PMENU Procedure
SELECTION Statement
Defines a command that is submitted when an item
is selected.
| Restriction: | Must be used after an ITEM statement |
| Examples: | Building a Menu Bar for an FSEDIT Application |
Syntax
Required Arguments
- command-string
-
is a text string, enclosed in quotation marks, that is submitted as a command-line command when the user selects this item. There is a limit of 200 characters for command-string. However, the command-line limit of approximately 80 characters cannot be exceeded. The command-line limit differs slightly for various operating environments.Note: SAS uses only the first eight characters of an item that is specified with a SELECTION statement. When a user selects an item from a menu list, the first eight characters of each item name in the list must be unique so that SAS can select the correct item in the list. If the first eight characters are not unique, SAS selects the last item in the list.
Details
You define the name
of the item in the ITEM statement and specify the SELECTION= option
to associate the item with a subsequent SELECTION statement. The
SELECTION statement then defines the actual command that is submitted
when the user chooses the item in the menu bar or menu.
You are likely to use
the SELECTION statement to define a command string. You create a simple
alias by using the ITEM statement, which invokes a longer command
string that is defined in the SELECTION statement. For example, you
could include an item in the menu bar that invokes a WINDOW statement
to enable data entry. The actual commands that are processed when
the user selects this item are the commands to include and submit
the application.