topic Re: How to create a operation Menu in Operating System - HP-UX

How to create a operation Menu

Kennethyap — Wed, 01 Sep 2004 01:14:06 GMT

Dear Experts,
Any where I can find a template shell that use on creating menu window for operator using.
Example,
In the Menu window have selection 1,2,3...to select to execute the job, select to view the log....etc. Exit & finish will close section of the terminal.

Thks..

Re: How to create a operation Menu

Marcel Boogert_1 — Wed, 01 Sep 2004 02:41:19 GMT

Try the following script...

#!/bin/sh
# The menu script

while [ : ]
do
echo Choose One:
echo 1 Add file
echo 2 Remove file
echo 3 Edit file
echo 4 View file
echo 5 Quit

read i

if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
exit 0
fi

case $i in
1) exit 1;;
2) exit 2;;
3) exit 3;;
4) exit 4;;
5) exit 5;;
*)
echo
echo Invalid choice.
echo Try again.
echo
;;
esac
done

If you want multiple menus, you can duplicate this script for submenus.

Greetings MB.

Re: How to create a operation Menu

BONNAFOUS Jean Marc — Wed, 01 Sep 2004 02:55:11 GMT

Hi,

Use a script shell. If you want to be sure to exit terminal session when you exit menu, tell the script from the .profile of operators accounts with exec command:

.
.
exec Menu_Script

exec command doesn't create a child environnement, but REPLACE current session. When you exit menu you exit session.

Example of menu script:

...
affiche_menu
{
Your Menu (echo commands)
}

REP=1
while [ $REP != 0 ]
do
affiche_menu
read REP
case $REP in
1) Choix1;;
2) Choix2;;
....
0) echo "Bye Bye" ;;
done
exit 0

Rgds
JMB

Re: How to create a operation Menu

BONNAFOUS Jean Marc — Wed, 01 Sep 2004 03:04:11 GMT

Ouups,
Good code is:

affiche_menu
{
Your Menu (echo commands)
}

REP=1
while [ $REP != 0 ]
do
affiche_menu
read REP
case $REP in
1) Choix1;;
2) Choix2;;
....
0) echo "Bye Bye" ;;
esac
done
exit 0

Re: How to create a operation Menu

Jean-Louis Phelix — Wed, 01 Sep 2004 06:12:02 GMT

Hi,

It's also possible to use builtin functions like "select" in posix shell (see man sh-posix). Example :

#!/usr/bin/sh
PS3="Your choice ? "
select A in MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY exit
do
[ -z "$A" ] && continue
[ "$A" = exit ] && break
echo "My prefered day is $A (choice $REPLY)"
done

Execution :

phelix> /tmp/a
1) MONDAY
2) TUESDAY
3) WEDNESDAY
4) exit
Your choice ? 2
My prefered day is TUESDAY (choice 2)
Your choice ? 0
Your choice ? 4
phelix>

Regards.

Re: How to create a operation Menu

Geoff Wild — Wed, 01 Sep 2004 09:11:07 GMT

Here's one, see attached.

Rgds...Geoff

Re: How to create a operation Menu

Amiel Tutolo — Wed, 01 Sep 2004 11:37:50 GMT

Here is another one. Hope it helps...