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Visual LISP and ActiveX/VBA
Comparison
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AutoLISP function
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ActiveX, VBA, or Visual Basic
6 equivalent
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+ (addition)
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+ (addition operator)
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- (subtraction)
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- (subtraction operator)
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* (multiplication)
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* (multiplication operator)
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/ (division)
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/ (division operator)
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= (equal to)
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= (equal to comparison operator)
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/= (not equal to)
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<> (not equal to comparison
operator)
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< (less than)
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< (less than comparison
operator)
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<= (less than or equal
to)
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<= (less than or equal
to comparison operator)
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/= (not equal to)
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<> (not equal to comparison
operator)
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> (greater than)
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> (greater than comparison
operator)
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>= (greater than or
equal to)
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>= (greater than or equal
to comparison operator)
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~ (bitwise not)
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Not operator
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1+ (increment)
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Use + (addition operator)
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1- (decrement)
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Use - (subtraction operator)
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abs
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Abs function
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acad_colordlg
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Not provided
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acad_helpdlg
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Search for HELP in the online
Help index
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acad_strlsort
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Search for SORT in the online
Help index
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action_tile
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Use the Dialog Editor
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add_list
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Use the Dialog Editor
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ads
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AutoCAD.Application.ListADS
method
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alert
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MsgBox function
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and
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And operator
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angle
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.
AngleFromXAxis method
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angtof
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.AngleToReal method
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angtos
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.
AngleToString method
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append
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Use array manipulation functions
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apply
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Not provided
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arx
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AutoCAD.Application.ListARX
method
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arxload
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AutoCAD.Application.LoadARX
method
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arxunload
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AutoCAD.Application.UnloadARX
method
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ascii
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Asc function
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assoc
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Not provided
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atan
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Atn function
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atof
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CDbl Function
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atoi
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CInt Function
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atom
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Search for IS in the online
Help index
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atoms-family
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Not provided
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autoarxload
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Not provided
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autoload
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Not provided
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Boole
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Use logical operators
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boundp
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Search for IS in the online
Help index
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car/cdr
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Use array manipulation functions
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chr
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Chr function
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client_data_tile
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Use the Dialog Editor
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close
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AutoCAD.Application.Documents.Close
method
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command
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AutoCAD.ActiveDocument.SendCommand
method
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cond
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Select Case statement
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cons
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Use array manipulation functions
or AutoCAD.Application.collection.Add<entityname> method
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cos
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Cos function
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cvunit
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Use the conversion functions
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defun
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The keywords Function and
End Function
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dictadd
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Dictionaries.Add method
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dictnext
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Dictionaries.Item method
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dictremove
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Dictionaries.
Dictionary.Delete method
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dictrename
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Dictionaries.
Dictionary.Rename method
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dictsearch
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Dictionaries.
Dictionary.GetName and GetObject
methods
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dimx_tile and dimy_tile
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Use the Dialog Editor
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distance
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AutoCAD.Application.Utility.GetDistance
for interactive method.
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distof
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Not provided
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done_dialog
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Use the Dialog Editor
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end_image
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Use the Dialog Editor
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end_list
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Use the Dialog Editor
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entdel
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.collection_object.
Delete method
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entget
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.collection_object.
property properties
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entlast
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Modelspace.
Item(count-1)
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entmake
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Modelspace.
Add<entityname> method
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entmakex
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Modelspace.
Add<entityname> method
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entmod
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Use any of the read-write
properties for the object
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entnext
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.collection.Item method
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entsel
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.SelectionSets object/methods/properties
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entupd
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Modelspace.object.
Update method
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eq
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Not provided
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equal
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Eqv operator
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*error*
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Error object/method/properties
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eval
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Not provided
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exit
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AutoCAD.Application.Quit
method
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exp
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Exp function
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expand
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Not provided
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expt
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^ (exponentiation operator)
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fill_image
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Use the Dialog Editor
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findfile
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Dir function
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fix
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Fix, Int, Cint functions
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float
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CDbl Function
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foreach
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For Each...Next statement
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gc
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.PurgeAll
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gcd
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Not provided
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get_attr
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Use the Dialog Editor
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get_tile
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Use the Dialog Editor
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getangle
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.GetAngle method
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getcfg
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AutoCAD.Application.Preferences.property
property
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getcname
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Not provided
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getcorner
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.GetCorner method
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getdist
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.GetDistance method
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getenv
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AutoCAD.Application.Preferences.property
property
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getfiled
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Use the file dialog
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getint
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.GetInteger method
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getkword
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.GetKeyword method
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getorient
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.
