Topic: sub routine help

[JB]

Hello !
I am new to the list. I have some experience with lisp, but very limited.
I have written a lisp routine to draw open web frames. It keeps givivng me a message that I do not understand. It is " #<SUBR @01fd730c PRINC>".
What is it ?
If anyone would be interested in seeing the code I could send it to you directly. It is VERY basic, but long and very important to me.
Thanks in advance!
Jamie:-)

[daron]

It might be important to see the code, but it appears that the return value is a subroutine.

[JB]

Yes !
But where do I find out about it. I did not write any sub routines into the code.
It is simple "keystroke" programing.
Any Ideas.
Thanks!
Jamie:-)

[JohnK]

I dont get what your talking about when you say 'Keystroke' programing. (Are you talking about a macro, or a script?)

If you try to evaluate a existing autolisp function you will get a return like that. - e.g. (eval princ) will return something like that. ...?

[daron]

The code you wrote seems to BE a subroutine. That's its return value, right?

[Kerry]

Did you happen to type  PRINC  at the Visual Lisp IDE Console ??


if so : it must be  (princ)

[daron]

Why don't you post the code?

[JB]

I did end the program with "princ" !
Do you think that created the sub-routine?
Jamie:-)

[Mark]

Not likely, unless you have it being returned by some function. We could tell more if we could see the code though.

[Keith™]

Ok, the answer should be something pretty benign, I am suspecting that you indeed did use princ as the last thing in your routine. If I was a betting man, I would bet that what you have done is not enclose the princ command in parenthesis.. like so...

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(defun C:yourprogram()
 (enter your code here)
 (etc etc)
 (etc etc)
 princ
)


This will always return the internal subroutine for princ on the command line. It should look like this:

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(defun C:yourprogram()
 (enter your code here)
 (etc etc)
 (etc etc)
 (princ)
)


So, do I win the prize ?

[JB]

You do win the prize! When I have finished with some clean up work, You are on the list to see the finished project.
It did indeed stop the sub routine message. It got me much further down the road.
I appreciate everyone's help.
I will keep posting and reading this board.
Thank You !
Jamie:-)

[Keith™]

you know, we aren't a bunch of ogres, 'ceptin for maybe dent but I think it is cause he had rabies as a child ... If it is something good, you really should share the code with everyone.