Attributes (again)

Ive searched for this but can't find a relevant posting

I have a problem with attributes and their extraction to a table.

My dynamic block consists of 9 overlayed drawings of doors. each is a different size selected by invisibility states. each door has its size and opening size as constsnt attributes that follow the invisibility states. There is also one global attribute (door ref number, input on insertion) that is always visible.

The problem arises when I try to export the data to a table.

What I want is to have the following :

Door ref Door size opening size

D1 610x1981 690x2025

But what I get is that the data extraction command treats the door ref attribute and the size attribute as seperate items and will not put them on the same lines. Or it lists all the size attributes not just the visible ones.

Any ideas anyone?

There is a bug with 2008 attribute extraction and you need to get service pack one if i remember correctly.

found the old post - http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=16090&highlight=data+extraction+service+pack

Data Extraction

• All dynamic block properties are now correctly extracted

That has improved matters so many thanks for that.

To follow on. ( ) Is there now a way to use the tags as column headings, with the values listed below??

No. Sorry it's still not working. Data extractor seems to be treating the 'size' attributes differently from the ref no. attribute. It won't relate the two in the table layout. It seems to be a problem with how i've arranged the block itself.

ok some wierd things happen using visibility states with attributes & data extraction.

Could you not have a stretch in the door incrememting the stretch to the door sizes you require? Then you can link the data extraction to the width parameter and it should indicate the width next to the door reference. Or you could use a lookup with the different door widths as another alternative.

Hope this helps. Any probs come back

Trying out Look up parameter

Will come back on that.

Back again!! Got it working all bar one little glitch :

How to sort column order??

I need: Ref--Door size--Opening size

I got : Door size--Ref--opening size

cant see how to re-order columns.

Still trying.......

Solved it.

Thanks for the advice Bullseye