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Enhancement - Obtaining Value Of Highlighted
DocumentID: 654614
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:32 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: Enhancement:
A user requested that WordPerfect 5.1 include the capability to determine the value of the highlighted option in a list display such as the current font that is selected on the Font menu, the style that is highlighted on the Style menu, or the highlighted file in List Files.

Answer:
This option was added to the Advanced Macro language in the 06/29/90 interim release of WordPerfect 5.1 with the new {SYSTEM}entry~ command. Users can assign the value of the output of the {SYSTEM}entry~ command to a variable for later use ({ASSIGN}1~{SYSTEM}entry~~). This allows users to compare strings, then select items or place the results in the document.

A definite exception to this rule is for the Keys Assigned menu (Shift-F1, 5, 7). All real lists (i.e., List Files, Styles, Fonts, and Keyboards, when you press N for search, the prompt (Name Search; Enter or arrows to Exit) appears on the screen. In Shift-F1, 5, 7, that prompt doesn't appear. What does appear however, is the Key: prompt which prompts the user for the key that should be looked for.

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