Vlisp syntax file. Michael Puckett, are you here?

[tcebob]

Michael's exhaustive Vlisp syntax file is terriffic. Just recently, though, the syntax for words with hyphens has failed. So such expressions as (vlax-ename->vla-object obj) remain uncolored. Perhaps it is confusing the hyphen for a minus? Or a hyphen is construed to be a word separator?

I have added some of my favorites to the file. They work fine and I don't see how they might pollute the definition of a word.

tcebob

[s_reynisson]

Did you take a look at "Other characters in words"? See TP's help file. HTH

[tcebob]

Sure. It worked. I wrongly assumed that all syntax definitions were in the syntax file. In my defence, the other characters in words box was populated by an underline, which, all by itself, in Windows' tiny default font, looked like a hyphen. Many thanks.

tcebob

[cadlabs]

(Have to say it's weird to see my name in a thread title).

Anyway ...

Said functions (with hyphens etc.) highlight ok in my install using my vlisp.syn. This is the critical bit me thinks ...

...
KeyWordChars = -A-Za-z0-9*:_
...

The hyphen is spec'd first, so it's not treated as a range delimiter.

Just checked: vlax-ename->vla-object is indeed part of the def and indeed, highlights fine on my system.



Slight aside, I sent my AutoCAD Visual LISP syntax file to Helios awhile ago (updated for AutoCAD 2006), but it never showed up here.

So if you'd like it here it is:

http://www.cadlabs.com/files/vlisp.zip

I'll only leave the file there for awhile.

Should you happen upon this thread in the future and the link's dead and you want the syntax file send a note to michael @ my web site as noted above.

Cheers.

(Michael Puckett)

[tcebob]

Stay wit' me, kid, I'll make a contendah of you. Actually, s_reynisson's suggestion worked. Even though I don't (yet) have a copy of 2006 I will download your latest.

tcebob