GetOrientation method
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getpoint
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.GetPoint method
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getreal
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.GetReal method
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getstring
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.GetString method
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getvar
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AutoCAD.Application.GetVariable
method
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graphscr
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AppActivate AutoCAD.Application.Caption
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grclear
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Obsolete function
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grdraw
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Not provided
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grread
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Not provided
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grtext
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.Prompt
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grvecs
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Not provided
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handent
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.ModelSpace.object.
Handle property
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help
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Search for HELP in the online
Help index
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if
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If… Then… Else statement
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initget
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.
InitializeUserInput
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inters
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Modelspace.object.
IntersectWith
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itoa
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Str function
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lambda
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Not provided
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last
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arrayname(UBound(arrayname))
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length
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UBound function
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list
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ReDim statement
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listp
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IsArray function
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load_dialog
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Use the Dialog Editor
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load
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AutoLISP is not supported
through Automation
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log
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Log function
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logand
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And function
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logior
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Or function
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lsh
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Imp function
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mapcar
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Not provided
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max
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Max function
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mem
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Not provided
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member
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Use collection
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menucmd
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AutoCAD.Application.MenuBar
object
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menugroup
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AutoCAD.Application.MenuGroup
object
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min
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Min function
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minusp
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Use < 0 syntax
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mode_tile
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Use the Dialog Editor
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namedobjdict
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Dictionaries collection
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nentsel
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.SelectionSets.
SelectionSet.SelectAtPoint
method
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nentselp
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.SelectionSets.
SelectionSet.SelectAtPoint
method
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new_dialog
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Use the Dialog Editor
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not
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Use the logical operators
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nth
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Use object(n) syntax
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null
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IsNull function
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numberp
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TypeName function
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open
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Open function
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or
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Use the logical operators
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osnap
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Not provided (You
can use the SetVariable method to control the OSMODE system variable.)
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polar
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.PolarPoint method
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prin1
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.Prompt
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princ
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.Prompt
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print
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.Prompt
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progn
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Not provided
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prompt
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.Prompt
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quit
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AutoCAD.Application.Quit
method
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quote
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Not provided
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read
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Not provided
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read-char
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Input function
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read-line
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Line Input function
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redraw
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Modelspace.object.
Update method
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regapp
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.
RegisteredApplications.Add
method
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rem
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Mod function
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repeat
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For… Each, While,
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reverse
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Not provided
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rtos
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.RealToString method
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set
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Set function
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set_tile
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Use the Dialog Editor
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setcfg
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AutoCAD.Application.Preferences.property
property
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setfunhelp
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Not provided
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setq
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Set function
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setvar
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AutoCAD.Application.SetVariable
method
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sin
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Sin function
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setview
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Viewports.Viewport.
SetView method
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slide_image
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Use the Dialog Editor
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snvalid
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Not provided
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sqrt
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Sqr function
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ssadd
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.SelectionSets.Add method
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ssdel
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.SelectionSets.
SelectionSet.Delete method
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ssget
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.SelectionSets.
SelectionSet.SelectOnScreen
method
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ssgetfirst
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Not provided
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sslength
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.SelectionSets.
SelectionSet.Count method
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ssmemb
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Compare ID of object with
the SelectionSet members
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ssname
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.SelectionSets.
SelectionSet.Name property
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ssnamex
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Not provided
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sssetfirst
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.PickfirstSelectionSet
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startapp
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Shell function
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start_dialog
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Use the Dialog Editor
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start_image
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Use the Dialog Editor
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start_list
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Use the Dialog Editor
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strcase
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StrConv function
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strcat
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& operator
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strlen
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Len function
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subst
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Not provided
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substr
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Mid function
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tablet
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Not provided
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tblnext
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.collection_object.
Item method
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tblobjname
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.collection_object.
Name method
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tblsearch
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.collection_object.
Name method
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term_dialog
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Use the Dialog Editor
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terpri
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Not provided
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textbox
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.space.object.
GetBoundingBox method
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textpage
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Not provided
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textscr
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Not provided
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trace
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Not provided
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trans
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Utility.
TranslateCoordinates method
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type
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TypeName function
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unload_dialog
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Use the Dialog Editor
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untrace
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Not provided
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vector_image
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Use the Dialog Editor
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ver
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AutoCAD.Application.Version
property
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vports
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AutoCAD.Application.ActiveDocument.Viewports
collection
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wcmatch
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Like operator
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while
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While… Wend
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write-char
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Print function
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write-line
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Print function
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xdroom
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Not provided
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xdsize
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Not provided
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zerop
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Use = 0 syntax
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