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7 dialog boxes – Rockwell Automation 57C650 AutoMax Programming Executive Version 3.8 User Manual

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4Ć5

Getting Around in the AutoMax Executive and Windows

4.7

Dialog Boxes

A dialog box is displayed by AutoMax when additional information is

needed to execute a command. The dialog box contains areas where

you can enter the needed information. The areas displayed will vary

depending on the types of information needed. A dialog box can

contain text boxes, list boxes, check boxes, option buttons, and

command buttons. See figure 4.4.

Figure 4.4 Ć Dialog Boxes, Part 1

A text box is used to enter text information. The text appears to the

left of a flashing vertical line which pushes the text to the right as you

type. The DIRECTION keys can be used to move the vertical line

within the text to edit it. If the box already contains text when you

move to it, and the text is selected, any text you type will replace it.
A list box contains the names of available choices. If file names are

included, they will be listed with their extensions. Drives and

subdirectories are indicated by brackets; hyphens denote a drive.

For example, [ĆAĆ] represents drive A; [PIF] represents subdirectory

PIF. The parent directory is represented by two periods within

brackets ([..]). The list box may have scroll bars (up and down

arrows) if all the choices don't fit in the box.
Command buttons carry out commands when chosen; they are

labeled (OK, Cancel, Open, Reset, etc.) to indicate what the buttons

do. See figure 4.5.

Figure 4.5 Ć Dialog Boxes, Part 2