Default Forms for Menu Frames
Menu frames call other frames, but do not have a query associated with them. The default form for a Menu frame includes:
• The frame name at the top
• The "Menu Frame" type in the upper right
• A table field (called "iitf" in the generated code) with two columns:
– The first column is called "command" and contains the menu item text to call the child frames.
– The second column is called "explanation" and contains the description of the child frames.
The "command" table field column is scrollable, so that users can see long menu item text. Both table field columns are restricted; you cannot delete or rename them.
• A table field row for each child frame. To specify that the child frames be accessed by selecting from the menu line at the bottom of the window instead of from a table field, see
Specifyfing Menu Frame Display Styles.
Note: You can write escape code (discussed in
Using Vision Advanced Features) to add commands to the table field, or to remove commands that you do not want users to see.
When you run the Menu frame, Vision generates a menu line containing Select, Help, and End menu items. Also, all the table field operations are available. For descriptions of these menu items and operations, see
Vision Applications from a User Perspective.