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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Menu using shell script Post 302596132 by gary_w on Monday 6th of February 2012 03:54:43 PM
Old 02-06-2012
DOH! Here's the corrected example then which works. Thanks Corona688!
Code:
#!/usr/dt/bin/dtksh

typeset -r -x DYNMENUFILE=${0}.dat  # Menu file
typeset -r MAINPROMPT="Enter your selection: "
typeset -x PS3=$MAINPROMPT  # PS3 is the prompt for the select construct.
typeset -r RESPONSEFILE="${0}_${USER}.out"

> $RESPONSEFILE  # Create or clear the response file.

# Create file desriptor 5 as input from the menu file, as the select construct needs to 
# read from stdin too.
exec 5<$DYNMENUFILE

# Read lines from the file descriptor associated with the menu file.
while IFS="|" read -u5 heading option1_in option2_in option3_in option4_in the_rest
do
  #  Loop until a valid option is entered.
  while :
  do
   clear
    print "\n$heading\n"
    select option in $option1_in $option2_in $option3_in $option4_in
    do
      case $REPLY in   # REPLY is set by the select construct,
                       # and is the number of the selection.
        1) ;&  # Fall through
        2) ;&  # Fall through
        3) ;&  # Fall through
        4) print "${heading}: $option" >> $RESPONSEFILE
           print "\nYou selected: ${heading}: $option"
           sleep 2
           break 2  # Break out 2 levels (get the next menu line)
           ;;
        *) # Always code for the unexpected.
           print "\nUnknown option [${REPLY}]"
           sleep 2
           break # redisplay the current menu
           ;;
      esac
    done  # End select
  done  # End while true
done  # End reading menu items

# Close fd 5.
exec 5<&-

exit 0


Last edited by gary_w; 02-06-2012 at 05:00 PM..
 

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mitem_value(3X) 														   mitem_value(3X)

NAME
mitem_value - set and get menu item values SYNOPSIS
#include <menu.h> int set_item_value(ITEM *item, bool value); bool item_value(const ITEM *item); DESCRIPTION
If you turn off the menu option O_ONEVALUE (e.g., with set_menu_opts or menu_opts_off; see menu_opts(3X)), the menu becomes multi-valued; that is, more than one item may simultaneously be selected. In a multi_valued menu, you can used set_item_value to select the given menu item (second argument TRUE) or deselect it (second argument FALSE). RETURN VALUE
The function set_item_value returns one of the following: E_OK The routine succeeded. E_SYSTEM_ERROR System error occurred (see errno). E_REQUEST_DENIED The menu driver could not process the request. 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. mitem_value(3X)
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