Function reference in help file

[DGRL]

So I found the 2022 reference for the VL / VLAX / VLR function but where are the VLA function references?

See this link It has the VL / VLAX / VLR but no VLA

AutoCAD 2022 Developer and ObjectARX Help | vlax-3D-point (AutoLISP/ActiveX) | Autodesk

[jrreid]

I am not sure why. But when I type in Help then VLA it comes up 1,883 results.

Maybe you need to re-install the HELP section for AutoCAD.

Hope this helps.

JRR.

[CodeDing · Accepted solution]

@DGRL ,

Most Visual Lisp functions will NOT be listed under the "AutoLISP: Reference" category.

You will instead need to expand the "ActiveX: Reference Guide" category.

Under that category you will see these headers.. This is how activex functions are categorized..

You must have a notion of what type of function you are calling. Are you retrieving an OBJECT? Invoking a METHOD? Retrieving a PROPERTY?

For Example, to SAVE a drawing, this is a METHOD.. So I would Expand the Method header and navigate to the "S" section.. like here:

https://help.autodesk.com/view/OARX/2022/ENU/?guid=GUID-DA24D47F-FB6C-4C0B-8DDB-87D0AD4455F0

Under there if you scroll to the bottom of the page, you will be provided with the Visual LISP example of that function.

Hope that helps.

Best,

~DD

[dbroad · Accepted solution]

Also, in vlide, click help and type a vla- or vlax-function name.  It should automatically bring up the ActiveX help.  I haven't installed the latest versions but that is the way it works in 2019. Eg. vla-addline. Then use the index or object model map to choose the objects you want to work with.

Using your link, just scroll down the index and choose "object model". Then choose the object you want to work with.

[Sea-Haven · Accepted solution]

My $0.05 then google.

[DGRL]

@Sea-Haven 

Any idea where to find  all the vla commands in the help file?

[DGRL]

In earlier versions there was an *.chm file devoted for LISP and it contained all the VLA - VLAX commands including some examples. I really need this atm

[DGRL · Accepted solution]

@dbroad  @Sea-Haven @CodeDing @jrreid 

If you change the sysvar LISPSYS from 0 to 1 and then download the portable version of CODE 

Visual Studio Code - Code Editing. Redefined  (download the .zip file)

Then run this and enter your code there double click on for example (vla-get-blocks) right mouse and click online help files it will bring you to what I was looking for.

CODE for me is new and seems to be better then the old vlide