Working with Menu Items in PowerBuilder .NET

A menu consists of at least one menu item on the menu bar and one or more items in a drop-down menu.

You can add menu items to:

• The Menu bar
• A Drop-down menu
• A Cascading menu

When you add a menu item, PowerBuilder assigns it a default name, which appears in the Name box in the Properties view. This is the name by which you refer to a menu item in a script.

The default name is m_n , where n is the lowest number that can be combined with the prefix to create a unique name. If you enter text when you create the menu item, the text you enter replaces the number. If the text you enter creates a duplicate name, PowerBuilder changes the name back to the number. Menu items in the Tree Menu view and WYSIWYG Menu view can have the same text, but they cannot have the same name in the Properties view.

• Inserting Menu Items
  There are three Insert choices in the context menu: Insert Menu Item, Insert Menu Item At End, and Insert Submenu Item. Use the first two to insert menu items in the same menu as the selected item, and use Insert Submenu Item to create a new drop-down or cascading menu for the selected item.
• Creating Separation Lines in Menus
  Use separation lines to separate groups of related menu items.
• Duplicating Menu Items
  Creating duplicates of existing menu items can save time.
• Changing Menu Item Text
  You may need to change the text of a menu item.
• Navigating in the Menu
  Use the mouse or the keyboard to select items in the Tree Menu or WYSIWYG view.
• Moving Menu Items
  Use drag and drop to change the order of items in the menu bar or in a drop-down or cascading menu.
• Saving the Menu
  You can save the menu you are working on at any time. When you save a menu, PowerBuilder saves the compiled menu items and scripts in the library you specify.
• Deleting Menu Items
  You can delete menu items.