Compile without VLISP

[SCaldeira]

I found this code that compiles the files directly, without those annoying errors from VLISP.

(defun c:FAS (/ name lispname outfilename findfas rewritefas)
 (setvar "cmdecho" 0)
 (setq name (strcase (getstring "Enter Lisp Name: ")))
 (setq lispname 
        (strcat "C:\\LISP_Directory\\" 
                name 
                ".LSP"
        ) ;_end strcat
 ) ;_end setq
 (setq	outfilename
 (strcat "C:\\FAS_Directory\\"
	 name
	 ".FAS"
 ) ;_end strcat
 ) ;_end setq
 (setq findfas (findfile outfilename))
 (if (not findfas)
   (vlisp-compile 'st lispname outfilename)
   (progn
     (initget "Y N")
     (setq rewritefas
     (getkword "Save Over Existing FAS? [Yes or No]: ")
     ) ;_end setq
     (if (= rewritefas "Y")
(vlisp-compile 'st lispname outfilename)
(alert "FAS Compiling Aborted")
     ) ;_end if
   ) ;_end progn
 ) ;_end if
 (setvar "cmdecho" 1)
 (princ)
) ;_end defun

 

Best regards.

[MSasu]

I would guess that the VLISP-COMPILE function use the same interpreter as VLISP IDE. Also, not sure what kind of errors are you talking about?

[Lee Mac]

There are many vlisp-* functions available, however as far as I am aware, all (except vlisp-compile) are undocumented:

 

vlisp-compile

vlisp-compile-list

vlisp-dclres-list

vlisp-dclres-load-dialog

vlisp-drop-project

vlisp-export-symbol

vlisp-fasres-list

vlisp-fasres-load

vlisp-find-project

vlisp-import-exsubrs

vlisp-import-symbol

vlisp-inires-list

vlisp-list-loaded-projects

vlisp-load-project

vlisp-make-file-fas

vlisp-make-project-fas

vlisp-make-project-load-file

vlisp-project-fas-list

vlisp-read-file-xdv-list

vlisp-read-project-xdv-list

 

For most, the VLIDE must be open for the function to be used.

[SCaldeira]

Responding to Mircea,

 

sometimes I tried to compile a file and vlisp returned a error

“error: bad argument value: non-negative: -1 ”,

however the lisp without compilation runs perfectly in autocad, and thats the reason for my curiosity.

 

Regards.

[SCaldeira]

Thanks Lee.

 

Regards.

[MSasu]

Did you tried to debug the code that generate that error at compile?

I may be wrong, but really believe that the aforementioned function isn't doing a better job, it just doesn't display the warning.

[Lee Mac]

sometimes I tried to compile a file and vlisp returned a error: "error: bad argument value: non-negative: -1"

 

Are you able to post the code that causes this compilation error so that we might investigate the issue?

[M. Govind]

I couldn't find a solution to this problem anywhere in this forum. However what I found was if you made a PRV file manually and submitted it to the "Rebuilt Application" option of the Visual Lisp IDE, the files would be compiled fine and a VLX file generated without errors.  The error in question occurs only when an attempt is made to compile the files afresh.