A Functions Reference (AutoLISP)

These AutoLISP functions all start with 'A'.

Functions

• abs

  Returns the absolute value of a number

• acad_colordlg

  Displays the standard AutoCAD color selection dialog box

• acad_helpdlg

  Invokes the help facility (obsolete)

• acad-pop-dbmod

  Restores the value of the DBMOD system variable to the value that was most recently stored with acad-push-dbmod

• acad-push-dbmod

  Stores the current value of the DBMOD system variable

• acad_strlsort

  Sorts a list of strings in alphabetical order

• acad_truecolorcli

  Prompts for colors at the Command prompt

• acad_truecolordlg

  Displays the AutoCAD color selection dialog box with tabs for index color, true color, and color books

• acdimenableupdate

  Controls the automatic updating of associative dimensions

• acet-ent-geomextents

  Returns the geometric extents of the given object

• acet-file-attr

  Gets or sets the protection attributes of a specified file or directory

• acet-file-chdir

  Changes the current working directory

• acet-file-copy

  Copies a file

• acet-file-cwd

  Returns the current working directory

• acet-file-dir

  Locate files

• acet-file-mkdir

  Creates a new directory

• acet-file-move

  Moves or renames files

• acet-file-remove

  Deletes one or more files

• acet-file-rmdir

  Removes a directory

• acet-ini-get

  Retrieves data from an INI file

• acet-ini-set

  Writes data to an INI file

• acet-help

  Displays a help page

• acet-help-trap

  Installs a F1 key monitor

• acet-layerp-mark

  Places beginning and ending marks for Layer Previous recording

• acet-layerp-mode

  Queries and sets the LAYERPMODE setting

• acet-laytrans

  Translates drawing layers to standards defined in another drawing or standards file

• acet-load-expresstools

  Initializes the Express Tools Utility functions.

• acet-ms-to-ps

  Converts a real value from model space units to paper space units

• acet-ps-to-ms

  Converts a real value from paper space units to model space units

• acet-reg-del

  Deletes a key or value from the Registry

• acet-reg-get

  Returns a value from the Registry

• acet-reg-machine-prodkey

  Returns the AutoCAD Windows registry path in the HKLM (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)

• acet-reg-prodkey

  (Obsolete) Returns the current product key from the Registry

• acet-reg-put

  Writes a Registry key or value

• acet-reg-user-prodkey

  Returns the AutoCAD Windows registry path

• acet-ss-drag-move

  Drags a selection set to change location

• acet-ss-drag-rotate

  Drags a selection set to change rotation

• acet-ss-drag-scale

  Drags a selection set to change scale

• acet-str-collate

  Compares for sort order

• acet-str-equal

  Compares strings for equality

• acet-str-find

  Finds a substring in string

• acet-str-format

  Formats a message with embedded arguments

• acet-str-replace

  Replaces one substring with another

• acet-str-wcmatch

  Performs a wild-card match similar to wcmatch, but allows control over case sensitivity

• acet-sys-beep

  Makes a noise

• acet-sys-command

  Runs a command in a shell and waits for the shell to complete execution before returning

• acet-sys-foreground

  Forces AutoCAD's application window to be the topmost and receive focus

• acet-sys-keystate

  Checks the state of a virtual key

• acet-sys-lasterr

  Reports the last error

• acet-sys-procid

  Returns the current process identifier

• acet-sys-sleep

  Delay to allow other processes to run

• acet-sys-spawn

  Executes an external program

• acet-sys-term

  Terminates the given process

• acet-sys-wait

  Waits for a process to complete

• acet-ui-message

  Displays a message box

• acet-ui-pickdir

  Displays a directory selection dialog

• acet-ui-progress

  Displays a progress meter

• acet-ui-status

  Displays a modeless status dialog

• acet-ui-txted

  Displays a multiline text editing dialog

• action_tile

  Assigns an action to evaluate when the user selects the specified tile in a dialog box

• add_list

  Adds or modifies a string in the currently active dialog box list

• alert

  Displays a dialog box containing an error or warning message

• alloc

  Sets the size of the segment to be used by the expand function

• and

  Returns the logical AND of the supplied arguments

• angle

  Returns an angle in radians of a line defined by two endpoints

• angtof

  Converts a string representing an angle into a real (floating-point) value in radians

• angtos

  Converts an angular value in radians into a string

• append

  Takes any number of lists and appends them together as one list

• apply

  Passes a list of arguments to, and executes, a specified function

• arx

  Returns a list of the currently loaded ObjectARX applications

• arxload

  Loads an ObjectARX application

• arxunload

  Unloads an ObjectARX application

• ascii

  Returns the conversion of the first character of a string into its character code (an integer)

• assoc

  Searches an association list for an element and returns that association list entry

• atan

  Returns the arctangent of a number in radians

• atof

  Converts a string into a real number

• atoi

  Converts a string into an integer

• atom

  Verifies that an item is an atom

• atoms-family

  Returns a list of the currently defined symbols

• autoarxload

  Predefines command names to load an associated ObjectARX file

• autoload

  Predefines command names to load an associated AutoLISP file