Run Task Menu Scripts

Special purpose scripts can be created and automatically linked to the standard menus in most areas of CAPITAL. For more information on Script Programming see the Visual Builder help file.

Up to 9 scripts can be associated and added to the Run Task menu. If CAPITAL does not find any scripts in the CAPITAL program directory, the Run Task menu option is not made visible.

To associate a script with a menu entry, see the code in the table below. Add a number between 1 and 9 to the code name and end the script with the extension .MAC. For example, if you want to execute a script in the Customers area, then suitable names would include CUST1.MAC, CUST2.MAC, CUST3.MAC, etc.

Area	Code
CAPITAL Main Menu	TASK
Card Files	CARD
Cash Management	CASH
Customers	CUST
Hire Manager	HIRE
Invoicing & Point of Sale	INVOICE
Order Entry	ORDER
Purchase Orders	PURCH
Quotations	QUOTE
Stock Receipts	RECEIPT
Stock Return	RETURN
Requisition	REQUIT
Service Manager	SERV
Stock Control	STOCK
Suppliers	SUPP

Script Contents

The first line of the script must be a comment line beginning with the symbol * (asterisk). The text that follows the script will be used as the menu entry description. You can place an ampersand (&) symbol in front of any letter in the description, which will then be used for the menu short-cut. For example:

* Open Cashdraw

To underscore the letter O so that it is highlighted as a short-cut on the Run Task menu, use the ampersand symbol:

* &Open Cashdraw

Example Script

The following script (CUST1.MAC) opens a customer's associated web page.

* &Goto Web Site

If IsEmpty(SCRRead("Cuswebsite"))

Echo("Sorry, no web site is specified for this account.")

Return

Endif

Shell(SCRRead("Cuswebsite"))

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