The Visual LISP Integrated Development Environment.(Column) From: Cadence | Date: November 1, 2001| Author: KRAMER, BILL | COPYRIGHT 2001 All rights reserved. No part of this information may be reproduced, republished or redistributed without the prior written consent of CMP Media, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The following is an excerpt from my new book, The AutoCADet's Guide to Visual LISP (CMP Books, www.cmpbooks.com), modified to fit the magazine-column format. The second chapter of the book, which introduces the Visual LISP development environment, is the source of this article. I hope you find it to be a useful jump into the VLIDE and consider purchasing the entire book to read the remaining topics not covered here.

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