>Hi Tommy,
>
>Try to activate a pad with ACTIVATE MENU ... PAD ...
>Also, you don't need macro substitution in this case. The Name expression works fine where names are involved.
>
>

>CLEAR
>
>SET SYSMENU TO 
>SET SYSMENU automatic
>main_menu = "_mSysMenu"
>
>DEFINE MENU (Main_Menu) BAR AT LINE 1
>
>DEFINE PAD _Cash_Reg  OF (Main_Menu) PROMPT "\<Cash Register"
>DEFINE PAD _Inventory OF (Main_Menu) PROMPT "\<Inventory"    
>DEFINE PAD _Utilities OF (Main_Menu) PROMPT "\<Utilities"    
>DEFINE PAD _Exit      OF (Main_Menu) PROMPT "E\<xit"         
>
>ON SELECTION PAD _Cash_Reg  OF (Main_Menu) DO Regtemp
>ON PAD _Inventory OF (Main_Menu) ACTIVATE POPUP Inventory
>ON PAD _Utilities OF (Main_Menu) ACTIVATE POPUP Utilities
>ON SELECTION PAD _Exit      OF (Main_Menu) DO myRETURN
>
>*** 
>ACTIVATE MENU (Main_Menu) PAD _Cash_Reg
>***
>
>

>

Thanks, Sergey.

Also, when I go off from the Menu and run other procedures, and then come back to the Menu, how do I get the FIRST PAD to once again be "selected" (so they don't have to press ALT ??

Thanks