The DSL menu has the capability to post system information dialogs to the user during two events:
This is a useful feature to inform the users of database maintenance or system downtime. In the case of an application broadcast message, the message is displayed only once per DSL menu session.
Create a broadcast directory in your ugsite directory. This will hold all the various messages. Each file under the broadcast directory is one message that will be posted when the particular event occurs.
Line 1: Header of the message. The header will be center horizontally above the message in a larger,
bold font. This line can be blank to not show a header.
Other lines: the actual message.
Example:
System Downtime Planned The system will be down this weekend. Please plan and prepare for this before leaving on Friday. Thanks, System Support
To display a message when the menu application is started, simply create a message file named startup under the broadcast directory. The message will be displayed each time the menu application is started.
To display a message when an application is launched, create a message file named the particular application's ID(e.g. dslnx). The message will be displayed once per menu session just before the application is launched.
You may want an application message to be displayed only for a specific NX configuration. To accomplish this, create a subdirectory under broadcast named the same as the configuration directory. All application messages in this directory will trump the global application message, if one exists.