Menu Version

[Scott Nelson]

Nancy Palmquist wrote:
> 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


Nancy,

I tried that and the menu still runs as %CONAM% , which is the env var I 
am setting.

Scott