Switching layout tabs with lisp

I'm trying to add some code to a lisp routine and I need to be able to switch to the next layout tab. Does anyone have some code that would do that?

What I want to happen is, for each Paperspace layout in the drawing, switch to it and run a command, then switch to the next one and run the same command, etc...

Try playing around with the LISP function "layoutlist".

hi grigs, is this still related with your page setup?

you may have this:

[color=navy](foreach x (layoutlist)[/color]
[color=navy](setvar 'ctab x)[/color]
[color=navy]...........do your command here..............[/color]
[color=navy]);end of foreach[/color]

Nice one Wizman, my thoughts exactly.

Nice one Wizman, my thoughts exactly.

thanks lee, lets just wait for grigs if this is what he needs, i need to go to ofice now, btw, keep up your good work.

keep up your good work.

Cheers mate, you too

I had the foreach and the layoutlist. What I was missing was the "(setvar 'ctab x)". That is what I needed to change tabs. Thanks for all the help. This will speed up when I have to go back to older drawings and reconfigure them for our newer server/plotter.

No Probs, glad you got it sorted

If you have any more questions, just ask

how to add filter to for each... eg for each whose name starts with text string or containing text...

Please check the WCMATCH function.

(foreach item (layoutlist)
(if (wcmatch item [i]thePatternToCheck[/i])
 (progn
  (setvar "CTAB" item)
  ...
 )
)  
)

Grigs maybe rather than reconfigure why not just have a plot lisp thats what I have it just plots all layouts etc PDF tiff Colour mono A1 A3 etc I just change the plotter network name in the code. had to do that for 64bit. The users just pick it from menu and know which printer it comes out of.

Please check the WCMATCH function.

(foreach item (layoutlist)
(if (wcmatch item [i]thePatternToCheck[/i])
 (progn
  (setvar "CTAB" item)
  ...
 )
)  
)

Thak you.

Ill try putting it in good use.