Is there a function or a method to extract a variable's name into a string

I'm trying to come up with a function to help me while I write other lisp
programs that will plot variables that are points into
autocad with nodes and text stating what variable it is, currently I'm
using a foreach function and assigning a number to each point that is
plotted, since I know the order of which I assigned the variables into
the list I know which number resembles what variable. But if I had a way
to extract
the variable name into a variable itself, it would make this little
utility much nicer.

Here is what I'm using now


(setq counter 0)
(foreach f (list ;|Enter points|; ) ;enter points
(command "point" f)
(setq counter (+ counter 1))
(command ".text" f "" counter "")
)



Also are there any other AutoLISP editors out there that might be better
than the one that comes with Acad 2002?

Thanks

 

HiHo;
If I understand you, you want to plot a X,Y,Z point with a number and a
descriptor.
If that is the case there are a number of civil programs, many for free,
that will do
just that. Search www.cadalyst.com for a point importer. It will read a
file and place
the points at the appropriate location. If you can't find it let me know
and I will send
it to you in a email.