Build the Start_menu Frame

The final frame to build is the navigation system for the other two frames. When complete, the Start_menu frame enables a user to call either the Display_report frame or the Create_report frame with the click of a button.

Create the Start_menu frame by entering the following command at the SAS command line:

build sasuser.example.Start_menu.frame

Resize the frame so that it is about half the default size.

Drag the following controls to the frame:

You should now have a frame that looks something like this:

For the Textlabel1 object, set the following: Resize the Textlabel1 control so that the text displays properly.

For Pushbutton1, set the following:

For Pushbutton2, set the following:

For Pushbutton3, set the following:

Lastly, set the bannerType attribute of the frame to None.

Arrange the controls so that they resemble Finished Start_menu Frame.

Add the following code to the Start_menu frame SCL. When complete, save the SCL and then close the Frame SCL window.

DisplayDataButton:
   call display('Display_data.frame');
 return;
                                                                                                                                        
CreateRptButton:
   call display('Create_report.frame');
 return;   

ExitButton:
   /* This code displays a confirmation dialog box */
   /* when a user clicks the ExitButton.           */

   /* Create a list that contains the text of the message. */
   dcl list message={'Are you sure you want to exit?', 'Be honest.'};

   /*Use the SCL MESSAGEBOX function to display a YES/NO dialog box. */
   response=messagebox(message, '!', 'YN', 'Confirm Exit');
   if response='YES' then call execcmd('end;');

   /*Delete the list 'message'. */
   message=dellist(message);
return;

Test the Start_menu frame by selecting BuildTest. Ensure that the Display Sales Data and Create Sales Report buttons call the appropriate frame, and that the Exit Application button performs as expected.

To test the entire application, each frame must be compiled individually. And because the Create_report frame uses a SUBMIT statement, you must test the application from outside the build environment (recall the limitation of the testing environment in Testing Applications).

To test the entire application, follow these steps:

If you encounter a frame or control that does not function properly, exit the application, compile the offending frame, and then test, diagnose, and fix the problem separately from the larger application.