# AUI\_MENU

> [HTML Version](aui_menu.htm)

**xcall AUI, AUI\_MENU, opcode, menuid, mnutxt, mstate, mtype, cmd, func, mstatus \{,dlgid, itemid\}**

**xcall AUI, AUI\_MENU, opcode, mdfspec, mstate, mstatus \{,dlgid\}**

The AUI\_MENU class deals with the A-Shell menu bar, offering methods for adding and deleting menu items. The first form of the syntax above ([AUI\_Menu Traditional Method](aui_menutraditional.md)) is the original method, which is still the most flexible, but most difficult to use. The second form ([AUI\_Menu Simplified Method](aui_menusimplified.md)) vastly reduces the amount of code you need to write. 

Note:

•	When the GUI trace is active, AUI\_MENU operations are traced.

•	This operation can only take place on a GUI-enabled client, either ATE or some form of A-Shell/Windows.

•	A-Shell permits an unlimited number of menu items; the menu table expands automatically as need.

**Examples**

Several sample programs illustrating menu operations may be found in the [EXLIB:\[908,35\]](https://bitbucket.org/microsabio/exlib/src/master/908035/).

**Subtopics**

- [AUI\_Menu Traditional Method](aui_menutraditional.md)

- [AUI\_Menu Simplified Method](aui_menusimplified.md)

- [AUI\_MENU Techniques and Tips](aui_menutechniques.md)