Article: Associating Lists and Dialog Box List Boxes.(Technology Tutorial)

One of the more frequently asked questions by AutoLISP programmers who are learning about dialog boxes is how to associate a dialog list box with an AutoLISP data list. I've been told that when you first look at the documentation it is not exactly clear if they are associated or not. The quick answer is that they are not associated, except by your program. Your program controls the content of lists displayed, what is displayed in the lists, what happens when a list box is selected in a dialog box and what happens when a value is changed.

Novice programmers and experienced Windows developers can find themselves confused because in both cases, they expect a more ...

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