AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Get Text String From Mtext?
Aug 20, 2013I'm looking for a function to return the actual text from an mtext object.if there's a carraige return I wish to replace it with a space.
View 4 RepliesI'm looking for a function to return the actual text from an mtext object.if there's a carraige return I wish to replace it with a space.
View 4 RepliesI have a routine that looks for an MText date stamp and replace the old date with a new date. The problem is some MText strings appear encrypted. Below is an example:
{\H1.121x;\C1; \LFY 2011-12\l \H0.6252x;04-30-11} This is what I should get when I extract the string (as shown in Property window)
(1 . "\pxi-2.1818,l4.3636,ql,t4.3636;{\fSymbol|b1|i0|c2") is what I get when I extract the group code.
I'm running AutoCAD 2012 on Windows 7.
i failed to find one which would change string of a text to other for all types of objects. I mean it was usually either only multitext, or only text, dimensions or attributes.creating one which would change in abt 200 drawings:
-001
-002
-003
to:
-00001
-00002
-00003
in attributes, text, multittext, leaders, multileaders, dimensions..... at the same moment?
It is meant to be used in ScriptPro (by loading lisp in script).
If not possible, then can also open each file and run the lisp in each of them - still would save lot of time.
In order to avoid duplicate text string in different places in the same drawing, I would like to have such a tool to find duplicate text string.
For instance, I want to put numbering of some connection lines, I do not want to have different lines but have same number by mistype.
I would like to know how I can compare the value of a variable to a set string of text if the two prove to be equal perform task A if the two prove different perform task B?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI need a lisp routine that will add or subtract to modify a value in a text string. Its used for drainage fixture units on waste & vent plans. Example: We use basic dtext strings that look like this [color=red]4"(6)[/color]I would like to be able to add or subtract to the number that is [b][size=12pt]ONLY[/size][/b] in parenthesis and would like to be able to pick multiple text strings at one time so it would result in something like this: [color=green]4"(6)[/color] + 9 will become [color=blue]4"(15)[/color].
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have spent the last three days writing a lisp program that will copy a text string from one text file and paste it into another. I have tried using the write-string, getstring, prin1, princ and print functions with no success.
View 6 Replies View RelatedSomeday the light bulb is going off and I will understand mapcar and lambda. However.....I have a program that reads an excel file sheets. Sometimes the sheet only has 1 column, sometimes 2 or more.
I need to convert the saved values from the sheet to a list with the text spaced evenly. Unfortunately the text lengths vary. I would like a subroutine to pass the list to and return a list of strings with text aligned with padded spaces allowing for the longest text in each column. I am using the new list in a dialog box with fixed_width_font=true (so columns align).
Example 1-
(setq List1 (list "Col1-Line1" "Col1-Line2" "Col1-Line3-longer" "Col1-Line4"))
(AlignText List1)
returns
"Col1-Line1"
"Col1-Line2"
"Col1-Line3-longer"
"Col1-Line4"
so no padding needed
Example 2 -
(setq List2 (list (list "Col1-Line1" "Col1-Line2" "Col1-Line3-longer" "Col1-Line4") (list "Col2-Line1-longer" "Col2-Line2" "Col1-Line3" "Col2-Line4")))
(AlignText List1)
returns
"Col1-Line1 Col2-Line1-longer"
"Col1-Line2 Col2-Line2 "
"Col1-Line3-longer Col2-Line3 "
"Col1-Line4 Col2-Line4 "
Example 3 -
(setq List3 (list (list "Col1-Line1" "Col1-Line2-longer" "Col1-Line3" "Col1-Line4") (list "Col2-Line1-longer" "Col2-Line2" "Col1-Line3" "Col2-Line4") (list "Col3-Line1-longer" "Col3-Line2" "Col1-Line3" "Col3-Line4")))
returns
"Col1-Line1 Col2-Line1-longer Col3-Line1-longer"
"Col1-Line2-longer Col2-Line2 Col3-Line2 "
"Col1-Line3-longer Col2-Line3 Col1-Line3 "
"Col1-Line4 Col2-Line4 Col3-Line4 "
3rd party tool which didn't match our scaling needs the file is a fas so I have tried to reverse engineer the whole function using trial and error. The following code works perfect except we need multiple (x amount) lines of text I have at current the M txt function which mimics and is effective for today however we need all lines to be individual.
I’m playing round with a loop but how to achieve my need..He had a 3rd party tool which didn't match our scaling needs the file is a fas so I have tried to reverse engineer the whole function using trial and error.
The following code works perfect except we need multiple (x amount) lines of text I have at current the M txt function which mimics and is effective for today however we need all lines to be individual.
