Q - In Elliott V7, we can force Elliott to start up and go directly to a specific program. We can do this by adding the menu positions to the shortcut - ie:, "EL700.EXE 07 0315 0201" would open up into Shipping Verification. I think this feature is called an "Internal Macro."

Is there something similar in V8?

A - Do not use EL800.EXE.  Instead, you should use EL800P.EXE as short-cut to start up. The following are examples that compare the differences between how V7 and V8 perform the same startup short-cut function.

M:\ELLIOTT7\EL700.EXE 07 0315 0201
M:\ELLIOTT7\BIN\ EL800P.EXE 07 0315 0201

Just FYI, the first parameter refers to the module -- e.g., "07" would be Customer Order Processing:

• 01 - General Ledger
• 02 - Accounts Receivable
• 03 - Accounts Payable
• 04 - Payroll
• 05 - Bank Book
• 06 - Inventory Management
• 07 - Customer Order Processing
• 08 - Purchase Order
• 09 - Bill of Material and Production Order

The first part ("03") of the "0315" refers to Processing:

• 01 - Maintenance
• 02 - Inquiry
• 03 - Processing
• 04 - Reports
• 05 - Graph (This is obsoleted)
• 06 - Utility

The second part ("15") of the "0315" refers to the menu item 15 under the "Processing" section, which refers to "Pick/Pack Tickets & Ship Labels."

Using the same principle, "0201" is the "Shipping Verification" function under the "Pick/Pack Tickets & Ship Labels" sub menu.

EMK