The PMENU Procedure

TEXT Statement

Specifies text and the input fields for a dialog box.

Restriction: Can be used only after a DIALOG statement.

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TEXT #line @column field-description
<ATTR=attribute> <COLOR=color>;

Required Arguments

column

specifies the starting column for the text or input field.

field-description

defines how the TEXT statement is used. The field-description can be one of the following:

LEN=field-length

is the length of an input field in which the user can enter information. If the LEN= argument is used, the information entered in the field is inserted into the command string of the previous DIALOG statement at field locations prefixed by an at sign (@).

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'text'

is the text string that appears inside the dialog box at the location defined by line and column.

line

specifies the line number for the text or input field.

Options

ATTR=attribute

defines the attribute for the text or input field. Valid attribute values are

BLINK
HIGHLIGH
REV_VIDE
UNDERLIN

Restriction:	This option is not available in all operating environments. If you include this option and it is not available in your operating environment, the option is ignored.
Restriction:	Your hardware may not support all of these attributes.

COLOR=color

defines the color for the text or input field characters. These are the color values that you can use:

BLACK BROWN

GRAY MAGENTA

PINK WHITE

BLUE CYAN

GREEN ORANGE

RED YELLOW

Restriction: This option is not available in all operating environments. If you include this option and it is not available in your operating environment, the option is ignored.
Restriction: Your hardware may not support all of these colors.

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Restriction:	Can be used only after a DIALOG statement.
Featured in:	Collecting User Input in a Dialog Box