Continue lisp code in a new line

[isosa9APBT]

I been doing lisp routines for a while but I never been able to figure out how to continue the lisp line in a new line. My list routines get very long and I need to break them in multiple lines without messing up the code. I been searching for a while but have not been able to find anything. Any help is appreciated.

[pbejse]

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@isosa9APBT wrote:

I been doing lisp routines for a while but I never been able to figure out how to continue the lisp line in a new line. My list routines get very long and I need to break them in multiple lines without messing up the code. I been searching for a while but have not been able to find anything. Any help is appreciated.

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What do you mean by "new line" isosa9APBT? Have you been writing your lisp code in notepad ?  Try VLIDE [ is this is what I think this topic is about ]

command: VLIDE or simply VL

[  IMAGE DELETED  ] silly me  or Am I?

EDIT: Now I'm not so sure whats going on. sigh...

[isosa9APBT]

I mean a new line as in 

assdfgkgkkhkhkhigjfhn

and break it into 

assdfgkgkk

hkhkhigjfhn

Instead of having one long line I rather break it into two short  lines of code. Do I just break it normally and CAD will be able to tell that the command continues in the next line below? Are there any special characters that I have to use to let CAD know what's happening?

[cadffm]

You can break your Line whereever you want, some Tips for that and other things:

http://people.ace.ed.ac.uk/staff/medward2/class/moz/cm/doc/contrib/lispstyle.html

In VLide, CTRL+ALT+F start the automatic formatting feature (menu Tools)

Isn't 100% my style, but it´s ok.

Or I did not understand the question 😉

[cadffm · Accepted solution]

Code: No matter where the line breaks are

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(setq a 1 b 2 c 3)

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(setq a

1

b 2

c

3)

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String: Use STRCAT

"1234567890"

(strcat "1234"

          "567890"

)

Or if we wrong again, please explain...

[pbejse]

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@cadffm wrote:

Or if we wrong again, please explain...

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I gave up 3 posts ago 

[pbejse]

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@isosa9APBT wrote:

Do I just break it normally and CAD will be able to tell that the command continues in the next line below? Are there any special characters that I have to use to let CAD know what's happening?

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Parenthesis is your friend. Just try using VLIDE isosa9APBT, go ahead.... just try  

Kudos to cadffm  for shedding light on this.  -->  The code posted on this discussion

[Ranjit_Singh]

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@isosa9APBT wrote:

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Instead of having one long line I rather break it into two short  lines of code. Do I just break it normally and CAD will be able to tell that the command continues in the next line below? Are there any special characters that I have to use to let CAD know what's happening?

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Looks like you are working at the prompt and not at VLIDE. Use parenthesis

[pbejse]

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Ranjit.Singh wrote:

Looks like you are working at the prompt and not at VLIDE. Use parenthesis... [ gif ]

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You and your animated GIF is worth a thousand words. 

Cheers