Topic: How do I load VLX and LISP files with VBA?

[Matersammichman]

1. What command can I use to load a VLX file with VBA?  :realmad:

2. What command can I use to load  a LISP file?  :pissed:

[Bob Wahr]

You could use sendcommand

[Matersammichman]

True, but if I can load ARX and DVB with VBA, why not Lisp and Visual Lisp?

[Bob Wahr]

Because AutoCAD VBA doesn't have a built in LoadLSP method.  Of course, you can load Lisp and Visual Lisp, just maybe not the way you want to.  There's a better than even chance that referencing a library will allow you to achieve your desired results but if so, someone else will have to chime in on it.

[Matersammichman]

Bob,
I'm having a bad brain day...could you drop me a complete line of example code to modify?

[Bob Wahr]

thisdrawing.sendcommand "(load ""lispname.lsp"")" & vbcr

ought to work

[MP]

ThisDrawing.SendCommand "(load ""lispname.lsp"" 'doh)" & vbCr

[Bob Wahr]

'doh?

[Maverick®]

Re, Me, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do   

[MP]

Sure.

ThisDrawing.SendCommand "(load ""lispname.lsp"" 'crapweasel)" & vbCr

ThisDrawing.SendCommand "(load ""lispname.lsp"" (alert ""Load knackered.""))" & vbCr

yada ...

But generally speaking I wouldn't use --

ThisDrawing.SendCommand "(load ""lispname.lsp"")" & vbCr

[Bob Wahr]

OK, he asked a question that no one else was answering, I gave him an answer that works.  If you don't like it, instead of knocking it why don't you dazzle us with your fucking brilliance and show him a better way.

[MP]

OK, he asked a question that no one else was answering, I gave him an answer that works.  If you don't like it, instead of knocking it why don't you dazzle us with your 42616E6E656400[/b]ing brilliance and show him a better way.

No need to go hexipostal. I was just demonstrating the optional argument you can pass the load statement so it returns something more illuminating or desirable than --

[0.43] (VL-BT)
[1.39] (*ERROR* "LOAD failed: \"lispname.lsp\"")
[2.34] (_call-err-hook #<SUBR @0312b078 *ERROR*> "LOAD failed:
\"lispname.lsp\"")
[3.28] (sys-error "LOAD failed: \"lispname.lsp\"")
:ERROR-BREAK.23 nil
[4.20] (LOAD "lispname.lsp")
[5.15] (#<SUBR @03288be0 -rts_top->)
[6.12] (#<SUBR @02a22334 veval-str-body> "(load \"lispname.lsp\")" T #<FILE
internal>)
:CALLBACK-ENTRY.6 (:CALLBACK-ENTRY)
:ARQ-SUBR-CALLBACK.3 (nil 0)

[Matersammichman]

Bob,

So...If its on a drive other than "C"
say "G",
do I need to path it "G:\..." :ugly:

[Bob Wahr]

MP:

Sorry, I misunderstood and it was uncalled for regardless.  Looks like I probably shouldn't be in public today.

MSM:
If the lisp is in your support path you don't need to path it, if it's not you do.

[MP]

Carry on Bob, bigger things to worry about; all is cool.