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Thanks for the quick response Lutz. I have looked over the manual, but still wasn't clear on a couple things. I will spend some more time thinking about my problem. In a few days I'll try to post some more details if I can't get it working. Thanks for your explanation and help. The Sunburned Surveyor

I'm back. :] I've done some reading on the "open", "exec", and "pipe" commands in the NewLISP manual and I'm still a little confused about the best way to approach a particular problem. I'm trying to set up communication via text messages between a NewLISP application and an application that doesn't...

I would like to know if there is a function in NewLISP that will return all the elements of an association list based on the value of any of the lists members. For example, I have the following list: ("fruit" "bannana" "pear" "apple" "plum" "grapes") ("vegatables" "lettuce" "celery" "cucumbers" "oli...

Is it possible to break out of a dolist loop before all of the elements in the subject list have been iterated through? For example, I want to use dolist to manipulate each element in a list until I reach an element with a certain value. Is this possible? What syntax would I use to break out of a do...

Lutz, Thank you for the information. I do have a printed copy of the newLisp manual. It is highlighted and has notes scribbled in the margins. :] However, I seem to have a difficult time making sense of some of the things in the manual. It is a great reference, but I wish there was some more newLISP...

I've got 3 brief questions about newLISP memory usage. I looked over the manual, but didn't see anything that answered my question directly. [1] Is there a way to see the total amount of memory newLisp is using at a given moment? [2] Is there a function that returns a list of all the symbols current...

Is it possible to have a custom function defined in newLisp that accepts a variable number of arguments? For example, could I have the "doThis" function accept an integer named "number1" and a string named "text" or just two integers, "number1" and "number2"? How would I do this? Can you do it by ju...

Question for the NewLISP pros: I am setting up a programming library in NewLisp, and I would like to use an object-oriented programming model. I know that this can be accomplished using contexts in NewLISP, but I believe it could also be accomplished with lists. For example, my geometry library will...

pjot and HJH, Thanks for the suggestions. I may indeed incorporate ideas from other geometry libraries. However, I am modeling most of my library on concepts in JTS, or the Java Topolgy Suite. My library will be built primarily for GIS and Surveying applications, although it could be used for other ...

NewLISPers, I've been brainstorming ideas for a geometry library for NewLISP. (When I can't sleep at night...) I've jotted some things down on paper, and I'm getting ready to start writing code. The geometry library will work with 3D entities, and will include the following geometry objects: Points ...

Thanks Hans-Peter...I'll take a look.

The Sunburned Surveyor

I'm designing a simple database in newLisp based on an XML document. I was wondering if anyone has tried to run any compression utlities from newLisp? I would like to compress the XML file representing the database as part of the save/serialization process, but I would like this step to be invisible...

I've got the newLisp IDE website up at SourceForge, although development hasn't begun just yet. http://newlispeclipse.sourceforge.net/ Let me know if your interested in helping with the project...........I could use some experienced Lispers and anyone that has experience with Eclipse or Java program...

Thanks HPW....I'll want to talk to you when I start coding. Thanks for your help.

Landon

Thanks Lutz.....I'll check out chapter 20.

The Sunburned Surveyor

I was hoping to make an executable for newLisp using a process similar to the one for CLISP as explained in this link: http://www.turtle.dds.nl/gtk-server/index.html I haben't tried it yet. What method our you using? Where do I learn more about the bind-feature you mentioned? I would like to learn a...

I have had some questions from newLisp users about my SurveyLisp project. More specifically, they were curious how I was using newLisp in AutoCAD. I wanted to clarify that here. I'm not technically using newLisp inside of AutoCAD, although it may appear that way to the user. Let me give you an examp...

newLispers, I've started a project that will use newLisp and AutoLisp to design extensions for AutoCAD/IntelliCAD. The link to the project website is: http://surveyos.sourceforge.net/xoops/ Check the SurveyLisp links. Please let me know if your interested in becoming a developer with the SurveyLisp ...

Thanks for your replies. I've decided to try building an Eclipse Plug-In for newLisp. Eclispe is an open source IDE from IBM that was built to be extended, so a lot of the core work has been done. All it needs is a little tweaking and customization. The newLisp plug-in will focus on a text editor fo...

newLisper's, Does anyone have an IDE they would recommend for newLISP, or LISP in general. I'm looking for something open source, with things like parentheses matching and bug checking. Is there a way to get Jabberwocky to work with newLisp? http://sourceforge.net/projects/jabberwocky Would anyone e...

The newLisp website mentions that newLisp is able to expose the MySQL API. Where would I find more information or documentation on this feature? Does it work with Windows?

Thanks,

The Sunburned Surveyor

I had a couple of questions about the newLisp syntax I was hoping you guys could help with. (1) I believe a symbol is like a variable in other languages. It is a named container that holds a value. Is this correct? (2) What is the difference between a symbol and a constant? (3) On page 13 pf the ref...

I took a look at the GTK tutorials. Is a good knowledge of C or C++ needed to use GTK/GTK Server, or do i just need to know the API calls?

The Sunburned Surveyor

Peter,

That's great news! Thank you for your hard work. I'm sure the newLisp community appreciates it. I'll download the file you indicated, and take a closer look at those examples. I'm glad you posted a response to my question. It sounds like the solution I'm looking for.

The Sunburned Surveyor

Thanks for the information Peter. I can probably work around the issue with Windows stability, and we might also be doing some stuff on Linux. I think I can get a handle on the GTK API. I've seen the tutorials you mentioned, and they seem well put together. I've been to Tor's page on GTK programming...