Topic: Running the FAS Compiler from DOS command line ?

[snownut2]

Is there a way to run the FAS compiler from the DOS command line ?  Or in the alternative, initialize ACAD & VLIDE then the Compiler all from the DOS command line ?

It would then be possible to build a batch script to compile and perform other tasks at the same time.

A little explanation other than a Yes or No would be a nice touch...

Thanks,

[efernal]

why not something like this?

Code - Auto/Visual Lisp: [Select]

1. (FOREACH x
2.   (vl-directory-files "C:\\MY_LISPS\\SOURCE\\" "*.LSP" 1)
3.   (VLISP-COMPILE 'st x)
4. )
5.  

[Vaidas]

Will not work from DOS:

vlisp-compile
Compiles AutoLISP source code into a FAS file
(vlisp-compile 'mode filename [out-filename])
Note:  The Visual LISP IDE must be open in order for vlisp-compile to work.

[snownut2]

Ok,  it took a combination of a *.bat  file, an Acad Script & lisp file to accomplish but works fine, I can now do the following;

Compile lisp to FAS files (41 files)
Copy FAS files to a second folder (41 files)
Compile with Inno-Setup (85 files)
Place exe into dropbox folder (1 file)

The resultant exe file is 85meg.

With 3 mouse clicks, seems it is not possible to exit ACAD without having to manually close/exit.  (I've tried both with lisp & script files to exit without success).  Bricscad actually works much faster due to the stand-alone compiler supplied from Bricsys.

This entire operation takes less than 40 seconds, used to take me several minutes....

Bricscad is 1 mouse click and takes 28 seconds for the exact same files and result.


OK, by using the (C:vlide T), command is passed back to the ACAD window, then I can use the close & y in the script to actually close the open drawing.  Still no luck in actually exiting ACAD though, but reduced the number of mouse clicks required to 2....

[Marc'Antonio Alessi]

this is an example that I use to complile AutoCAD/Bricscad lisp files:

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...
      (setq DESExe (findfile "EncryptConsole.exe"))
      (foreach ForElm FilLst ; files list
...
        (vlisp-make-file-fas 'st ForElm)
        (and
          DESExe
          (DOS_ExeWait (strcat DESExe " -O " ForElm))
        )
...


[Lee Mac]

OK, by using the (C:vlide T), command is passed back to the ACAD window, then I can use the close & y in the script to actually close the open drawing.  Still no luck in actually exiting ACAD though, but reduced the number of mouse clicks required to 2....

Why not simply use:

Code - Auto/Visual Lisp: [Select]

1. (command "_.quit")

..in place of the close command?

Or, maybe using the WSH sendkeys method:

Code - Auto/Visual Lisp: [Select]

1. (defun exitacad ( / wsh )
2.     (if (setq wsh (vlax-create-object "wscript.shell"))
3.         (progn
4.             (graphscr)
5.             (vl-catch-all-apply 'vlax-invoke (list wsh 'sendkeys "%{F4}"))
6.             (and (vlax-release-object wsh))
7.         )
8.     )
9. )
10. (vl-load-com)