menu MOVE/COPY command. /SO Set the password for one Main Menu selection. /SP Set the password for the Top Menu PAGE command. /SQ Quit the Security Menu and return to the Main Menu. /SR Set the password for the Top Menu RUN command. /SS Set the password for the Top Menu SECURITY command. /ST Set the password for all Top Menu commands. /SV Set the password for the Top Menu VARIABLES command. /V0 Add, change, or delete the &0 macro. /V1 Add, change, or delete the &1 macro. /V2 Add, change, or delete the &2 macro. /V3 Add, change, or delete the &3 macro. /V4 Add, change, or delete the &4 macro. /V5 Add, change, or delete the &5 macro. /V6 Add, change, or delete the &6 macro. /V7 Add, change, or delete the &7 macro. /V8 Add, change, or delete the &8 macro. /V9 Add, change, or delete the &9 macro. /VB Change the type of lines used in the window border. /VC Change the screen colors. /VM Set the Mouse sensitivity/speed. /VP1 Use communications port COM1: for the phone dialer. /VP2 Use communications port COM2: for the phone dialer. /VPT Use touch tone signals to dial the phone. /VPP Use rotary pulses to dial the phone. /VQ Quit the Variables Menu and return to the Main Menu. /VS Set the number of minutes for the screen save feature. /VT Add, change, or delete the Main Menu titles. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 25 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.1. Add This Top Menu command adds a new selection in the Main Menu. 1. Press the two keys /A or press the / key and move the block highlight cursor with the cursor control keys to the word ADD and press the ENTER key. 2. If the ADD command is password protected then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen with a flashing message asking you to choose the location to add this new Main Menu selection to. An arrow also appears in the Main Menu at the next available open location. 4. Press the number key associated with the location you want to use or move the arrow with the cursor control keys to the location and press the ENTER key. 5. The bottom window now asks you to key in a description of the new Main Menu selection. 6. Enter a description that will be displayed in the Main Menu, then press the ENTER key. You can use up to 48 characters. 7. Your Main Menu description is accepted and the bottom window asks you to key in the action to take when this entry is selected. 8. Enter the action to take and press the ENTER key. You can use up to 255 characters. An alternative is to press F1 to receive help in building the Action String. For more information on this entry, see ACTION STRING COMPONENTS. 9. The bottom window is now gone and control returns to the Top Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 26 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.2. Change This Top Menu command can change a Main Menu selection's description and/or the action to take. 1. Press the two keys /C or press the / key and move the block highlight cursor with the cursor control keys to the work CHANGE and press the ENTER key. 2. If the CHANGE command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen with a flashing message asking you to choose the selection that you want to change in the Main Menu. 4. Press the number key associated with the location you want to change or move the block highlight cursor with the cursor control keys to the location and press the ENTER key. 5. If this Main Menu selection is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 6. The bottom window then asks you to change the description of the Main Menu selection. 7. Key in the changes to the description or press the ENTER key to accept it as it is and go to the Action String. For more information on the keys used to change entries, see EDITING KEYS. 8. Any changes you made to the Main Menu description are accepted and the bottom window asks you to change the action to take. 9. Key in the changes to the Action String or press the ENTER key key to accept it as it is. An alternative is to press F1 and enter the Drive, Directory, and Program in the Auto-Build window. The system will then build the Action String for you. 10. After pressing ENTER, the bottom window is removed and control returns to the Top Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 27 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.3. Delete This Top Menu command will delete a Main Menu selection, including its description, Action String, and password. 1. Press the two keys /D or press the / key and move the block highlight cursor with the cursor control keys to the word DELETE and press the ENTER key. 2. If the DELETE command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen with a flashing message asking you to choose the selection that you want to delete from the Main Menu. 4. Press the number key associated with the location you want to delete or move the block highlight cursor with the cursor control keys to the location and press the ENTER key. 5. If this Main Menu selection is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 6. The bottom window then asks you if you want to delete the highlighted Main Menu selection. 7. Press Y to delete the selection or N to cancel the deletion. 8. The bottom window is now gone and control returns to the Top Menu. 13.4. Exit This Top Menu command will leave the menu program temporarily and display the standard DOS prompt. 1. Press the two keys /E or press the / key and move the block highlight cursor with the cursor control keys to the word EXIT and press the ENTER/RETURN key. 2. If the EXIT command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. The normal DOS prompt is then displayed below the Main Menu. 4. Enter DOS commands, programs, or batch files at the DOS prompt. 