To Open a Symbol Service Dialog Box and Update a Symbol (Visual LISP IDE)

The Symbol Service dialog box allows you to evaluate an expression and assign a value to a symbol.

Note: The Visual LISP IDE is available on Windows only.

1. In the Visual LISP text editor or Console window, highlight the name of any symbol in your program's source code.
2. Click View Symbol Service.
   

   The Symbol Service dialog box contains the following components:

   • A toolbar
   • A Name field, where you can enter or change the symbol to work on
   • A Value field that displays the symbol's value or its initial substring
   • A series of check boxes for symbol flags
3. To update the value of the displayed symbol, enter an expression or value in the Value field.

   When you click OK, Visual LISP evaluates the expression and assigns its value to the symbol.

   If the symbol you specified is a protected symbol, the Value field will be read-only. Clear the Protect Assign check box to remove protection.