Topic: Problem with (princ) function

[Lupo76]

I made a file that takes a long time to process.
So I decided to insert the following line of code:

(princ (strcat "\nObject " N " of "  TOT "."))

It works, but I do not see the text lines during the (while)process, but only at the end.
I feel that this happens because AutoCAD is too busy and therefore does not update the command bar.
Do you have any advice?

[ChrisCarlson]

Can you post your section of routine?

If the princ is outside of the while loop, it will only display once the loop is exited.

[Lee Mac]

If AutoCAD is rendered unresponsive by the OS as a result of the AutoLISP program/expression taking more than 5 seconds to evaluate, no output will be printed to the command-line until the program has completed evaluation. However, there are 'tricks' that one can use to ensure that AutoCAD is not marked as non-responsive by the OS, such as interspersing calls to the DELAY command or GRREAD function within the processing loop.

See this thread for more.

[rkmcswain]

However, there are 'tricks' that one can use to ensure that AutoCAD is not marked as non-responsive by the OS....

Good stuff Lee Mac !

[Lee Mac]

However, there are 'tricks' that one can use to ensure that AutoCAD is not marked as non-responsive by the OS....

Good stuff Lee Mac !

Cheers RK