LoadMenu() Function

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LoadMenu() Function

Loads and displays a popup menu from an external XML file.

Syntax:

Parameters:

Parameter	Description
url	URL of an XML file to load menu from
tag	Defines XML tag encapsulating a menu item. Can be null.
caption	Defines an XML tag & parameter containing the menu item caption.
action	Defines an XML tag & parameter containing the menu item action to be executed when the item is selected.
image	Defines an XML tag & parameter containing menu item image or icon.
default_image	Defines a default menu item image or icon.
separator	Defines an XML Tag & parameter containing a menu separator.

Remarks:

tag, caption,action and image parameters can define an XML tag, and optionally an XML parameter value. The syntax is tag:parameter.
To create a separator, the separator tag in the XML needs to have a value. For example: <separator>1</separator>

Example:

<XML>
<MENU>
<ITEM>
<OPTION name="Gif" command="SetText('<HTML>Gif Menu option selected</HTML>')">
</OPTION>
<ICON>http://www.toolbarbrowser.com/img/smiley.ico</ICON>
</ITEM>
<ITEM>
<SEPARATOR>1</SEPARATOR> 
</ITEM>
<ITEM>
<OPTION name="Jpeg" icon="GetSystemIcon('*.jpg')" command="SetText('<HTML>Jpeg Menu option Selected</HTML>')
</OPTION>
</ITEM>
</MENU>
</XML>

LoadMenu(

'http://www.somedomain.com/menu.xml',
'ITEM',
'OPTION:name',
'OPTION:command',
'ICON',
NULL,
'SEPARATOR');

Notes:

ITEM defines the start of a menu item block. If menu items are not encapsulated, this parameter would be left blank.
OPTION:name extracts the value of the name= parameter from the OPTION tag.
OPTION:command extracts the value of the command= parameter from the OPTION tag.
As no parameter is defined, the ICON extracts the value of the ICON tag.