Tipvba (AutoLISP function)

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;;;TIP.LSP shows a tip using TIP.DVB until user unchecks box
;;;Copyright 2004 by Thomas Gail Haws
;;;
;;; This program is free software under the terms of the
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;;; General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
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;;; Revisions
;;; 2009/02/01 TGH Changed storage engine from a line at the top of TIP.LSP to (setcfg) function
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   This code also relies on the tip.dvb vba form available at AutoCAD Wiki as 

  Media:Tip.dwg (disguised for security purposes as a dwg file).

   Edit the source code for this function at 

  Tipvba (AutoLISP function)

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(DEFUN
   C:TIP ()
  (WIKI-TIP
    0
    "Use TIP.LSP and TIP.DVB to show your users a tip until they uncheck the box below."
  )
  (WIKI-TIP
    1
    "TIP.LSP stores the list of unchecked tips using the (setcfg) and (getcfg) functions."
  )
  (WIKI-TIP
    2
    "Use VBAMAN and VBAIDE to adjust the size of this form as required."
  )
)
(DEFUN
   WIKI-TIP (TIPID TIPTEXT / FNAME LINELIST RDLIN STRTIPLIST TIPLIST
             USERSOLD1
            )
  ;;Early versions of TIP asked for integer tip ids.
  ;;Convert if given.
  (COND ((= (TYPE TIPID) 'INT) (SETQ TIPID (ITOA TIPID))))
  (SETQ STRTIPLIST (GETCFG "AppData/Wiki/Tip/HiddenTips"))
  (COND
    ;;If the tip requested is in the hidden tip list
    ((AND
       STRTIPLIST
       (SETQ TIPLIST (WIKI-STRTOLST STRTIPLIST "`," "" T))
       (MEMBER TIPID TIPLIST)
     )
    )
    (T
     (COND
       ((>= (ATOF (GETVAR "acadver")) 15)
        (SETQ USERS1OLD (GETVAR "users1")) ;_ end of setq
        (SETVAR "users1" TIPTEXT)
        (COMMAND "-vbarun" "tip.dvb!modTip.Tip")
        (COND
          ((= (GETVAR "users1") "BooleanFalse")
           (SETVAR "users1" USERS1OLD)
           (SETCFG
             "AppData/Wiki/Tip/HiddenTips"
             (COND
               (STRTIPLIST (STRCAT STRTIPLIST "," TIPID))
               (TIPID)
             )
           )
          )
        )
       )
       (T
        (ALERT
          "\nSorry.  I don't think this version of AutoCAD can run a Visual Basic Script.\n\nTom Haws at AutoCAD Wiki"
        ) ;_ end of alert
       )
     ) ;_ end of COND
    )
  )
) ;_ end of defun