Miscellaneous library functions - all other general AutoLisp operations
Function Name	Description
MI_3dface_Ucs	Create a new User coordinate system in the plane of the 3dface object with the point 10 as the origin and the point 11 as the positive portion of x-axis and point 12 as the positive portion of the y-axis
MI_3PUcs	Create a new User coordinate system using the 3 Point option
MI_acos , MI_asin	Returns the arc sine and arc cosine of a value
MI_AcquireFromNearestZ	Acquires and updates the Z elevation for each point of source 3d polyline (or line) from the nearest point of the target 3d polyline
MI_AddBit	Add a bit code value to a number if it does not exist
MI_AddDMS	Adds the degrees, minutes and seconds to form a single decimal degrees number
MI_AddLine2File	Adds a line of text to an ASCII file at a position immediately after or before a specified text matching line
MI_after	Return selection set of objects after entname
MI_AlphaNext	Returns the next alpha string Id
MI_Arc2Line	Convert an ARC to LINE segments
MI_ArcLength	Compute the length of an ARC
MI_asin	Returns inversse of sin
MI_askangle	Ask a distance supplying a default
MI_askDist	Ask a distance supplying a default
MI_askfile;	Ask for a file name, allow browsing, an enhanced version of (getfiled)
MI_askint	Ask an integer supplying a default
MI_askpoint	Ask a point, supplying a default
MI_askreal	A wrapper for getreal function. Displays the prompt string with a default option of real number
MI_askstrng	Ask a string supplying a default
MI_AssignClrLty	Assign a given color and linetype to an object
MI_AttachMultURL	Attaches multiple hyperlinks to an object
MI_AverageLst	Averages the real or integer values in a list
MI_ceil	Finds the ceiling of a number to the nearest multiple.
MI_ceilR	Finds the ceiling of a real number value to the nearest multiple.
MI_ChkDup	Checks to see if duplicate objects exist in the drawing.
MI_CirErr	Creates a Circle Error Flag in the DWGERR layer at specified scale, Color and with a message
MI_CopyProfile	Copy profiles from source to target
MI_CreateTable	Creates a table using the AutoCAD 2005 Table command
MI_Crypt	Allows an encryption key to be applied t a registration file
MI_CurDWG	Returns the name of the current drawing with full path
MI_CurveLength	Returns the linear slope length of the curve object. and under it.
MI_CurveMidPt;	Returns the mid point of the curve.
MI_CurveSlope@Pt	Returns the slope of the curve as the specified point
MI_d2r	Convert from Degrees to Radians
MI_DateCreated	Returns the 'Date Created' from a file
MI_DateFmtOk	Check if date format is Okay
MI_DateFromSumDay	Returns the date list from a SumDay list.
MI_DateString	Returns the Date in the form of a string Jan 1, 1900
MI_DeleteProfile	Delete the named profile from the AutoCAD setup
MI_DelRegistryTree	Deletes an entire registry tree starting from the specified path and under it.
MI_Diff	Check if the given two integer or floating point values are and absolute given range.
MI_dn	Print Drawing Name and Modes/Project Number on Status line
MI_DrawBox	Draws a rectangular box with the specified width and height, layer and line thickness.
MI_DrawGrSquare	Draw a square mark using (grdraw)
MI_DrawGrVecs	Draws a series of vectors using grdraw and the specified color
MI_Encrypt	The encrypted String
MI_Encrypt1	The encrypted String
MI_Encrypt2	The encrypted String
MI_End	Completion code after any command.
MI_Expired?	Check if the right to use the program has expired or not?
MI_ExportFile	Runs the AutoCAD Reads all current GeoTools operating parameters from the
MI_ExportProfile	Exports the named profile into an external reg file
MI_FileEncrypt	Encrypts a file using a set of encryption keys, supplied in a list
MI_FindInComputer	Returns each occurence of the specified file on the entire computer as returned by the named drives.
MI_floor	Finds the floor values to the nearest multiple.
MI_GetAcadAngleFromBearing	Returns the AutoCAD angle, measured from East, counter-clockwise positive direction
MI_GetAcadLanguage	Returns the operating language of the currently running AutoCAD
MI_GetActiveProfile	Returns the current profile in use
MI_GetAllLTypes	Returns all loaded linetypes in current drawing
MI_GetAllProfiles	Returns a list string names of all the currently defined profiles in the drawing
MI_GetBearing	Returns the bearing measured from North, clockwise positive direction
MI_GetColor	Returns the color information from passed parameter
MI_GetDate	Returns the date in a list format (DD MM YYYY)
MI_GetDisplayColor	Get the display color of an object
MI_GetDisplayLineWeight	Get the display line-weight of an object
MI_GetDisplayLType	Get the display linetype of an object;
MI_getext	Remove the path information from a complete path string
MI_GetFixedDrive	The first named fixed drive
MI_GetHighestPullDownMenu	Returns the number of the highest pulldown menu currently loaded
MI_GetKeyWords	Accept a predefined list of keywords with default option
MI_GetLinesWith	Returns lines in a text file which contain a given string pattern
MI_GetOsnapModes	Returns a comma delimited string which contains all the currently OSNAP modes
MI_GetRegionElev	Returns the elevation of a REGION object
MI_GetScaleList	Returns the list of defined scales in the drawing)
MI_GetSupportPath	Gets the Support path for the specified profile
MI_GetTempDir	Returns the Windows temporary directory
MI_GetType	Returns the type of the variable
MI_GetWorkspacesLst	Returns the list of workspaces defined in the current AutoCAD setup
MI_GetYesOrNo	Accept an input of Yes or No with default option
MI_HideFile	Change attributes of the specified file(s) to "Hide"
MI_htoi	Convert from hexadecimal string to ineteger
MI_hx+1	Accepts a hexadecimal string, increments it by 1 and returns the result as a hexadecimal string
MI_hx+hx	HX+HX accepts two hexadecimal strings as arguments and returns their sum as a hexadecimal string.
