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My menu function [new code -revised]

Below is my menu options code. It allows user to pick one of two option. I can get the first option to work, because if it is selected it just "breaks" and carries on with the script.

What i want to know is if a user selects option two how do i get that option to ignore all the other script and go to another specific part to carry out other commands??? ( i have indicated the problem by putting ########)

Code:

while true; do
    echo " "        
    echo "Main Menu: "
    echo "Please Select An Option Using The Options Provided."
    echo " "        
    echo "1 - Search All Files"
    echo " "        
    echo "2 - Idex Page Information"
        echo " "
        echo "Q - Quit"
        echo " "
        echo "Please enter your option: "
        read CHOSEN_KEY
        case $CHOSEN_KEY in
                [1])    echo " "
            echo "You Have Selected To Search All Files For Hits"
                        break;;                               # By using break i carry on my script which works correctly.
                [2])    echo " "
            echo "You Have Selected To Access Index Page Information"
                      ######;;
                Q|q)    echo " "
            echo "Goodbye"
                        exit;;
        esac
done

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menu_opts(3X)															     menu_opts(3X)

NAME

       menu_opts - set and get menu options

SYNOPSIS

       #include <menu.h>
       int set_menu_opts(MENU *menu, Menu_Options opts);
       int menu_opts_on(MENU *menu, Menu_Options opts);
       int menu_opts_off(MENU *menu, Menu_Options opts);
       Menu_Options menu_opts(const MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION

       The function set_menu_opts sets all the given menu's option bits (menu option bits may be logically-OR'ed together).

       The function menu_opts_on turns on the given option bits, and leaves others alone.

       The function menu_opts_off turns off the given option bits, and leaves others alone.

       The function menu_opts returns the menu's current option bits.

       The following options are defined (all are on by default):

       O_ONEVALUE
	    Only one item can be selected for this menu.

       O_SHOWDESC
	    Display the item descriptions when the menu is posted.

       O_ROWMAJOR
	    Display the menu in row-major order.

       O_IGNORECASE
	    Ignore the case when pattern-matching.

       O_SHOWMATCH
	    Move the cursor to within the item name while pattern-matching.

       O_NONCYCLIC
	    Don't wrap around next-item and previous-item, requests to the other end of the menu.

RETURN VALUE

       Except for menu_opts, each routine returns one of the following:

       E_OK The routine succeeded.

       E_SYSTEM_ERROR
	    System error occurred (see errno).

       E_POSTED
	    The menu is already posted.

SEE ALSO

       curses(3X), menu(3X).

NOTES

       The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>.

PORTABILITY

       These routines emulate the System V menu library.  They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

AUTHORS

       Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.

																     menu_opts(3X)