att edit help

[daveyboyd]

I am trying to run a script using Scriptpro. I only want to change the text in an attribute within a block.

I am using the GATTE command to do this, however, when it asks me to enter the block name it says *invalid selection* due to the spaces in the block name.

The name of the block is WILDE-TAMESIDE BORDER NEW and the attribute I am trying to change is STATUS

I have tried "" but to no avail, here is my code . .

GATTE
WILDE-TAMESIDE BORDER NEW
STATUS
FOR CONSTRUCTION

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

Thanks

[Lee Mac]

Obviously I'm going to plug my own program

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=37127

Also, if you are having trouble with ScriptPro opening and closing AutoCAD for every drawing, my script writer program (link in my sig) may help you more.

[Lee Mac]

Or, use a LISP routine instead of the command call:

(defun attchng (blk tag val / i ss ent att)  
  (vl-load-com)
  ;; Lee Mac  ~  17.02.10
  
  (mapcar (function set) '(blk tag)
          (mapcar (function strcase) (list blk tag)))

  (if (setq i -1 ss (ssget "_X" (list (cons 0 "INSERT")
                                      (cons 2 blk) (cons 66 1))))
    
    (while (setq ent (ssname ss (setq i (1+ i))))

      (foreach att (vlax-invoke (vlax-ename->vla-object ent) 'GetAttributes)

        (if (eq (strcase (vla-get-TagString att)) Tag)
          (vla-put-TextString att val)))))
  
  (princ))

Call it in your script like this;

(attchng "blockname" "tagname" "newtagvalue")

But you will need to make sure it is being loaded in every drawing.

[daveyboyd]

Tiz a nice little program, thanks. But. . .

I won't to run it on a number of files (50+) without going into every single one,thats why I wanted to use scriptpro.

What do you use to substitute a space in the block title?

[Lee Mac]

Tiz a nice little program, thanks. But. . .

I won't to run it on a number of files (50+) without going into every single one,thats why I wanted to use scriptpro.

Are you referring to my MacAtt program? This is specifically built to run through 100's of drawings in a directory/sub-directories.

It uses ObjectDBX, which is 100x faster than opening every drawing in turn, as it can operate on the drawings without opening them