#!/bin/sh # $Id: inputbox4,v 1.3 2004/09/12 22:38:08 tom Exp $ # An example which does not use temporary files, as suggested by Cary Evans: : ${DIALOG=dialog} $DIALOG --msgbox "goood" 0 0 $DIALOG --msgbox "goood1" 0 0 $DIALOG --msgbox "goood2" 0 0 tempfile=`tempfile 2>/dev/null` || tempfile=/tmp/test$$ trap "rm -f $tempfile" 0 1 2 5 15 $DIALOG --cr-wrap \ --title "INPUT BOX" --clear \ --inputbox \ "Hi, this is an input dialog box. You can use this to ask questions that require the user to input a string as the answer. You can input strings of length longer than the width of the input box, in that case, the input field will be automatically scrolled. You can use BACKSPACE to correct errors. Try entering your name below:" 0 0 2> $tempfile retval=$? case $retval in 0) #echo "Input string is `cat $tempfile`" $DIALOG --msgbox "Your message is `cat $tempfile`" 0 0 ;; 1) echo "Cancel pressed.";; 255) if test -s $tempfile ; then cat $tempfile else echo "ESC pressed." fi ;; esac