Accessing all of the layers in a document

All,

I am wondering how to access all of the layers in a document using either Vlisp or DXF if possible. I am trying to grab layers that fit a particular string with wildcards and i need a list of all layers in the doc to do soo. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Matt

Well,

I have figured it out:

(setq doc (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))
(vlax-for lay (vla-get-Layers doc)(setq layers (cons (vla-get-name lay) layers)))
(setq laylist (acad_strlsort layers))

But now i am lost..... I am trying to filter a particular string from the list into another list: the string is "G-ANNO-REVC-" in one list and "G-ANNO-REVD-" in another list... any thoughts?

Matt

wcmatch

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

(setq lays (tblsearch "LAYER" "G-ANNO-REVD-"))

Right Wild Card Match, I still need to filter the list...

I could figure this out if i take enough time.... if i had enough time...

Here is what i have, the wcmatch is still new to me, how can the return T be of use...

(vl-load-com)
(setq doc (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))
(vlax-for lay (vla-get-Layers doc)(setq layers (cons (vla-get-name lay) layers)))
(setq laylist (acad_strlsort layers))
(foreach name laylist (wcmatch name "G-ANNO-REV*"))

Please i am in need of educating in regards to both foreach and wcmatch.

Matt

hmmm....

how about a list of "T" and "nil" for each wcmatch...

(setq doc (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))
(vlax-for lay (vla-get-Layers doc)
 (setq layers (cons (vla-get-name lay) layers)))

(setq Tlist (mapcar '(lambda (name)
        (wcmatch name "G-ANNO-REV*"))
     Layers))

I am brain dead.... but i'll keep pondering please HELP!

Thanks,

Matt

Here is what it is that i am tyring to create from this list.

The list of layers that is created is going to be used for a pop up list in DCL I will use that selection to pass arguments to turn on/off/isolate/invert isolate the selected element from the list. I just need the dang list to build the rest of the dialog. I can get a list of all the layers... Maybe not the most effective but hey its a list! And now i need to filter that list just to contain items that are wcmatches of G-ANNO-REV*.

Matt

one way...

(vlax-for Lyrs (vla-get-Layers (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))
 (setq lst
    (if
      (wcmatch (strcase (vla-get-name Lyrs)) (strcase "G-anno*"))
  (cons
    (vla-get-name Lyrs) lst)
      )
   )
 (setq laylst (acad_strlsort lst))
)