Topic: Copy - Paste Routine into the command line

[MSTG007]

I know this is an off the wall question. I know some routine commands can be pasted into the command line then hit enter to load.

Example:

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(defun C:SD () (command "-SCALELISTEDIT" "D" "*" "E"))
Question is, how much code from a routine could i possibly paste to make it run?

Thanks!

[Lonnie]

I believe I've done over 100 lines.

I've also done 3 paste from one routine before closing it.

[BIGAL]

I write my code and copy and paste and test as I go 100 lines probably, I would suggest though use Notepad++  it has a extension that allows you to run code no need for copy paste.

The only issue with copy paste code is you can not have blank lines, and tabs can do screwy things when copying multiple lines same with comments, hence why you don't see lots of comments in code I post.

[MSTG007]

Just want to be sure... When I copied the routine code and pasted it in, this is what it looked like.

Does it matter if the code would look like this to paste?

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; This routine runs the code in the active editor of NotePad++ from AutoCAD:
(defun C:n++ nil (C:RunFromNotePadPP)) ; Quick Run
(defun C:RunFromNotePadPP ( / scr *error* err np++ npeditor npSS npMS r )
; NOTE: Requires ActiveX plugin(by David Gausmann) installed on the NP++
; https://sourceforge.net/projects/nppactivexplugin/
(defun *error* (m)
(foreach x (reverse (list np++ npeditor npSS npMS))
(vl-catch-all-apply (function vlax-release-object) (list x))
)
(gc) (gc)
(and msg (or (wcmatch (strcase msg) "*BREAK,*CANCEL*,*EXIT*") (princ (strcat "\nError: " msg)))) (princ)
); defun *error*
(setq err
(vl-catch-all-apply
(function
(lambda nil ; THIS WORKS - IT GETS THE ACTIVE DOCUMENT CODE IN NOTEPAD !!!
(setq np++ (vlax-get-or-create-object "NotepadPlusPlus.Application"))
(setq npeditor (vlax-get np++ 'ActiveEditor))
(vlax-invoke-method npeditor 'selectAll)
(setq npSS (vlax-get npeditor 'selections))
(setq npMS (vlax-get npSS 'mainSelection))
(setq r (vlax-get-property npMS 'text))
(vlax-invoke npSS 'setRange 0 0 0 0)
); lambda
); function
); vl-catch-all-apply
); setq err
(*error* nil)(princ)
(if (and r (not (vl-catch-all-error-p err)))
(eval (read (strcat "(list\n" r "\n)")))
)
); defun



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Base point: (defun C:RunFromNotePadPP ( / scr *error* err np++ npeditor npSS npMS r )
(_>   ; NOTE: Requires ActiveX plugin(by David Gausmann) installed on the NP++
(_>   ; https://sourceforge.net/projects/nppactivexplugin/
(_>
(_>   (defun *error* (m)
((_>     (foreach x (reverse (list np++ npeditor npSS npMS))
(((_>       (vl-catch-all-apply (function vlax-release-object) (list x))
(((_>     )
((_>     (gc) (gc)
((_>     (and msg (or (wcmatch (strcase msg) "*BREAK,*CANCEL*,*EXIT*") (princ (strcat "\nError: " msg)))) (princ)
((_>   ); defun *error*
(_>
(_>
(_>   (setq err
((_>     (vl-catch-all-apply
(((_>       (function
((((_>         (lambda nil ; THIS WORKS - IT GETS THE ACTIVE DOCUMENT CODE IN NOTEPAD !!!
(((((_>           (setq np++ (vlax-get-or-create-object "NotepadPlusPlus.Application"))
(((((_>           (setq npeditor (vlax-get np++ 'ActiveEditor))
(((((_>           (vlax-invoke-method npeditor 'selectAll)
(((((_>           (setq npSS (vlax-get npeditor 'selections))
(((((_>           (setq npMS (vlax-get npSS 'mainSelection))
(((((_>           (setq r (vlax-get-property npMS 'text))
(((((_>           (vlax-invoke npSS 'setRange 0 0 0 0)
(((((_>         ); lambda
((((_>       ); function
(((_>     ); vl-catch-all-apply
((_>   ); setq err
(_>
(_>   (*error* nil)(princ)
(_>   (if (and r (not (vl-catch-all-error-p err)))
((_>     (eval (read (strcat "(list\n" r "\n)")))
((_>   )
(_> ); defun
C:RUNFROMNOTEPADPP
Base point:

[Lonnie]

It looks like you have a lot of spaces at the end of most of your lines. I find that is a problem.

[BIGAL]

Add the notepad extension to your appload startup suite. And yes blank lines on end of lines are interpreted as Enter. With out going into it you can remove spaces off end of lines MS Word is good replace space^p with ^p