Menu Version

[Nancy Palmquist]

Scott Nelson wrote:
> Kenneth Brody wrote:
>> Quoting Scott Nelson (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:22:19 -0800):
>>
>>> filePro 5.0.13 on SCO 5.07
>>>
>>> Define Menu help shows Menu Version can have an environmental variable
>>> set to show in the Menu Version field when defining the Menu.  I have a
>>> Main menu, and in one selection to call another menu, I am creating a
>>> script file (F5) and setting the environment variable name in the
>>> typical pattern: envar=name;export envar.
>> What is the complete script being run that sets the variable?
>>
> CONAME=LCHI;export CONAME
> PFQUAL=LCHI;export PFQUAL
> p LCacctm
> 
> 
> In the 'Menu Version:' field on Define User Menu i have: $CONAME
> 
>>> Then in the Menu Version
>>> field, have tried $envar or %envar% and the value does not show, the
>>> '$envar' is what shows.
>> Define "does not show".
>>
>> What, exactly, is on the menu, and where?
> 
> On the top right corner of the LCattm Menu it shows $CONAME
> 
> The PFQUAL set works fine.
> 
>>> What have I forgotten?
> 
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On WINDOWS and UNIX, the crazy thing is like this:
Enter the variable with % signs like on Windows.

Menu Version: %MOSV%

if you did:

MOSV="12345" ; export MOSV

it would display 12345

ON windows, set MOSV=12345

Not sure why but I could guess.

Nancy
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