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- This sample program is intended as a demonstration only.
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either expressed or implied, of any kind.
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Everything that follows is direct and unaltered output from the LISP
Generator.
; This program was created on December 8 2006 using the
LISP Generator.
; Define the function (the program).
(defun c:SPINNER ( / SS1 I OBJ J PT1 OLDCE OLDERR OLDTE)
; Save the current value of cmdecho then redefine it.
(setq OLDCE (getvar "cmdecho"))
(setvar "cmdecho" 1)
; Save the current value of texteval then set it to 1
(setq OLDTE (getvar "texteval"))
(setvar "texteval" 1)
; Save the current value of the error handling subroutine then
redefine it.
(setq OLDERR *error*)
(defun *error* (errmes)
(princ (strcat "\nExecution of SPINNER halted by the
following error: " ERRMES))
(setvar "cmdecho" OLDCE)
(setq *error* OLDERR)
(prin1)
)
;(setq *error* nil)
; NOTE: to turn error handling off, erase the semicolon in the
line above.
; GET a SELECTION from the user and store it in SS1.
(princ "\nSelect objects to rotate: ")
(setq SS1 (ssget))

; BEGIN LOOP loop1.
; LOOP 36 times.
(setq I -1)
(repeat 36
(setq I (1+ I))
; BEGIN LOOP loop2.
; LOOP by STEPPING THROUGH the OBJECTS of
SELECTION-SET SS1, reading them into OBJ.
(setq J -1)
(while (setq OBJ (ssname SS1 (setq J (1+ J))))
; EXTRACT the Start point from the
entity OBJ and store it in PT1.
(setq PT1 (cdr (assoc 10 (entget OBJ))))
; Input to AutoCAD's command line.
(command
"rotate"
OBJ
""
PT1
"10"
)
) ; END LOOP loop2.
) ; END LOOP loop1.
; Reset "cmdecho" to previous value. 
(setvar "cmdecho" OLDCE)
; Reset "texteval" to previous value.
(setvar "texteval" OLDTE)
; Reset *error* to previous definition.
(setq *error* OLDERR)
; Exit quietly (no return value.)
(prin1)
)