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**AddItemEvent( **//name, event// [,//control//]// //**), PROC**

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| **AddItemEvent** | Associates an event with a menu item. |
| //name// | A string constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression containing the name of the menu item associated with the //event//. If the named item does not exist, AddItemEvent adds it at the bottom of the popup menu. |
| //event// | An integer constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression containing the event number to POST when the end user selects the menu item. |
| //control// | An integer constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression containing the control number to POST the //event //to when the end user selects the menu item. To post a field-independent event, use a //control //value of zero (0). If omitted, //control //defaults to zero (0). |

The **AddItemEvent **method associates an //event //with a menu item and returns the name of the item. When the end user selects the menu item, the PopupClass object POSTs the //event //to the //control//.

**Implementation:**

The Ask method traps the selected item and POSTs the //event//. The //name //parameter accepts up to 1024 characters.

**Return Data Type:     **STRING

**Example:**

** PopupMgr.AddItem('Close (control event)','Close')   !add a menu item: Close**

** PopupMgr.AddItemEvent('Close',EVENT:Accepted,?Close)!Close POSTs event to a control**

** PopupMgr.AddItem('Close (window event)','Close2')   !add a menu item: Close2**

** PopupMgr.AddItemEvent('Close2',EVENT:CloseWindow,0) !Close2 POSTs independent event**

**See Also:     **[[additem  add menu item .htm|AddItem]], [[additemmimic  tie menu item to a button .htm|AddItemMimic]], [[addmenu  add a menu .htm|AddMenu]], [[ask  display the popup menu .htm|Ask]]