Topic: AutoLISP Resource Request : List of functions and summary

[Josh Nieman]

Does anyone know of anywhere I can find a list of all autolisp functions and summary or definition of their use, hopefully all on one page, no matter how gigantic...

I'm wanting something searchable.  I've found a couple resources that list all the autolisp functions, but it'll be like a list of links on one page, and the definitions on the next sheet.

This is HORRIBLY backwards logic for someone trying to learn how to write their first complex routine.  I know what I want to do, and how to do it, I just don't know the proper function names or formatting.  If I knew the proper name, I wouldn't need the resource, now would I?

So I was hoping there would just be a massive list somewhere with the explanation on the same page, so I could just (ctrl+f) a few key words about what I'm trying to do, and sift through the results and find the function I need.

Am I barking up a wrong tree, here?  I couldn't find anything in the Autocad help, nor google.

[MP]

{ thinking out loud }

Some ambitious copying / pasting and you could make you own custom reference from the AutoLISP Reference that ships with AutoCAD.

A utility that would make that task easier is ClipMate (I use said utility a lot).

Another might be to use Adobe Acrobat (and equivalents) to print the contents to one one file.

{ / thinking out loud }

[Josh Nieman]

{ thinking out loud }

from the AutoLISP Reference that ships with AutoCAD.

{ / thinking out loud }

aaaaaaawha??

*starts searching through files*

[Krushert]

I will take a copy of what ever you come up with and I will buy the beer, If I ever get down your way.  I am in the same boat as you.

[MP]

*starts searching through files*

<AutoCAD Install Folder>\Help\acad_alr.chm

Edit: You might also be interested in --

<AutoCAD Install Folder>\Help\acad_alt.chm

[Josh Nieman]

*starts searching through files*

<AutoCAD Install Folder>\Help\acad_alr.chm

Edit: You might also be interested in --

<AutoCAD Install Folder>\Help\acad_alt.chm

w00t

Yes, that'll be a bit of copy/pasting, but not bad at all!!

I'll probably put together a little LSP reference WORD document with a link to the file.


..actually... scratch that... if you paste into MS Word... it automatically creates the hyperlinks to each bookmark in the file...

sweeeeeeeeet

thanks be to EM-PEE!!

I never knew of, or saw reference to, these files!  Nor would I have known of them by their file name... because I had looked through the Autocad folders out of curiosity for anything with a name that looked like it might be lisp-related...

[Josh Nieman]

If anyone cares, this is just a .doc off each alphabetical page from the .chm file.

It may just make things easier, I dunno.  I think I'm going to probably just be using the search function within the .chm file.

[Guest]

Your lack of page breaks disappoints me. 

[Josh Nieman]

Your lack of page breaks disappoints me. 

yea I didn't waste my time with formatting since I wasn't going to use it.  I figured if someone else wanted to use it, they could apply their own special format.  Since the goal was simply to have a conglomerated mass of text that was CTRL-F'able (hehe F'able) then formatting wasn't important, since it won't be read in it's entirety, nor printed, but rather read one entity at a time (which I did make sure that a function and it's description was NOT split over a page break)

So nyah.

[Mark]

Here's one I made for Vim.

[jbuzbee]

I didn't see this mentioned but I'm assuming you've typed VLIDE at the command prompt?

[JohnK]

Here's one I made for Vim.

My favorite! (I use that one constantly!)

[Josh Nieman]

I didn't see this mentioned but I'm assuming you've typed VLIDE at the command prompt?

I was messing around in that thing and I can't say that I'm all that comfortable using it yet.

Every bit of coding/writing I've ever done, I've always been more comfortable with using notepad.

When I was into skinning applications graphically, adding any type of additional functions, I wanted pure, stripped down notepad.
When I was into HTML/CSS when I was dabbling with website design, I wanted stripped down notepad.

I feel more comfortable with the raw language there without all the extras, doodads, and complications.

When I'm more comfortable with the Autolisp language, I may jump ships to using that editor, but while I'm just learning to get comfortable with the language, I'd prefer stripped naked notepad.

Here's one I made for Vim.

Thanks so much, Mark!

I think I'm actually going to use this instead!  Very thorough and quite a bit more information.

[Guest]

I didn't see this mentioned but I'm assuming you've typed VLIDE at the command prompt?

*Tsk* *Tsk* *Tsk* Never ass-u-me.

[Maverick®]

...... I've always been more comfortable with using notepad.
....... I wanted stripped down notepad.
...... I'd prefer stripped naked notepad.

Thanks so much, Mark!

I think I'm actually going to use this instead!  Very thorough and quite a bit more information.

Fickle Wench, aintcha?