;Starting lisp program...(defun C:REDtext ();Creating Layers (if non existant)...(command "layer" "m" "TEKST-1.5mm" "lt" "continuous" "" "c" "1" "" "");Memorising previous layer...(setq MYOLDLAYER (getvar "clayer"));Setting requierd layer...(COMMAND "LAYER" "SET" "TEKST-1.5mm" "");Setting variable "MYHEIGHT" to "DIMSCALE" x 2...(setq myheight (* 2 (getvar "DIMSCALE" )));Requesting and storing usser defind point...(setq MYPOINT (getpoint "Start punt :")); Requesting and storing user defind text...(setq MYTEXT (getstring T "Nieuw tekst :"));Placing text...(command "text" MYPOINT MYHEIGHT "0" MYTEXT); Restoring previous layer...(setvar "clayer" MYOLDLAYER);Closing lisp program...)
I’m trying to put together a loop for if nil or something other than text or mtext is accidentally selected than prompt text was not selected. This is what I have so far.
text or mtext is not selected than prompt
(defun C:ww ()
(while
(not
(and
(setq esel (entsel "
[Code]......
I am wanting to use autolisp to access the text in a MTEXT entity. assoc(1) gives me the first bit of text, but not the rest.Is there a way to use assoc to access each of a number of matches or do I need to write my own routine to find all the 1's?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am working on a simple function to add/remove a non-printing stamp our drawings to specify a preliminary drawing. The issue is that I cannot seem to get AutoCAD to accept the text height in the Mtext command. Below is the code; try it and see.
(DEFUN NOT4CONSTRUCTION(/ CTR HGT PT1 PT2) (IF (EQ (GETVAR "CLAYER") "NOT4CONSTRUCTION") (SETVAR "CLAYER" "0")) (IF (EQ (GETVAR "CTAB") "MODEL") (SETQ HGT "8'-4"") (SETQ HGT "1"")) (IF (= (ASSOC 0 (TBLSEARCH "layer" "NOT4CONSTRUCTION")) nil) (PROGN (VL-CMDF "-LAYER" "M" "NOT4CONSTRUCTION" "C" "30" "" "TR" 90 "" "P" "N" "" "") (SETQ PT1(LIST (- (CAR (GETVAR "viewctr")) (/ (* (GETVAR "viewsize") (/ (CAR (GETVAR.
[code]....
Would like to be able to select mtext explode it get x y coords of last line of text then turn it back to mtext and then launch mtext at a @0,-0.5 justification TL width 5 and display the ribbon.
All seems to work except the (command ...)
Below is my attempt.
(prompt "Select Note")
(setq ss (ssget))
(command "explode" ss)
(setq ss (ssget "l")) ;get last line of text
(setq ent (entget (ssname ss 0))
ent1 (cdr (assoc 10 ent))) ;get x y coords
(command "undo" "1") ;set exploded mtext back to mtext
(setvar "lastpoint" ent1)
(command "mtext" "@0,-0.4" "j" "TL" "w" "5")
Is there a lisp or script program that will find and replace pre-defined text/mtext value of eg " issued for tender " for "issued for construction" without having to select anything.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI want to create a layer from selecting only some words from an mtext or text entitty.
Is it possible to highlight and select only part of the text from an mtext using a lisp routine ? similar to how Adobe Reader can select text.
Tool to combine multiple pieces of Mtext into a single Mtext with paragraphs?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI'm running the following string in a routing that is looping so I get dozens of these prompts. How to supress these? Or, do i have to use to entmake?
(begin loop...
(command ".-Mtext" CSW-Tpoint "W" 0.0 (vl-filename-base (vla-get-imagefile image)) "")
);end loop
Prints to the command line..
Current text style: "Standard" Text height: 0.0833 Annotative: No
Current text style: "Standard" Text height: 0.0833 Annotative: No
Current text style: "Standard" Text height: 0.0833 Annotative: No
Current text style: "Standard" Text height: 0.0833 Annotative: No
I have a list ("temp.dwg" "temp2.dwg") and would like to add the string "insert text here" into each item in the list resulting in ("insert text heretemp.dwg" "insert textheretemp2.dwg"). how would i go about doing that using LISP?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have a list that is "acl", I would like to convert it to a string "acl", everything that I have read uses alot of code. Does this really take that much code to do?
View 9 Replies View RelatedHere's one that I could use on that i can't figure out:
I have a list of a bunch of descriptions that looks like this:
("00.02.00" "CTD01 Mainframe PT1 (top)" "GD01")
What I am doing is grabbing the middle item and i need to break this up into 2 lines. So, my code below grabs the first 3 "words" in the second item in the list and puts them in a list, but I need to convert this back to a string.