5. Key in EXIT and press the ENTER key to return to the Main Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 28 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.5. Help This Top Menu command will display information that is helpful in using the menu system. 1. Press the two keys /H or press the / key and move the block highlight cursor with the cursor control keys to the word HELP and press the ENTER key. 2. The Help Menu is displayed on the left side of the screen and information on using the Help system is displayed on the right. 3. Press the letter key corresponding with the Help subject or use the cursor control keys to navigate through the Help menu. 4. Information associated with the Help subject is displayed on the right side of the screen. 5. Press the Q key to Quit the Help system and return to the Main Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 29 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.6. Move/Copy This Top Menu command can move or copy a Main Menu selection to another location in the same menu. 1. Press the two keys /M or press the / key and move the block highlight cursor with the cursor control keys to the word MOVE and press the ENTER key. 2. If the MOVE command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen with a flashing message asking you to choose the selection that you want to move or copy from. 4. Press the number key associated with the location you want to move or copy from or move the block highlight cursor with the cursor control keys to the location and press the ENTER key. 5. If the Main Menu selection is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 6. Next, the bottom window displays another flashing message asking you to choose the location to move or copy to. An arrow appears in the Main Menu at the next available open location. 7. Press the number key associated with the location you want to move or copy to or move the arrow with the cursor control keys to the location and press the ENTER key. 8. The bottom window now asks if you want to delete the original selection that you copies from. 9. Press Y to delete the original entry or press N to keep it. 10. The bottom window is now gone and control returns to the Top Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 30 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.7. Page: Change This top Menu command allows you to change the page name in the Page Index. 1. Press the three keys /PC or press the / key & move the block highlight cursor with the cursor control keys to the word PAGE and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word CHANGE and press the ENTER key. 2. If the PAGE command is password protected then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen with a flashing message asking you to choose the page that you want to change. 4. Press the function key associated with the page you want to change or use the PGUP/PGDN keys to highlight the page, then press the ENTER key. 5. The bottom window now displays the page name you selected. 6. Press the ESC key to erase the page name that exists & enter a new one, or just key in changes to the current name, then press the ENTER key. 7. The bottom window is now gone and control returns to the Page Menu. 13.8. Page: Delete This top Menu command allows you to delete all the entries in a page that are not password protected. 1. Press the three keys /PD or press the / key & move the block highlight cursor with the cursor control keys to the word PAGE and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word DELETE and press the ENTER key. 2. If the PAGE command is password protected then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen with a flashing message asking you to choose the page that you want to delete. 4. Press the function key associated with the page you want to delete or use the PGUP/PGDN keys to highlight the page, then press the ENTER key. 5. The entries that were not password protected are now deleted and the bottom window is erased and control returns to the Page Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 31 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.9. Page: Import This top Menu command allows you to import a page from another Menu File to open entries in a page in the current menu. 1. Press the three keys /PI or press the / key & move the block highlight cursor with the cursor control keys to the word PAGE and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word IMPORT and press the ENTER key. 2. If the PAGE command is password protected then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen asking for the Menu File number. (0 = LanMenu.TXT, 1-99 = .T01-.T99) Enter a number from zero to 99, if the file does not exist, you get an error message. 4. Next enter the Page number (1-10) that you want to copy from the Menu File you specified. 5. Now the window at the bottom of the screen displays a flashing message asking you to choose the page that you want to copy to. 6. Press the function key associated with the page you want to copy to or use the PGUP/PGDN keys to highlight the page, then press the ENTER key. 7. Menu entries are copied into all the blank menu entries in the current page from the external Menu File. Those entries that were not blank are not changed. 8. The bottom window is now gone and control returns to the Page Menu. 13.10. Page: Move This Top Menu command allows you to switch the Page index and the Main Menu on the screen. 