Vlide not loading nested defuns properly?

I've been tearing out what little hair I have on this problem. I'm trying
to load one of my LSP (TribInputsDCL) from the Vlide, not selecting
anything, simply clicking the "load active edit window" pulldown. However,
the two nested defuns (setfields and checkfields) are not getting loaded --
unless I explicitly select them by themselves, then click "load selection"
pulldown.

To try the basic skeleton I edited out most of the details so I could paste
it below. Perhaps one of you can spot something wrong? Is it the Vlide or
my structure?

(defun TribInputsDCL ()
(SetFields)
(defun SetFields ()
(setq Filepath "c:\\SculpTextData\\")
(CheckFields)
)
(defun CheckFields ()
(setq FieldCheck
0
BadInputs nil
)
)
)

Len Miller

 

You cannot call a nested defun prior to it loading.......nested defuns only
load when the command is run, and in the order the are found. Place the
nested defuns at the top of the routine, then call it AFTER it has a chance
to load.

 

The definition of a nested function is not evaluated until
the parent/containing function is called.

Hence, to define the nested functions, the TribInputsDCL
must be called.

 

Thank, Tony,

I moved (SetFields) to the bottom and it now works.

(defun TribInputsDCL ()
(defun SetFields ()
(setq Filepath "c:\\SculpTextData\\")
(CheckFields)
)
(defun CheckFields ()
(setq FieldCheck
0
BadInputs nil
)
)
(SetFields)
)