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08-24-2011

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Select ksh menu question

I am creating a Select menu with a few options and I would like to create a "better" looking interface than just this:

1) Option 1
2) Option 2
3) Option 3

Instead, I would like something like this:

***********
* Cool Script *
* 1) Option 1 *
* 2) Option 2 *
* 3) Option 3 *
************

Can I do this with Select or do I have to use tput or something else? Below is a snippet of my script so far...

Code:

PS3="$main_menu_prompt"
select cmd in "Option 1" "Option 2" "Option 3"
do
        case $cmd in
                "Option 1")
                        clear
                        PS3="$submenu_prompt"
                        select option in "Yes" "No"
                        do
                                case $option in
                                        "Yes") print "**Not configured**"
                                               sleep 2
                                               break;;
                                        "No")  break;;
                                        *) print "You must enter a valid response!"
                                               sleep 2
                                               clear
                                               submenu;;
                                esac
                        done
                        clear
                        mainmenu
                        PS3=$main_menu_prompt;;

I predefined the PS3 prompts since I use them frequently in the script and I wanted the menu to appear everytime the user needed to provide input (to remind them what they are inputing for). I tried redirecting the screen output of the Select line to /dev/null, but ksh has an issue with the ">".

I googled for an answer/hint but I did not have any luck.

Thank you for any help.

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