CheckParens

Short description

🧩 CheckParens is an AutoCAD AutoLISP validation tool for checking opening and closing parenthesis balance in a selected LSP source file.
πŸŽ›οΈ A DCL folder chooser lets the user select between @try AutoCAD and Civil 3D categories before choosing the LISP file.
πŸ”Ž The scanner ignores semicolon comments outside strings and counts parentheses outside quoted strings to identify an early extra closing parenthesis and the final balance.

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Command:

Main command: CHECKPARENS

Description:

🧩 CheckParens is an AutoCAD AutoLISP validation tool for checking opening and closing parenthesis balance in a selected LSP source file.
πŸŽ›οΈ A DCL folder chooser lets the user select between @try AutoCAD and Civil 3D categories before choosing the LISP file.
πŸ”Ž The scanner ignores semicolon comments outside strings and counts parentheses outside quoted strings to identify an early extra closing parenthesis and the final balance.

Helper function: (if any)​

Comming soon …

Functionalities:

βœ… Category selection – provides @try AutoCAD and Civil 3D source categories.
βœ… Menu folder selection – lists predefined AutoCAD and Civil 3D menu folders.
βœ… DCL interface – creates a temporary folder selection dialog.
βœ… Comment aware scan – ignores semicolon comments that begin outside quoted strings.
βœ… String aware scan – does not count parentheses located inside quoted strings.
βœ… Early extra parenthesis detection – reports the first source line where balance becomes negative.
βœ… Final balance report – prints the final parenthesis count which should be zero for a balanced file.

Result:

🎯 CheckParens provides the described AutoCAD or Civil 3D workflow.
πŸ“Œ The generated SEO description is based on the supplied source code or project files.

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<Bold><Run Foreground="LimeGreen">Primary Workflow</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
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<Run Foreground="White">2. Choose the source category using the DCL dialog.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">3. Choose the relevant menu folder when AutoCAD or Civil 3D is selected.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">4. Select the LSP file through the file dialog.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">5. The routine strips comments that begin outside quoted strings.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">6. Opening and closing parentheses outside strings are counted.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">7. AutoCAD reports the first extra closing parenthesis line when found and the final parenthesis balance.</Run><LineBreak/>
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<Run Foreground="White">βœ… </Run><Bold><Run Foreground="LimeGreen">Category selection</Run></Bold><Run Foreground="White"> - provides @try AutoCAD and Civil 3D source categories.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">βœ… </Run><Bold><Run Foreground="LimeGreen">Menu folder selection</Run></Bold><Run Foreground="White"> - lists predefined AutoCAD and Civil 3D menu folders.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">βœ… </Run><Bold><Run Foreground="LimeGreen">DCL interface</Run></Bold><Run Foreground="White"> - creates a temporary folder selection dialog.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">βœ… </Run><Bold><Run Foreground="LimeGreen">Comment aware scan</Run></Bold><Run Foreground="White"> - ignores semicolon comments that begin outside quoted strings.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">βœ… </Run><Bold><Run Foreground="LimeGreen">String aware scan</Run></Bold><Run Foreground="White"> - does not count parentheses located inside quoted strings.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">βœ… </Run><Bold><Run Foreground="LimeGreen">Early extra parenthesis detection</Run></Bold><Run Foreground="White"> - reports the first source line where balance becomes negative.</Run><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">βœ… </Run><Bold><Run Foreground="LimeGreen">Final balance report</Run></Bold><Run Foreground="White"> - prints the final parenthesis count which should be zero for a balanced file.</Run><LineBreak/>
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<Run Foreground="White">⚠️ </Run><Bold><Run Foreground="DarkRed">The configured source root paths are hard coded.</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">⚠️ </Run><Bold><Run Foreground="DarkRed">The routine checks parenthesis balance only and does not fully validate AutoLISP syntax or runtime behavior.</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">⚠️ </Run><Bold><Run Foreground="DarkRed">The string handling toggles on each quotation mark and does not implement a complete escaped quote parser.</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="White">⚠️ </Run><Bold><Run Foreground="DarkRed">The selected LISP source file is read only and is not modified.</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
<Bold><Run Foreground="Yellow">SEO Keywords</Run></Bold><LineBreak/>
<Run Foreground="Yellow">🏷️ AutoCAD  🏷️ Civil 3D  🏷️ AutoLISP  🏷️ LISP validator  🏷️ Parenthesis checker  🏷️ DCL  🏷️ Syntax diagnostics  🏷️ LSP checker  🏷️ AutoCAD troubleshooting  🏷️ CAD diagnostics</Run><LineBreak/>

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    Short description🧩 CheckParens is an AutoCAD AutoLISP validation tool for checking opening and closing parenthesis balance in a selected LSP source file. πŸŽ›οΈ A DCL folder chooser lets the user select between @try AutoCAD and Civil 3D categories before choosing the LISP file. πŸ”Ž The scanner ignores semicolon comments outside strings and counts parentheses outside…