AutoCAD LT 2024 - AutoLISP integration limitations?

[OAllington]

I have just upgraded to AutoCAD LT 2024.

I understand that I can now import and use .lsp files for custom commands. 

However, I cannot find a way to access the VLISP command to have an IDE to write them in... Was VLISP intentionally omitted from the 2024 release? If so, why would they bother keeping the LISPSYS system variable in..?

Also, are there any other ways of creating .lsp files, i.e. a secondary software IDE?

Thanks.

[artc2]

The IDE is not part of LISP in LT. The LISPSYS sysvar controls which LISP interpreter is used - the old non-unicode or the new one that supports unicode.

[paullimapa]

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[dmfrazier]

"...are there any other ways of creating .lsp files..."

Sure. NotePad (for one). 😉

[Sea-Haven]

Notepad++ is better than plain Notepad and its free. It has a lisp detect function that helps when trying to debug, I write all mine in Notepad++ but occasionally open in the VLIDE as can not see the problem. It does have a run code function but I doubt that will work with the  LT version.

Not sure how the 2024LT will work with VS. Has anybody tried ? I gave up when installing VS just did not work. But 40+ years writing code not to unhappy, be wary of ChatGP bit early days.

[paullimapa]

I only use VS as an external AutoLISP programming tool. After loading all these autolisp extensions, the program works better than VLIDE especially being able to open multiple windows to edit the same lisp file:

[Sea-Haven]

Understand it will help write code but the Autocad Extension is it supported for LT2024 ? That is the run part.

[paullimapa]

nope because this file is missing from LT

[Sea-Haven]

Interesting in that Autodesk are pushing go to VS for coding yet don't support it ? Maybe soon.