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<legacy_id>1686</legacy_id>

<name>doMenu</name>

<type>command</type>

<syntax>

<example>doMenu <i>menuItem</i> [of menu <i>menuName</i>]</example>

</syntax>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<summary>Simulates a choice from a <keyword tag="menu">menu</keyword>.</summary>

<examples>

<example>doMenu "New Card" of menu "Object"</example>

<example>doMenu (line 10 of tList)</example>

</examples>

<history>

<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>

<deprecated version=""></deprecated>

<removed version=""></removed>

<experimental version=""></experimental>

<nonexperimental version=""></nonexperimental>

</history>

<objects>

</objects>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<classification>

<category>Menus</category>

</classification>

<references>

<command tag="enable menu">enable menu Command</command>

<command tag="copy">copy Command</command>

<command tag="paste">paste Command</command>

<keyword tag="menuItem">menuItem Keyword</keyword>

<keyword tag="menu">menu Keyword</keyword>

</references>

<description>Use the <b>doMenu</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> to choose a <glossary tag="menu item">menu item</glossary>.<p></p><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The <i>menuItem</i> is the name of a <glossary tag="menu item">menu item</glossary>.</p><p></p><p>The <i>menuName</i> is the name of the <keyword tag="menu">menu</keyword> in which the <i>menuItem</i> appears.</p><p></p><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>The <b>doMenu</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> is not implemented for all <glossary tag="menu item">menu items</glossary>. This command is included in <glossary tag="LiveCode">LiveCode</glossary> for compatibility with imported <keyword tag="top">HyperCard</keyword> stacks.</p></description>

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