MI_hx+int	HX+INT accepts a hexadecimal string and an integer as arguments, and returns their sum as a hexadecimal string
MI_hxlist	HXLIST accepts a hexadecimal string and returns it as a list in the form:(1's 16s 16x16s 16x16x16s ...)
MI_IdNext	Returns the next alpha-numeric string Id
MI_ImportProfile	Exports the named profile into an external reg file
MI_InBetween	Checks if a give value is in between two values
MI_Init4Vars	Initialize the 4 control variables (All are global)
MI_InterP	Interpolate Z value between two points
MI_IsActiveViewPortLocked	Returns 'T' or 'nil' if the active viewport is locked or not
MI_IsItDottedPair	Check if argument is a dotted pair
MI_IsPointOnCurve	Determines if the two points are on a curved path along a curve or not.
MI_itoh	Convert from a Base 10 integer to hexadecimal
MI_LineTypeLoad	Loads a specfied linetype from specifeid linetype file
MI_ListHx	MI_ListHx accepts a list in the form: (1's 16s 16x16s 16x16x16s ...) and returns it as a hexadecimal string. The list may be either stored in a variable (listhx var), or quoted (listhx '(integer integer ...)).
MI_LoadPartialMenu	Loads a single partial menu into the current menu and appends at the end.
MI_mfix	Modified fix function, handles negative numbers also.
MI_newext;	Adds a new extension to a given string, removing old one if it already exists
MI_now	Computes and returns the current time in hh mm ss 0-24 format.
MI_num_sort	Numeric sort function
MI_OpenDwg	Opens the specified drawing
MI_Output_Ctrl	Command line interface for output control Control if original objects are to be deleted and if layer to place objects is "current" or "source"
MI_PathEqual	Compares two paths and returns T if they evaluate to the same, nil otherwise
MI_Point2d	Returns a 3d point with the Z set to 0.0 (as 2d point)
MI_r2d	Convert from Radians to Degrees
MI_RandNum	Return a random number between 0 and 1
MI_RandomInt	Return a random integer between 0 and 9
MI_ReadReg	Read a list of variables from a specified registry path.
MI_RemBit	Removes a bit code value from a number if it exists
MI_remext	Remove the path information from a complete path string
MI_round	Rounds off a value to the nearest multiple.
MI_roundR	Rounds off a real number value to the nearest multiple.
MI_ScreenExt	Returns the co-ordinates of the extents of the current view window.
MI_ScriptActive?	Returns T if a script is running else nil
MI_SelectLineOrPolyline	Allows a line or polyline to be selected
MI_SetActiveProfile	Set the specified profile as current
MI_SetDimStyleAnnotative	Sets the specified dimension style annotative or switches the annotative style mode off.
MI_SetDrawOrder	Sets the DrawOrder or selected objects as per the specified method.
MI_SetLType	Set Specified Linetype as current, if already loaded.
MI_SetNearZero	Sets the near zero values in a co-ordinate to exactly zero.zero This function ususally finds use in setting co-ordinate values after they have been passed through functions like trans that may leave a residue close to 0.0
MI_SetOsnapCover	Set the coverage of the Object Snap to specified AutoCAD units
MI_SetSupportPath	Sets the Support path for the specified profile
MI_SetTxtStyleAnnotative	Sets the specified text style annotative or switches the annotative style mode off.
MI_Shift	Performs an X, Y and Z shifts on a point
MI_ShiftPt	Performs an shift of a point 'pt1' by an amount 'pt2'
MI_ShiftRot	Performs an X, Y and Z shifts on a point, along a rotation angle
MI_SplitDMS	Returns the degrees, minutes and seconds from a whole number
MI_SplitPath	Splits the full path and returns the path segment and the file segment.
MI_sqr	Return the square of a number.
MI_ssort	SSort
MI_StrCoords	Creates the string that represents a coordinates. The default precision is used.
MI_SumDay	Sum of all days from base year 0 Common Era.
MI_SumTime;	Computes the number of seconds elapsed since 12 midnight.
MI_TblData	Returns the number of entries and the entries themselves in the specified symbol table
MI_TimeFromSumTime	Returns the date from Sum Time (in secs) - (returned from MI_SumTime)
MI_TimeStamp	Returns a string that is the current time-stamp
MI_Today	Compute and return today's date in (list mm dd yyyy)
MI_Today_SQL	Returns today's date in a format as required by SQL
MI_UnHideFile	Change attributes of the specified file(s) to "Normal"
MI_UnHideFile	Change attributes of the specified file(s) to "Normal"
MI_UnLoadPartialMenu	Unloads a single partial menu from the current menu and deletes the corresponding MNS, MNC and MNR files
MI_UpdateArc	Update the two end points of the ARC object
MI_WriteReg	Write a list of variables and values into a specified registry path.
MI_WriteRPTHdr	Writes the header of a default format report or error file
MI_xentlast	Returns the true last entity created in AutoCAD.
MI_Zero	Wipe out the contents of a file by setting its size to 0 bytes
pb2	Reads all current GeoTools operating parameters from the registry
QuickPick	Quick pick the object
QuickPick_Object	Quick Pick an Object and return complete list, including extended entity data from all applications.
QuickPick_Object_Xdata	Quick Pick an Object and return extended entity data list from all applications