A big 'Thanks' to all for your help and comments
I checked out Stigs AutoLISP primer and thought it was great. Very well written and definitely catering for the beginner, it didn't gloss over the really important parts or assume any prior programming knowledge which is refreshing.
As I read through some of the code extracts I can kind of see the outline of what the routine is supposed to do (It's like the 80/20 rule. 80% of it's straightforward it's the difficult to understand 20% that makes the routine workable!)
I especially found CAB's step by step logic useful. Just about everyone here is fluent in 'thinking' in AutoCAD even if we're not familiar with programming. If you guys could outline the actual AutoCAD steps you are trying to achieve with the code it would certainly make it more understandable.
I especially like the sound of a 'training' forum to go through little bits of code. Already on this site we've seen you 'Lisp Hackers' come to the rescue of several people who've had trouble creating routines.
I know Se7en got upset with people using him as a resource for all their coding needs and I'd like to think any 'training' forum would be grateful for all the expertise the great people on this site have. It could be a kind of pre-school for all those of us who want to join in on the VLisp Hacker topics but are totally out of our depth
Anyway. Thanks again
Chris