SYS(1500) - Activate a System Menu Item
Activates a Visual FoxPro system menu item.
SYS(1500, cSystemItemName, cMenuName)
Return Values
Character
Parameters
- cSystemItemName
Specifies the name of the Visual FoxPro system menu item to activate. - cMenuName
Specifies the name of the Visual FoxPro system menu or submenu containing the menu item.
Remarks
See System Menu Names for a list of Visual FoxPro menu and menu item names. You can also use SYS(2013) - System Menu Name String to display a list of Visual FoxPro menu and menu item names.
User-defined menu items and disabled system menu items cannot be activated with SYS(1500).
SYS(1500) returns the empty string.
Example
The following example uses SYS(1500) to paste a command into a program file.
_CLIPTEXT = "MESSAGEBOX('TEST')" && Command to paste
MODIFY COMMAND myprog NOWAIT && Open a program file
SYS(1500, '_MED_PASTE', '_MEDIT') && Paste menu item
See Also
SYS(2013) - System Menu Name String | System Menu Names | MODIFY COMMAND Command | _CLIPTEXT System Variable