VBA First Timer

Can anybody set me on the right path to get started on VBA. I need tutorials. Tutorials for first timmers! ((step by step))... I'm using AutoCAD 2009. I need to get up and running.

regards,

DECHAL

VBA is dead. If you don't already know it, I would suggest not wasting time trying to start now. Depending on what you are trying to do, you could either use lisp or .NET

Having said that, http://www.afralisp.net/ has some tutorials on lisp and VBA. With .NET, it depends on whether you want to use VB or C# or F# or....

Thanks for info.

What I have is a beam with a fitting on each end. The beam can be verious lengths and the fitting on each end can be many. I want a way to insert the beam and select length and which fitting I need on beam.

Regards,

DECHAL

Take a look at Jeffery Sanders website also:

http://www.jefferypsanders.com/autolispbeg.html

Very useful.

Also this is a good resource:

http://klobouk.fsv.cvut.cz/~chour/Lisp/Chapter%201.htm

That almost sounds like an application for a dynamic block. Have you considered that?

That almost sounds like an application for a dynamic block. Have you considered that?

I think that is where he started before I "sent" him here.

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=31979

Cheers Lee,

That what I'm looking for.

DECHAL

here is the code I started developing. It is nowhere near complete but shows that you can influence the dynmic properties immediately after insertion. I don't think you can do it before.

Private Sub TerminalRail()
Dim BlockRefObj As AcadBlockReference
Dim BlockPos As Variant
Dim PropList As Variant
BlockPos = ThisDrawing.Utility.GetPoint(, "Block position ")
Set BlockRefObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.InsertBlock(BlockPos, "TerminalRail TS35", 1!, 1!, 1!, 0)
PropList = BlockRefObj.GetDynamicBlockProperties
PropList(0).Value = 77.5 'distance
PropList(2).Value = 375#  'length
ThisDrawing.Regen acActiveViewport
   
End Sub

you might as well have the block to play with too.

TerminalRail TS35.dwg

Cheers Lee,

 

That what I'm looking for.

 

DECHAL

No Probs, if you check the related pages on the home page of CADTutor, you will find more links also

Dave,

Thanks for the code/dwg.

Just a quick Question. How do i get it to work? Is it "Load Application". Nothing seems to be happening.

Any pointers?

Regards,

DECHAL.

a long winded explanation can be found here

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=30608

or look into VBALOAD & VBARUN (I think)