I don't see a modifier to make a menu command happen when the menu loads. Is there a thing for Maximus?

I got excited when I saw key_poke, but it only runs a bunch of menu commands after the trigger key is pressed.

Say I wanted to display a short ascii file above a menu. How would I do that? I don't want the entire Maximus menu to disappear like the MenuFile option does.

tia
boxOskulz


--- Maximus 3.01
* Origin: Another Millennium - Canada - another.tel (21:1/162)

Say I wanted to display a short ascii file above a menu.
How would I do that? I don't want the entire Maximus
menu to disappear like the MenuFile option does.

"HeaderFile" may be what you are looking for. This is what I use on Another Millennium BBS to display the ANSI pictures above the Max-generated menus.

To display Max\Misc\Menu_Hdr.MEC above a menu use:
HeaderFile Misc\Menu_Hdr

You can also display a MEX file (I use this so that I can select a random ANSI picture to display) using: (to display Max\M\Menu_Hdr.MEX)
HeaderFile :M\Menu_Hdr

Note that if you clear the screen in the file you display above the menu, you may have to add some Press_Enter prompts after commands (or in the header file) to prevent the screen being cleared before callers can read it.


Chris/akacastor

--- Maximus 3.01
* Origin: Another Millennium - Canada - another.tel (21:1/162)

Hello Boxoskulz,

08 May 24 20:24, you wrote to All:

I don't see a modifier to make a menu command happen when the menu
loads. Is there a thing for Maximus?

I got excited when I saw key_poke, but it only runs a bunch of menu commands after the trigger key is pressed.

Say I wanted to display a short ascii file above a menu. How would I
do that? I don't want the entire Maximus menu to disappear like the MenuFile option does.

check HeaderFile in the max.doc :)

HeaderFile <filespec> [type]

This keyword specifies the name of a custom .bbs file to display (or a MEX program to run) when entering a menu area.

Regards,
--
dp

telnet://bbs.roonsbbs.hu:1212 <<=-

... Uptime: 12d 2h 9m 17s
--- GoldED/2 1.1.4.7+EMX
* Origin: Roon's BBS - Budapest, HUNGARY (21:4/148)

Quoting AKAcastor to Boxoskulz <=-

"HeaderFile" may be what you are looking for. This is what I use on Another Millennium BBS to display the ANSI pictures above the Max-generated menus.
To display Max\Misc\Menu_Hdr.MEC above a menu use:
HeaderFile Misc\Menu_Hdr

I always used the command to display a mecca file as my menus and did
the ole ANS2MEC program, throw in a NOPAUSE (or whatever it is) at the
top and prompt or something at the bottom.

I just tried to boot the OS/2 VM for my old Maximus setup but it will no
longer boot. If I ever get a day off I'll play with it.

Shawn

... If you want your boomerang to come back, throw it first!
--- Blue Wave/386 v2.30
* Origin: Another Millennium - Canada - another.tel (21:1/162)

I just tried to boot the OS/2 VM for my old Maximus setup but it will no longer boot. If I ever get a day off I'll play with it.

I hope you're able to revive the VM. Would be great to see it running!

I spent a day playing with OS/2 again recently, but I have a ways to go before I'll be ready to run a BBS again in OS/2 (I gotta master this DOS setup first heh).


Chris/akacastor


--- Maximus 3.01
* Origin: Another Millennium - Canada - another.tel (21:1/162)

Quoting Akacastor to Tiny <=-

I hope you're able to revive the VM. Would be great to see it
running!

I'll keep working at it, it did boot not long ago however that was using
the original host machine which I no longer have.

Shawn

... Cure for postal strikes: Mail them their strike pay.
--- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux
* Origin: _thePharcyde telnet://bbs.pharcyde.org (Wisconsin) (21:1/700)

"HeaderFile" may be what you are looking for. This is
what I use on Another Millennium BBS to display the ANSI
pictures above the Max-generated menus.

Sweet!


--- Maximus 3.01
* Origin: Another Millennium - Canada - another.tel (21:1/162)