Selects a menu item. Separate menu names with a comma or a semicolon (File;Open) and
use the "&" character to match underlined characters (&File, &Open).
The Select Menu command also works with non-standard and custom menus, in addition to standard Windows menus.
When there is difficulty selecting a menu item, it is nearly always due to a difference in the actual menu text
instead of what you entered in vTask.
It is especially important to include the "&" for underlined characters at the appropriate locations, such as "&File".
If you are accessing a custom menu, this is even more important.
Microsoft Word is an example of a non-standard menu which vTask can access.
If you can select a menu with keyboard commands, vTask should be able to access the menu entry also.
For example, if you want to select the following menu:
You would use the following Select Menu command:
Backup Methods:
For cases where a menu simply is not being correctly selected by vTask, the following solutions are possible:
Use the TYPE command to manually select the entry, such as TYPE {altdown} f {altup} for the "File" menu
Use arrow keys with TYPE command to select the desired menu item: TYPE {altdown}{altup}{down}{down}{down}
If the menu entry has an accelerator mapping, such as "Ctrl+H", the entry can be directly accessed with that key combination
Directly send the ID of the menu item to the program, using the "Send Command action
Select System Menu
The System Menu is a special menu that every window with an icon has.
It allows window-specific commands, such as Maximize, Minimize, or Move.
Click the icon in the upper-left corner of a window to see the available options.
"Ma&ximize" would be a possible command text for this menu.
Show Popup Menu
Displays a popup menu located where the mouse pointer currently is.
Execution of the next action resumes after the user chooses a menu option.
Separators can be added with one or more dashes: "----".
The user's selection can be saved into the clipboard or a variable.
To create an underlined character that can be used as a "hotlink", use the & character.
However, to see the underline, you must have Control Panel - Display Properties - Effects button - "Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press the Alt key" UNCHECKED.
The format of the menu text is:
Choice &1
Choice &2
-------
Choice &3
The previous action text would create the following menu:
Select Menu Item
Select System Menu
Show Popup Menu
Menu Commands
