Visual LISP Menu Bar Reference (AutoLISP)

2013-04-10

Product Documentation

Intermediate

The following table summarizes the VLISP menu bar items.

Visual LISP menu items
Menu item	Uses
File	Create a new AutoLISP program file for editing, open an existing file, save changes to program files, build Visual LISP application files, and print program files.
Edit	Copy and paste text, undo the last change you made to text (or undo the last command entered in the Console window), select text in the VLISP editor or Console windows, match parentheses in expressions, and redisplay previous commands entered in the Console window. See the chapter titled About Developing Programs with Visual LISP (AutoLISP) for more information on Edit features.
Search	Find and replace text strings, set bookmarks, and navigate among bookmarked text. See About the Text Editor (AutoLISP) for information on these topics.
View	Find and display the value of variables and symbols in your AutoLISP code. For more information on this topic, see About Debugging Programs (AutoLISP).
Project	Work with projects and compile programs. See About Managing Multiple LISP Files (AutoLISP), and About Compiling and Linking Programs (AutoLISP) for information on these topics.
Debug	Set and remove breakpoints in your program and step through program execution one expression at a time. You can then check the state of variables and the results of expressions. See About Debugging Programs (AutoLISP), for more information on these features.
Tools	Set VLISP options for text formatting and various environment options, such as the placement of windows and toolbars.
Window	Organize the windows currently displayed in your VLISP session, or activate another VLISP or AutoCAD window.
Help	Display Help.

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