how I could open an external .CSV file which is assigned to a variable called INFOFILE and scan line by line and replace each instance of the string "WIDGETTE" with the string "WIDGET"? I assume the function vl-string-subst woud be involved.
View 9 RepliesThere is a lisp function to replace all occurrences of a character within a string?
In short, as the Replace command in Visual Basic
For example, to replace all "x" to "*":
"34x59+60x3" -> "34*59+60*3
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'm looking for a lisp routine that can find and replace multileader text.
I want to replace "T." with "T+" and "B." with "B+".
All the multileaders are on layers with a suffix of "-elev".
I having real difficulty finding a lisp that will find and replace blocks. There are plenty out there and AutoCAD 2013 and lower has a Find and Replace Blocks. However, the frustrating catch is I can seem to find a routine that will allow me to replace only those blocks that I select with a selection set of my choosing. The built in function replaces all of them and will not let you exclude some. We have PID drawings that we want to replace valves on, but not all valves. We don't want to rename. We don't need to BEDIT the existing block.
1) Pick group of blocks
2) specify a new block that will replace all instances of old block
3) replace inserted block with different block. Leaving others alone.
I'm thinking this should be easy, but my search has failed. The blocks in question are not dynamic or attributed either.
I have a “PART” block with attributes tags “PARTMARK” and “SHEAREDFROM” inserted 5 to 10 times in 10 to 50 drawings.
The “PARTMARK” value is always a unique number entered in autocad.The “SHEAREDFROM” value is calculated in Excel and exported to a “SHEARED.txt” file.
In each “PART” block I need to replace the “SHEAREDFROM” value based on the unique “PARTMARK” value, using a script that uses (or incorporates) the values from the “SHEARED.txt” file.
So far the only solution I’ve come up with is having a unique value for the “SHEAREDFROM” and –attedit to change the values in a script. However if the script doesn’t encounter a "K20-1S" in the first drawing it errors out and doesn’t proceed to the next. Below is an example of my rudimentary script.
(command "-attedit" "n" "n" "PART" "SHEAREDFROM" "K20-1S" "K20-1S" "8-60x192")
(command "-attedit" "n" "n" "PART" "SHEAREDFROM" "K20-2S" "K20-2S" "2-60x144")
(command "-attedit" "n" "n" "PART" "SHEAREDFROM" "K20-3S" "K20-3S" "2-60x132")
(command "-attedit" "n" "n" "PART" "SHEAREDFROM" "K20-4S" "K20-4S" "4-60x120")
(command "-attedit" "n" "n" "PART" "SHEAREDFROM" "K20-5S" "K20-5S" "0.7-60x120")
I’m assuming I need LISP to do this, but my LISP skills are limited. I think I would need a setq for each unique shearedfrom value (setq K20-1S (“8-60x192”))? Then somehow search each drawing for the unique shearedfrom value to replace.?
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 am trying to globally find and replace text in Autocad 2000 drawings. If I have a folder containing 10 Autocad files, I want to open every file in that folder, while in each file, search for a certain line of text and replace that text, then close that file, open the next and find/replace text in that file.
I've created an autolisp file that allows me to open all the files in a certain folder, but I can't find any way, either thru autolisp or scripts, to allow me to find and replace text in each autocad drawing without using Autocad's "find" command to manually enter the text when each drawing is open.
I want to setup the autolisp file to accept input up front, save the "old text" and "new text" to variables, then use those variables as the lisp routine is running.
This version was used to automate creating PDF files. The command 'PDF' is a command from another Lisp file.
I 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 Relatedi 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.
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'm trying to open a file to write to on my external drive, I get this message "bad argument type: stringp nil".
View 8 Replies View RelatedIm having a little trouble of late understanding how to undertake an action/ command if nil
what i do know id the following:
(setq TESTvar(findfile "acad.lsp"))(alert TESTvar)
this gives me the path of the acad.lsp, that is provided it actually exists, however because the acad.lsp is not compulsory it may indeed not exist meaning that the command prompt would return the NIL value instead of the pathname.
based upon that I would like to create a new acad.lsp file if not found by autocad.
I 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
I'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 Replies View Relatedacad_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.
View 4 Replies View RelatedHow i can filter attributes string value.
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 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 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
I 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 in Drive C a file "Steel.lsp" have function called IPE
in this function have this line
(setq n (getstring "
Enter IPE Height :"))
i loaded it
i created a menu and command in it called "Amr"
no i need when i click Amr Run IPE with string 270 then click enter
i need all this happen automaticlly when i click on "Amr" on menu
how???
I have this interresting problem, it occured just here, in other situations, the script works fine.
I am counting length from coordinates:
Command: (setq bod1 ppo_bod1)(-0.821965 -1.7232 0.0)Command: (setq bod2 ppo_bod2)(25.428 13.1268 0.0)Command: !mfac0.025Command: (setq x (atoi (rtos(/ (abs (- (car bod2) (car bod1))) mfac))))1050Command: (setq y (atoi (rtos(/ (abs (- (cadr bod2) (cadr bod1))) mfac))))593Command: (- (cadr bod2) (cadr bod1))14.85Command: (/ (abs (- (cadr bod2) (cadr bod1))) mfac)594.0Command: (rtos(/ (abs (- (cadr bod2) (cadr bod1))) mfac))"593.99999998"Command: (atoi (rtos(/ (abs (- (cadr bod2) (cadr bod1))) mfac)))593
As you can see, the conversion from 594.0 (real) to string causes an inaccuracy, which is strange, because the length really is 594.0