(setq desc6a (list (car (read (strcat "(" (cadr input6) ")" )))(cadr (read (strcat "(" (cadr input6) ")" ))) (caddr (read (strcat "(" (cadr input6) ")" )))))
I tried a bunch of ways but can't get it
I am trying to make this: L:Engineering-208037SURVEYDRAWINGS turn into this: L:Engineering-208037DRAWINGS
I am using the dwgprefix and it returns the first string and i want to make it in the second string as a new variable or replace the old variable so i can use it in a save as routine i am working on.
The problem is sometimes them project number (0208037) will be longer or shorter so i can't use the substr command
acad_strlsort will sorts strings, but what if my list looks like
("1" "2" "3" "10" "11" "12" "20")
i am sure i have seen it done ina simple way using vl-sort or vl-sort-i
but am not able to find...
I've been working on a lisp to set up basic settings such as text styles, dim styles, discipline specific layers and things of that nature.
I have a prompt to ask for a discipline designator as a string. I want to have an If statement or a conditional to read that string and check for a "C" if it finds it I want to have it set up a dimstyle to decimal feet ect and if not do it as architectural units.
This is just a test lisp that I'd like to add to the main one listed above...
(defun c:test(/ disc dsnm dsna)
(setq disc (getstring "
Discipline (G,C,S,M,E,CP): ")) ;Prompt for Discipline
(setq ds (getint "
Dimscale Factor: ")) ;Prompt for Dimscale
[code].......
I would like to use a string as a variable if this is possible. I've got:
new-pl-lay (as a variable that holds layer name "UGL_PL_NEW")
first-cable (as a string that holds "new-pl-lay")
I'd like set the current layer to "UGL_PL_NEW" by using the first-cable string.
Something like:
(command "_.layer" "m" (read first-cable) "")
I'm working on a LISP function that adds a predetermined string to each layername in the dwg.
I came up with this:
(SETQ prefix "A-_82-_")
(TBLNEXT "LAYER" T)
(WHILE (SETQ la (TBLNEXT "LAYER"))
(SETQ old (ASSOC 2 la)
new (CONS 2 (STRCAT prefix (CDR old)))
[Code] .....
The line (princ "
la is: ")(princ la) (princ "
") is thrown in to enable me to see the result of the while function, and is to be removed from the final version.
Now, everything seems to work fine, as the princ shows on the acad textstcreen.
Yet, when I check the layer palette, all layernames remain unchanged.
My guess is that I should use some other function then ENTMOD or ENTUPD to change the layertable, but I'm at a bit of a loss as to which function is required.
I have a lot of attribute blocks in my drawing which i want to move them one by one
so , here is what i want to do :
I have numbers (or texts) in my work area and this numbers also exist in my attribute blocks .. i wanna move my attribute blocks with tag name value reference to my specify area if tag name values are matching with text or numbers in this area .. every block will check my selected tag string and will be move on matching text in my work area.
I have a list of (0 .4 .8 0 10). I want to convert every element of the list to string.
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How i set the layer name is = attributes string value.
Example:
A attributes string value is R8 .all these string is set the layer name is same string value(R8).
I have a TitleBlock than contains more than 50 attributes inside itself.
I want to prepare a lisp code to GetTagString when I clicking on one attribute inside a BLOCK.
I prepare a code to get Block name when I ckick on a block:
(defun GetBlockName ( / obj)(defun sel_Obj( / sel)(While (=(setq sel (car (entsel "
choose a "BLOCK": ")))nil)(prompt "You didn't select any object!"))sel)(While (not (eq (vla-get-ObjectName (setq obj (vlax-ename->vla-object (sel_Obj)))) "AcDbBlockReference"))(prompt "That was not a "BLOCK"!"));;while (vlax-get-property obj (if (vlax-property-available-p obj 'EffectiveName) 'EffectiveName 'Name)) ) ;;usage: ;;(GetBlockName) ;;RESULT: ;;
just Selected Block Name Something like this but just for TagString of attribute is my desired!
I am using a variable that is being called up from a .csv file for a file name. By default this variable automatically includes a comma due to it being called from a .csv.
How to remove a character ( , ) from a variable? I'm not sure if this is along the right line or not, but i used the READ function to read the variable as a string (i think thats how it works?).
I write a code to replace strings in one string.for example
str="AutoDesk, AutoCAD, 2013, Electrical, 64Bit"
patt=", "
NewStr=" - "
==> result: "AutoDesk - AutoCAD - 2013 - Electrical - 64Bit"
;;replaces NewStr instead of Patt(s) in Str string(defun ReplaceStr (NewStr Patt Str)(While (> (vl-string-search ptt str) 0)(setq Str (vl-string-subst NewStr patt Str)) );;whilestr) ; usage;(ReplaceStr " - " ", " "AutoDesk, AutoCAD, 2013, Electrical, 64Bit")
==> result= ; error: bad argument type: (or stringp symbolp): nil