1. Press the three keys /PM or press the / key and move the cursor to the word PAGE and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word MOVE and press the ENTER key. 2. If the PAGE command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window 3. The Page Index and Main Menu are switched and control returns to the Main Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 32 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.11. Page: Quit This Top Menu command allows you to quit the Page Menu and return to the Main Menu. 1. Press the three keys /PQ or press the / key and move the cursor to the word PAGE and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word QUIT and press the ENTER key. 2. If the PAGE command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window 3. The Page Menu is now gone and control returns to the Main Menu. 13.12. Quit This Top Menu command allows you to quit the Top Menu and return to the Main Menu. 1. Press the two keys /Q or press the / key and move the block highlight cursor with the cursor control keys to the word QUIT and press the ENTER/ key. 2. The Top Menu is now gone and control returns to the Main Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 33 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.13. Run This Top Menu command allows you to run any DOS command, batch file, or other program from the bottom window. 1. Press the two keys /R or press the / key and move the block highlight cursor with the cursor control keys to the word RUN and press the ENTER key. 2. If the RUN command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen with a message asking you to enter any program, batch file, or DOS command. 4. Enter the action to take and press the ENTER key. You can use up to 64 characters. For more information, see ACTION STRING COMPONENTS. You can also use any of the previous nine Run actions by pressing the Up or Down arrow keys to select one, then modify it or use as is, then press the ENTER key. 5. The bottom window is removed and your entry will run. When it is finished, you will get a message that says "Strike a key to continue...". 6. Press any key and control will return to the Main Menu. 13.14. Security: Add This Top Menu command allows you to add, change, or delete password protection for the Top Menu ADD command. 1. Press the three keys /SA or press the / key and move the cursor to the word SECURITY and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word ADD and press the ENTER key. 2. If the SECURITY command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen. If the ADD command is already password protected, then you must enter the old password for it. The window then asks you to key in the new password. 4. Press ENTER or ESCAPE with the password box empty to eliminate password protection for the Top Menu Add Command. Key in up to eight characters and press ENTER to add a new password for the add command. You must enter the password twice to verify it. Write down the password and save it as there is no way to recover from a lost one. 5. The bottom password window is now gone and control returns to the Top Security Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 34 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.15. Security: Change This Top Menu command allows you to add, change, or delete password protection for the Top Menu CHANGE command. 1. Press the three keys /SC or press the / key and move the cursor to the word SECURITY and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word CHG and press the ENTER key. 2. If the SECURITY command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen. If the CHANGE command is already password protected, then you must enter the old password for it. The window then asks you to key in the new password. 4. Press ENTER or ESCAPE with the password box empty to eliminate password protection for the Top Menu CHANGE command. Key in up to eight characters and press ENTER to add a new password for the CHANGE command. You must enter the password twice to verify it. Write down the password and save it as there is no way to recover from a lost one. 5. The bottom password window is now gone and control returns to the Top Security Menu. 13.16. Security: Delete This Top Menu command allows you to add, change, or delete password protection for the Top Menu DELETE command. 1. Press the three keys /SD or press the / key and move the cursor to the word SECURITY and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word DEL and press the ENTER key. 2. If the SECURITY command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen. If the DELETE command is already password protected, then you must enter the old password for it. The window then asks you to key in the new password. 4. Press ENTER or ESCAPE with the password box empty to eliminate password protection for the Top Menu DELETE command. Key in up to eight characters, and press ENTER to add a new password for the DELETE command. You must enter the password twice to verify it. Write down the password and save it as there is no way to recover from a lost one. 5. The bottom password window is now gone and control returns to the Top Security Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 35 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.17. Security: Exit This Top Menu command allows you to add, change, or delete password protection for the Top Menu EXIT command. 1. Press the three keys /SE or press the / key and move the cursor to the word SECURITY and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word EXIT and press the ENTER key. 2. If the SECURITY command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen. If the EXIT command is already password protected, then you must enter the old password for it. The window then asks you to key in the new password. 