Install as you would any other lisp program.
After installing type in howfar.
You will be prompted to select point Pt1 & then point Pt2
then he dialog box will popup with dimensions.
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This program creates two files:

1. Howfar.dcl is created the first time the program is run and is
   updated each time the program is run thereafter. It is auto-
   matically created the folder ---> C:\TEMP

2. Setup.hfs is created the first time the setup function is use
   while running the program. You will be prompted to select the
   location for this file. It must be a folder in your AutoCad path
   statement. 
   Recommend ---> Your AutoCad folder ie.C:\ACAD2000
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Comments welcome at:
HowFarLisp@hotmail.com  -or-  Medeziner@comcast.net
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This program gives the following:

1. The exact distance and the X and Y componets between two points
   (PT1-PT2) in Decimal, Fractional, Engineering, Architectural and
   Metric. It also gives the angle between the two points in Nearest
   degree, Decimal degree and degrees/minutes/seconds formats. While
   the dialog box displays the measurements it allows the user to
   change the precision of each format from 0 to 8 places precision. 

   Example:
Actual distance measured points is say 28.60546870
Dec. readout would be 29" set at 0 prec. or 28.60546870" set at 8
Frac. readout would be 29" set at 0 prec. or 28 155/256" set at 8     
Eng. readout would be 2'-5"" set at 0 prec. or 2'-4.60546870" set at 8
Arch. readout would be 2'-5"" set at 0 prec. or 2'-4 155/256" set at 8
Met. readout would be 727mm set at 0 prec. or 726.57890498mm at 8        
And the Ang. might be 45 DEG set at 0 prec. or 45.12345678 DEG set at 8
Note: as stated above the prec. can be set to from 0 up to 8 places

2. Also, on the main dialog box the user can tell the program whether
   the actual units are in inches or metric and will show across the
   top of the dialog box as well as beside either Decimal or Metric
   which is the actual units. Also it gives the user the option of 
   whether the angle show is from PT1 to PT2 or from PT2 to PT1.

3. Then, the user can chose to go to setup. On the setup dialog box the
   user can elect whether or not any certain format should be shown. For
   example the user may not have any use for the dimemensions to be shown
   in Engineering or Architectural. The user can un-check the boxes beside
   both of these formats and the next time the program is run they will not
   be displayed. If at a later time the user wants these formats to be
   displayed it just requires going to setup and re-checking these boxes. 
   Any or all of the five formats as well as the angle can be turned off
   using the check boxes beside each of the six items however, one of the
   six items must remain on.