File-handling
functions
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Function
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Description
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(close file-desc)
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Closes
an open file
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(findfile filename)
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Searches
the AutoCAD library path for the specified file
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(open filename mode)
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Opens a
file for access by the AutoLISP I/O functions
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(read-char [file-desc])
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Returns
the decimal ASCII code representing the character read from the
keyboard input buffer or from an open file
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(read-line [file-desc])
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Reads a
string from the keyboard or from an open file
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(vl-directory-files [ directory pattern directories])
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Lists all
files in a given directory
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(vl-file-copy " source-filename"
" destination-filename"
[ append?])
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Copies
or appends the contents of one file to another file
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(vl-file-delete " filename")
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Deletes
a file
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(vl-file-directory-p " filename")
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Determines
if a file name refers to a directory
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(vl-file-rename " old-filename"
" new-filename")
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Renames
a file
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(vl-file-size " filename")
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Determines
the size of a file, in bytes
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(vl-file-systime " filename")
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Returns
last modification time of the specified file
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(vl-filename-base " filename")
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Returns
the name of a file, after stripping out the directory path and extension
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(vl-filename-directory " filename")
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Returns
the directory path of a file, after stripping out the name and extension
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(vl-filename-extension " filename")
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Returns
the extension from a file name, after stripping out the rest of
the name
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(vl-filename-mktemp ["pattern"
"directory" "extension"])
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Calculates
a unique file name to be used for a temporary file
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(write-char num
[file-desc])
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Writes
one character to the screen or to an open file
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(write-line string
[file-desc])
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Writes a string to the screen or to an open file
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