4. Press ENTER OR ESCAPE with the password box empty to eliminate password protection for the Top Menu EXIT command. Key in up to eight characters and press ENTER to add a new password for the EXIT command. You must enter the password twice to verify it. Write down the password and save it as there is no way to recover from a lost one. 5. The bottom password window is now gone and control returns to the Top Security Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 36 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.18. Security: Group This Top Menu command allows you to add, change, or delete password protection for the Main Menu selections. This one password protects all one hundred entries in the Main Menu as a group. This can be overridden for one Main Menu selection by setting a password with /SO. 1. Press the three keys /SG or press the / key and move the cursor to the word SECURITY and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word GROUP and press the ENTER key. 2. If the SECURITY command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen. If the Main Menu selections are already password protected as a group, then you must enter the old password for them. The window then asks you to key in the new password. 4. Press ENTER or ESCAPE with the password box empty to eliminate password protection of all Main Menu entries as a group. Key in up to eight characters and press ENTER to add a new password for all Main Menu selections as a group. You must enter the password twice to verify it. Write down the password and save it as there is no way to recover from a lost one. 5. The bottom password window is now gone and control returns to the Top Security Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 37 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.19. Security: Lock This Top Menu command allows you to add, change, or delete password protection for the slash (/) key. With this key locked out the Top Menu can not be displayed by pressing the slash key. The user must enter /UNLOCK from the Main Menu and then key in this password. 1. Press the three keys /SL or press the / key and move the cursor to the word SECURITY and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word LOCK and press the ENTER key. 2. If the SECURITY command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen. If the Top Menu is already locked out, then you must enter the existing password for it. Next you can enter the new password. 4. If you press Enter or Escape with the password box empty, password protection of the slash key is deleted. If you key in up to eight characters and press ENTER, you must enter the password again to verify it. The slash key will no longer display the Top Menu. Save the password, there is no way to recover from a lost one and remember that passwords are case sensitive. 5. The bottom password window is now gone and control returns to the Top Security Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 38 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.20. Security: Move This Top Menu command allows you to add, change, or delete password protection for the Top Menu MOVE command. 1. Press the three keys /SM or press the / key and move the cursor to the word SECURITY and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word MOVE and press the ENTER key. 2. If the SECURITY command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen. If the MOVE command is already password protected, then you must enter the old password for it. The window then asks you to key in the new password. 4. Press ENTER or ESCAPE with the password box empty to eliminate password protection for the Top Menu MOVE command. Key in up to eight characters and press ENTER to add a new password for the MOVE command. You must enter the password twice to verify it. Write down the password and save it as there is no way to recover from a lost one. 5. The bottom password window is now gone and control returns to the Top Security Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 39 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.21. Security: One This Top Menu command allows you to add, change, or delete password protection for one Main Menu selection. 1. Press the three keys /SO or press the / key and move the cursor to the word SECURITY and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word ONE and press the ENTER key. 2. If the SECURITY command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen with a flashing message asking you to choose the Main Menu selection that you want to password protect. 4. Press the number key associated with the location you want to protect or move the block highlight cursor with the cursor control keys to the location and press the ENTER key. 5. If this Main Menu selection is already password protected, then you must enter the old password for it. The window then asks you to key in the new password. 6. Press ENTER or ESCAPE with the password box empty to eliminate password protection for this Main Menu selection. Key in up to eight characters and press ENTER to add a new password for this Main Menu selection. You must enter the password twice to verify it. Write down the password and save it as there is no way to recover from a lost one. All passwords are case sensitive, so be sure to remember if you used capital letters or not. 7. The bottom password window is now gone and control returns to the Top Security Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 40 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.22. Security: Page This Top Menu command allows you to add, change, or delete password protection for the Top Menu PAGE command. 