>>>Does anyone know if it is possible to either get the code behind a menu item (so that it can be run from code without the item actually being selected by the user) or to simulate the pressing of a menu item?
>>>Many thanks
>>>Caroline
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>>The best choice is to have the menu call an outside program that you can call from elsewhere, as well.
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>>If you mean one of the built-in menu items, check out SYS(1500).
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>>Tamar
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>Tamar,
>Sorry I didn't make myself very clear.
>My menu option does call an external program with a parameter. However the menu items are previously made up on the fly, so is there a way to access the menu call and it's parameter?
>Thanks
>Caroline

So you're generating the menu from some metadata somewhere? Are you using GENMENU? If so, maybe you could use a GenMenuX driver to add a hook to give you what you need. In particular, the ON EXIT BAR command gives you something to hook into.

Tamar