It is tempting to write major programs using DCL (Dialog Control Language) for every program you do, but that is generally getting carried away with things. A program that is not used is worthless, and you have wasted your time and the company's money by writing it.Įach program you write will need to be evaluated to see what the user interface requirements are going to be. If the program cannot easily be called and used, it will not be used. The user interface of your program is the most important part of your program as far as the user is concerned. The Dialog Control Language (DCL) will not be covered in this text, due to the expansive nature of the subject. These are the parts of your program that deal with getting Information from the user and storing or retrieving data from a storage area.
The most important part of any program, other than the internal calculations that occur, will be the input / output section. AutoCAD Lisp Tutorial #10 - Input and Output