1. Press the three keys /SP or press the / key and move the cursor to the word SECURITY and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the work PAGE and press the RETURN key. 2. If the security command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen. If the PAGE command is already password protected, then you must enter the old password for it. The window then asks you to key in the new password. 4. Press ENTER or ESCAPE with the password box empty to eliminate password protection for the Top Menu PAGE command. Key in up to eight characters and press the ENTER to add a new password for the PAGE command. You must enter the password twice to verify it. Write down the password and save it as there is no way to recover from a lost one. 5. The bottom password window is now gone and control returns to the Top Security Menu. 13.23. Security: Quit This Top Menu command allows you to quit the Security Menu and return to the Main Menu. 1. Press the three keys /SQ or press the / key and move the cursor to the word SECURITY and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word QUIT and press the ENTER key. 2. If the SECURITY command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window 3. The Security Menu is now gone and control returns to the Main Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 41 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.24. Security: Run This Top Menu command allows you to add, change, or delete password protection for the Top Menu RUN command. 1. Press the three keys /SR or press the / key and move the cursor to the word SECURITY and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word RUN and press the ENTER key. 2. If the SECURITY key is password protected then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen. If the RUN command is already password protected, then you must enter the old password for it. The window then asks you to key in the new password. 4. Press ENTER or ESCAPE with the password box empty to eliminate password protection for the Top Menu RUN command. Key in up to eight characters and press ENTER to add a new password for the RUN command. You must enter the password twice to verify it. Write down the password and save it as there is no way to recover from a lost one. 5. The bottom password window is now gone and control returns to the Top Security Menu. 13.25. Security: Security This Top Menu command allows you to add, change, or delete password protection for the Top Menu SECURITY command. 1. Press the three keys /SS or press the / key and move the cursor to the word SECURITY and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word SEC and press the ENTER key. 2. If the SECURITY command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen. If the SECURITY command is already password protected, then you must enter the old password for it. The window then asks you to key in the new password. 4. Press ENTER or ESCAPE with the password box empty to eliminate password protection for the Top Menu SECURITY command. Key in up to eight characters and press ENTER to add a new password for the SECURITY command. You must enter the password twice to verify it. Write down the password and save it as there is no way to recover from a lost one. All passwords are case sensitive so be sure to remember if you used capital letters. 5. The bottom password window is now gone and control returns to the top Security Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 42 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.26. Security: Top This Top Menu command allows you to add, change, or delete password protection for the entire Top Menu. This one password protects all Top Menu commands except HELP and QUIT as a group. This can be overridden for one Top Menu command by setting a password for that individual command. 1. Press the three keys /ST or press the / key and move the cursor to the word SECURITY and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word TOP and press the ENTER key. 2. If the SECURITY command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen. If the Top Menu commands are already password protected as a group, then you must enter the old password for them. The window then asks you to key in the new password. 4. Press ENTER or ESCAPE with the password box empty to eliminate password protection for all Top Menu commands as a group. Key in up to eight characters and press ENTER to add a new password for all Top Menu commands as a group. You must enter the password twice to verify it. Write down the password and save it as there is no way to recover from a lost one. All passwords are case sensitive, so be sure to remember if you used capital letters or not. 5. The bottom window is now gone and control returns to the Security Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 43 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.27. Security: Variables This Top Menu command allows you to add, change, or delete password protection for the Top Menu VARIABLES command. 1. Press the three keys /SV or press the / key and move the cursor to the word SECURITY and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word VAR and press the ENTER key. 2. If the SECURITY command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen. If the VARIABLES command is already password protected, then you must enter the old password for it. The window then asks you to key in the new password. 