Basic Code?

Im a complete beginner when it comes to Vba. Does anyone have a Very Very
Simple code that can show me some basics? Maybe some explanations on what's
going on in the code also? Any help would be great!! One more thing is
there, a "Load Selection" of some sort like in VLIDE. That way I can run
each string of code to see what it does?. Thanks for any help!!!

Mark

 

Start the editor, type ADDCIRCLE, and hit F1 to get to example code for
adding a circle to a drawing. Just paste this subroutine into the
ThisDrawing module.

To step through code one line at a time, put your cursor in the subroutine
and hit F8 to run each line. You may have to switch back to the ACAD window
to get past any dialog boxes, etc.

Browse through the help file, as almost all of the objects, methods, and
properties have sample code.

James

 

In the "ActiveX and VBA Developer's Guide" there is tons of sample
code...and instructions if you don't want to buy a book. To run code, make
sure the Debug toolbar is displayed. It has buttons on it that look like
standard Start, Pause, Stop icons. Click in the left margin of a line of
code in your sub to set a breakpoint. Then click the Run button. Execution
will start and break on the line where you set the breakpoint. Then use the
button to the right of the Stop button to step through the code execution
one line at a time. You can also enter short snippets in the Immediate
window.

 

Thanks Guys. Is there a window that says what each line value gives me? Like
in Vlide? (getvar "DWGNAME") in other window says "Test.dwg)...This kind of
thing?

Mark

 

That's the Immediate window. You can use Debug.Print to cause values to show
up there. Any variables declared in your sub will show up in the Locals
window. Anything more specific, you can set a Watch on and it shows up it
the Watch window. All those buttons are also on the Debug toolbar.

 

If you set a breakpoint like Ed mentioned, then when the code pauses you can
simply hold your mouse over an expression and its current value will show
up.

James