#LISP
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Mike
I downloaded XLISP from the AIEXPERT forum. It looks a little scarey, I
don't see a whole lotta similarity between it and AutoLISP. I could not
find GET functions, or the like either. Have you seen XLISP? And if so, is
MuLISP more similar to AutoLISP than XLISP?
Thanks for your input.. Dan
Dan – Ahhhh yes. XLISP 2.0 is a relatively more-robust subset of Common LISP,
which is somewhat different from the LISP dialects that earlier versions of
XLISP (and AutoLISP) are based on.
For example, you won't find (while), (foreach) or (repeat) in XLISP, but you
will find (do), (dolist), and (dotimes), which provide the same functions as
the former AutoLISP primitives, only in a different syntax.
I also had a hard time with XLISP when I first started playing with it, but
now I'm pretty comfortable with it. I have an XLISP file that's designed for
AutoLISP programmers who want to use XLISP. It adds many of the AutoLISP
functions they're familar with (including a (getstring) variant), which makes
the transition much less painless.
As soon as I can get a chance to clean the file up, I'll upload it here. Look
for the file AXLISP.LSP in Library 9 in a day or so.
-TonyT.
Hey, TonyT! Let me know when you UL that file, it sounds like the ticket!
Brian
WOW! Tony, this sounds like the Ticket! I'll be checking in daily.
Thanks.. Dan