4. Press ENTER or ESCAPE with the password box empty to eliminate password protection for the Top Menu VARIABLES command. Key in up to eight characters and press ENTER to add a new password for the VARIABLES command. You must enter the password twice to verify it. Write down the password and save it as there is no way to recover from a lost one. All passwords are case sensitive, so be sure to remember if you used capital letters or not. 5. The bottom password window is now gone and control returns to the top Security Menu. 13.28. Variables: Macros This Top Menu command allows you to add, change, or delete any one of the ten available macros. 1. Press the three keys /V and a number (0-9) or press the / key and move the cursor to the word VARIABLES and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the number of your choice and press the ENTER key. 2. If the VARIABLES command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen asking you to enter an Action String up to 255 characters long. This string of characters will be used in place of the macro (& and a number) whenever it is used in an Action String in a Main Menu selection, the Run command, or another macro. 4. Enter the action to take and press the ENTER key. For more information on the contents of an Action String, see ACTION STRING COMPONENTS. 5. The bottom window is now gone and control returns to the top Variables Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 44 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.29. Variables: Borders This Top Menu command allows you to change the window's borders. 1. Press the three keys /VB or press the / key and move the cursor to the word VARIABLES and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word BORDER and press the ENTER key. 2. If the VARIABLES command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next the border type choices are displayed in a window at the bottom of the screen. 4. Press the right/left arrow keys, the space/backspace keys, or the tab/backtab keys to select the window border you want, then press the Enter key. Another way to change the border is to simply press the first letter (S,D,B,N) of the border choices. 5. Press the ENTER key to accept the highlighted border choice or press the ESCAPE key to cancel the changes and return to the original window border lines. 6. The bottom window is then removed and control returns to the Top Variables Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 45 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.30. Variables: Colors This Top Menu command allows you to change the screen's colors. 1. Press the three keys /VC or press the / key and move the cursor to the word VARIABLES and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word COLOR and press the ENTER key. 2. If the VARIABLES command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, the color choices are displayed in a window with instructions for changing the colors. 4. Press the up/down arrow keys, the space/backspace keys or the first letter (H,S,W,T,B) of the color text to select the area of the screen to change. Press the right/left arrow keys, tab/backtab keys, or the Home/End keys to change the color of the selected area. As colors are changed, the instructions at the right end of the window reflect that change to show what the color will look like on the selected background color. The last line of instructions in the window reflect the color that the block highlight cursor will have. This is a combination of the Standard Display color and the Background Color. 5. Press the ENTER key to accept the color changes or press the ESCAPE key to cancel the changes and return to the previous colors. 6. The color window is then removed and control returns to the top Variables Menu. 13.31. Variables: Mouse This Top Menu command allows you to set the horizontal and vertical speed or sensitivity of a Microsoft/Logitech compatible mouse. 1. Press the three keys /VM or press the / key and move the cursor to the word VARIABLES and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word MOUSE press the ENTER key. 2. If the VARIABLES command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. LanMenu opens a window at the bottom of the screen and asks for the horizontal and vertical speeds. Enter a number from 1 (fast) to 999 (slow). 4. Press ENTER to save the new speeds or ESCAPE to cancel the changes. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 46 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.32. Variables: Phone This Top Menu command allows you to change the communication parameters for the phone dialer. 1. Press the three keys /VP or press the / key and move the cursor to the word VARIABLES and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word PHONE and press the ENTER key. 2. If the VARIABLES command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next, a window opens at the bottom of the screen with options to change the communications port or the phone dial type. 4. Press the 1 key to choose COM1:, the 2 key to choose COM2:, the T key for Tone dialing, or the P key for Pulse dialing. 5. The bottom window is erased when one of the above keys is pressed and control returns to the top Variables Menu. 13.33. Variables: Quit This Top Menu command allows you to quit the Variables Menu and return to the Main Menu. 1. Press the three keys /VQ or press the / key and move the cursor to the word VARIABLES and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word QUIT and press the ENTER key. 2. If the VARIABLES command is password protected, then you must enter the corrected password in the bottom password window. 