Using Menus

Assigning a Default Menu to a Port

To assign a default menu to a port, use the DEFINE PORT n DEFAULT MENU command. If a port has a default menu, it displays whenever you:

Log in to the port.

Press the Local Break key or enter the Local Switch character while in a host session.

Log out of a host session.

Example: Assigning a Default Menu

The following example show how to assign the default menu HOSTS to port 2:

Local> DEFINE PORT 2 DEFAULT MENU HOSTS

Menu Windows

Menus are divided into two windows:

The menu choices window appears in lines 1 through 20.

The directions and user input window appears in lines 22 through 24.

The current selection appears in reverse video. To make a selection, use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight a selection and press the Return key. You can also make a selection by entering the item number to the left of the selection and pressing the Return key.

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