PMENU Procedure

Restriction:

You must use at least one MENU statement followed by at least one ITEM statement.

Tips:

Supports RUN group processing

You can also use appropriate global statements with this procedure. See Fundamental Concepts for Using Base SAS Procedures for a list.

See:

PMENU Procedure: Windows in SAS Companion for Windows

PMENU Procedure: UNIX in SAS Companion for UNIX Environments

PMENU Procedure: z/OS in SAS Companion for z/OS

Syntax

PROC PMENU <CATALOG=<libref.>catalog>
<DESC 'entry-description'>;

MENU menu-bar;

ITEM command <option(s)>;

ITEM 'menu-item' <option(s)>;

DIALOG dialog-box 'command-string field-number-specification';

CHECKBOX <ON> #line @column 'text-for-selection'
<COLOR=color> <SUBSTITUTE='text-for-substitution'>;

RADIOBOX DEFAULT=button-number;

RBUTTON <NONE> #line @column 'text-for-selection'
<COLOR=color> <SUBSTITUTE='text-for-substitution'>;

TEXT #line @column field-description
<ATTR=attribute> <COLOR=color>;

MENU pull-down-menu;

SELECTION selection 'command-string';

SUBMENU submenu-name SAS-file;

Statement	Task	Example
PROC PMENU Statement	Define customized menus	Ex. 1
CHECKBOX Statement	Define choices a user can make in a dialog box
DIALOG Statement	Describe a dialog box that is associated with an item in a menu	Ex. 2, Ex. 3, Ex. 4
ITEM Statement	Identify an item to be listed in a menu bar or in a menu	Ex. 1, Ex. 3, Ex. 5
MENU Statement	Name the catalog entry or define a menu	Ex. 1, Ex. 5
RADIOBOX Statement	List and define mutually exclusive choices within a dialog box	Ex. 3
RBUTTON Statement	List and define mutually exclusive choices within a dialog box	Ex. 3
SELECTION Statement	Define a command that is submitted when an item is selected	Ex. 1, Ex. 4
SEPARATOR Statement	Draw a line between items in a menu
SUBMENU Statement	Define a common submenu associated with an item	Ex. 1
TEXT Statement	Specify text and the input fields for a dialog box	Ex. 2

FOOTNOTE 1:The actual names of the buttons vary in different windowing environments.[return]