3. The Variables Menu is now gone and control returns to the Main Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 47 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 13.34. Variables: Screen Save This Top Menu command allows you to enable the screen save feature and set the number of minutes before the screen blanks out. 1. Press the three keys /VS or press the / key and move the cursor to the word VARIABLES and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word SAVE and press the ENTER key. 2. If the VARIABLES command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next a window opens at the bottom of the screen asking you to enter a number from 0 to 99. 4. Key in a one or two digit number. If you enter zero, the screen save feature is disabled and will not blank out the screen. Entering 1 thru 99 will cause the screen to blank out after waiting that number of minutes with no activity in the menu. After the screen blanks out, press any key to redisplay the screen. 5. Press the ENTER key after entering the number of minutes and the bottom window is cleared and control returns to the top Variables Menu. 13.35. Variables: Title This Top Menu command allows you to add, change, or delete a title above the Main Menu. 1. Press the three keys /VT or press the / key and move the cursor to the word VARIABLES and press the ENTER key, then move the cursor to the word TITLE and press the ENTER key. 2. If the VARIABLES command is password protected, then you must enter the correct password in the bottom password window. 3. Next a window opens at the bottom of the screen asking you to enter the first title that will be displayed above the Main Menu. Key in a new title or modify the existing one. 4. Next, the window will ask for a second title line to display just below the first one. Key in a new title or modify the existing one. 5. To delete a title, press the ESCAPE key to clear it, then press the ENTER key to accept the blank line. 6. The bottom window is then cleared and control returns to the top Variables Menu. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 48 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 14. ERROR MESSAGES 001 PROCEDURE CANCELLED! The ESCAPE key was pressed to back out of a procedure 007 CAN NOT CHANGE COLORS ON A MONOCHROME DISPLAY! You have a monochrome monitor and tried to change your screen colors with the /VC command. 202 PAGE MUST HAVE A DESCRIPTION! You erased a page description in the page index using the /PC command. 310 WRONG PASSWORD! You entered the wrong password for a password protected command or menu selection. 320 NO PASSWORD SET! When adding a new password you pressed ENTER without keying in a password or an existing password was deleted by pressing ESCAPE or ENTER at the enter new password prompt. 590 NUMBER TO DIAL EXCEEDS 24 CHARACTERS! The {DIAL} function has a 24 character phone number limit. 599 PICK UP PHONE, THEN PRESS A KEY! This message is display after the dialing sequence is sent to your modem from the {DIAL} function. You should pick up the telephone to talk to the person you called. When you press a key, the modem is disconnected from the phone line and you can continue with your phone conversation. 661 ERROR OPENING MENU TEXT FILE! The menu program can not find the LanMenu.TXT file in the current directory or the -T specified directory. 665 TEXT DIRECTORY NOT FOUND! The menu program could not find the -T specified directory. 666 WORK DIRECTORY NOT FOUND! The menu program could not find the -W specified directory. 667 COPY DIRECTORY NOT FOUND! The menu program could not find the -C specified directory. 834 PAGE NUMBER NOT 1 - 10! The imported page number must be in the 1 thru 10 range. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 49 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 844 MENU NUMBER NOT 0 - 99! The {MENU} function number must be in the 0 thru 99 range. 845 ALREADY AT REQUESTED MENU NUMBER! Either the number specified in the {MENU} function is the current menu or the {RETURN} function was used at the base level menu. 900 ACTION TO TAKE IS EMPTY! The results of evaluating the Action String with macros and functions resulted in an empty string. 901 ACTION + KEYIN EXCEEDS 255 CHARACTERS! The Action String limit was exceeded because the length of the Action String and the length of the users response to the {?PROMPT} function was greater than 255. 902 ACTION + @@BATCH EXCEEDS 255 CHARACTERS! The Action String limit was exceeded when the @@ function was expanded to COMMAND /C (or 4DOS/NDOS /C). 903 ACTION + &MACRO EXCEEDS 255 CHARACTERS! The Action String limit was exceeded when the &# macro function expanded the macro call. 904 ACTION + %PARAMETER EXCEEDS 255 CHARACTERS! The Action String limit was exceeded when the %# macro parameter function was expanded. 951 CANCELLED, UNBALANCED {BRACES} IN ACTION TEXT! The execution of the Action String was stopped when the number of left and right braces didn't match. 953 CANCELLED, &MACRO CALLS ITSELF! The execution of the Action String was stopped because the macro called itself and would have resulted in a loop. 954 CANCELLED, %PARAMETER CALLS ITSELF! The execution of the Action String was stopped because the macro parameter called itself and would have resulted in a loop. Copyright (c) 1986-1991 by Jim Hass, MicroFox Company Page 50 LanMenu User Manual THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK MENU 15. 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