edit_box.

Syntax:

	: edit_box {
          action alignment allow_accept edit_limit
          edit_width fixed_height fixed_width
	  height is_enabled is_tab_stop key label mnemonic 
          value width password_char
        }

---

DCL Coding:

lisp48h : dialog {				//dialog name
          label = "edit_box" ;			//give it a label

	: edit_box {				//define edit box
	  key = "eb1";				//give it a name
	  edit_limit = 8;			//restrict to 8 letters
          label = "Enter Password";		//give it a label
	  mnemonic = "P";			//define mnemonic
	  password_char = "*";			//define password character
        }					//end edit box

        ok_cancel ;				//predefined OK/Cancel button

        }					//end dialog

---

AutoLisp Coding:

(defun C:lisp48h ()
;define function	

  (setq dcl_id (load_dialog "lisp48h.dcl"))
  ;load dialog

  (if (not (new_dialog "lisp48h" dcl_id)
  ;test for dialog

      );not

    (exit)
    ;exit if no dialog

  );if

  (action_tile
      "eb1"
      ;if a password is entered

      "(setq pass $value)"
      ;store the password in the variable 'pass'

  );action_tile

  (action_tile
      "accept"	
      ;if O.K. pressed
					
      "(done_dialog) (setq userclick T)"
      ;close dialog, set flag	
	
   );action tile

    (action_tile
    "cancel"
    ;if cancel button pressed

    "(done_dialog) (setq userclick nil)"	
    ;close dialog, lower flag

    );action_tile

  (start_dialog)	
  ;start dialog
				
  (unload_dialog dcl_id)
  ;unload	

  (if userclick
  ;if OK selected

  (alert (strcat "Password is: " pass))			
  ;display the password

  );if

 (princ)

);defun

(princ)