Overview of Pull-Down and Shortcut Menus

A pull-down menu can contain up to 999 commands. A shortcut menu can contain up to 499 commands. The command limit includes all menus in a hierarchy. If commands in the menu file exceed these limits (which is unlikely), the program ignores the extra commands. If a pull-down or shortcut menu is longer than the available display space, it is truncated to fit. When a pull-down or shortcut menu is truncated, two arrows are added to the menu; one is added at the top and another to the bottom. With the arrows, you can scroll the list of menu items up or down. The following table shows the properties for the File menu as they appear in the Properties pane. The properties for a pull-down menu and shortcut menu are identical.

Properties for the File menu
Properties pane item	Description	Example
Name	String used as the caption of the menu on the menu bar.	&File
Description	Text used to describe the element; does not appear in the user interface.
Aliases	Specifies the aliases for the menu. Click the […] button to open the Aliases dialog box. Each alias in the CUIx file should be unique; and it is used to reference the menu programmatically.	POP1, FILE
Element ID	Tag that uniquely identifies a menu.	ID_MnFile

NoteWhen you create a pull-down or shortcut menu, you must also add at least one command to the menu. Otherwise, the menu will not be displayed on the menu bar.

Quick Reference

Commands

System Variables