MENUITEM
Type: Internal (6.0 and later)
Syntax:
MENUITEM=blockname, [menutext]
Purpose: Used in the CONFIG.SYS file to create a start-up menu
from
which you can select a group of CONFIG.SYS commands to be processed upon
reboot.
Discussion
The MENUITEM command can be used only within a menu block in your
CONFIG.SYS
file. menutext tells DOS the text to display for each option. Up to
nine
menu options can be displayed in each menu. blockname tells DOS the name
of the
configuration block that should be executed when the menu item is
selected.
For more information on the MENUITEM command, refer to Chapter 6, Tips
for
Advanced Users.
Options
blockname - Specifies the name of the configuration block that DOS
will
execute when a menu item is selected. The name can be up to 70
characters long
but cannot include the following characters: \ / , ; = [ ]
menutext - Specifies the text you want to display as the menu
option. You
can use up to 70 characters, including spaces. If you do not specify the
menu
text, the blockname will be displayed in the menu.
Example
When creating a menu of CONFIG.SYS options to be displayed upon startup,
you can
create a menu item for the NORMAL block of options to be loaded by adding
this
line within a menu block:
menuitem=normal, Standard Setup
If this option is selected, the block of configuration options in the
CONFIG.SYS
file labeled NORMAL will be loaded. The words Standard Setup will be
displayed
as the option text.
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