vlax-get-property on (vlax-get-acad-object).

Hello I spent 5 hours looking at this,please stop my sufferings.

(defun tempList (theObject / item dwgName) ;;;i[color="red"]tem here is nil,object acaddocuments[/color]
 (vl-load-com)  

(setq theList '())

 (vlax-for item theObject

[color="red"]    (setq dwgName (vlax-get-property item 'Name)) ;;;main question is in this line. 
1.how can i see this item in "(vlax-get-acad-object", everything is here right?),before calling its property.I'm using a watch to see whats happening.
2.can you please tell me what do you think i should  know on this issue[/color]


   (setq theList (append (list dwgName) theList))

 )

 (setq theList (reverse theList))

(princ)

);defun

(setq acadObject (vlax-get-acad-object))

(setq acadDocuments (vla-get-documents acadObject))

(tempList  acadDocuments)

What is your goal of the routine ?

where theObject is (vla-get-documents (vlax-get-acad-object))

 (vlax-for item theObject
    (setq dwgName (vlax-get-property item 'Name))
(setq theList (append (list dwgName) theList)))

With how the code is setup now, you are collecting 'Name (drawing names) and saving those on a variable theList . a list of names. Now if you want to "see" the properties and methods

(vlax-for
  item  (vla-get-documents (vlax-get-acad-object))
 (setq theList (append (list item) theList)))

wherein you can have a look-see of the properties and methods (names included) of each element by

 (vlax-dump-object (nth 0 theList) T) ;<--- index 0

where 0 is the first and 1 as 2nd and so on

What is your goal of the routine ?

to store open drawings name in a (?symbol? setq)

to store open drawings name in a (?symbol? setq)

Ok, you got it fixed by pBe gently .

EDIT :

Another way of applying the list .

(vlax-for item (vla-get-documents (vlax-get-acad-object))
 (setq dwgNames (cons (vlax-get-property item 'Name) dwgNames))
)
(princ (apply 'strcat dwgnames))

to store open drawings name in a (?symbol? setq)

Qonfire

The routine you have strores the names on a list theList, when you run the routine (tempList acadDocuments) you will get something like

("Drawing2.dwg" "Drawing3.dwg");

the way the code is written, theList variable is not localize. you can then use that for either foreach / repeat / mapcar / vl-some etc... with each element as the argument.

(vlax-for item theObject

(setq dwgName (vlax-get-property item 'Name))

(setq theList (append (list dwgName) theList)))

my question is before we make a list of names. lets say we have 2 dwg.opened. One is actifdocument on is document.

i know how to get counts of dwg files...i can get name of a an actif document, but in the "watch", i dont see a non actif document.

ok let me put it this way, i see that when this line is running it takes a non-actif document (if not mistaken) and than itirates.

how can i see the avaible item in "watch" before running this line.

or

note: maybe in "watch" i cant see these items or i cant get to them.

appreciated

note: maybe in "watch" i cant see these items or i cant get to them.

appreciated

You can get to them, but in the "Watch" window its so fast you can't "see" it. You can however use a breakpoint, the evaluation will pause when it hits the that point and you can continue by pressing CTRL+F8. I bet you'll see the value on watch window changing.

 (setq dwgName (vlax-get-property item 'Name<put breakpoint here>)))

please look at my picasso pic attached.

question is in 1 jpeg

does this vlax get item ,changes active document as it iterates?

picture with an equal sign is second time item changes its name

please just a last push:)

The value for that will always be the "CURRENT" unless you invoke a vla-Activate , that will make the specified drawing active.

(vla-item acadDocuments 0) 1 2 .....this what i think I looking.Thanks for help boys

(vla-item acadDocuments 0) 1 2 .....this what i think I looking.Thanks for help boys

No big deal Qonfire, All i did was add more confusion

Moving along....

Cheers