About Using the Console Window (Visual LISP IDE)

Most programming in VLISP takes place within the confines of the VLISP text editor, but the ability to program interactively with AutoLISP provides some unique advantages to the development process. In the VLISP Console window you can enter AutoLISP code and immediately see the results of executing that code.

Enter text in the Console window following the Console prompt, which looks like the following:

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VLISP saves the text you enter and any output from executing the text. You can then scroll through the Console window and see what transpired. You can copy any text in the window and paste it at the Console prompt or in another Windows application.