Attribute with fields

Hi,

I'd like to know if theirs a way of retreiving a textstring with a field value then modify the field and resend it back into the attribute.

Regards

Lee Mac has some great field code LISP routines. This one http://www.lee-mac.com/fieldcode.html should be very helpful.

Is it compatible with block attribute because I can't seem to get any values out of it when I print it.

Lee Mac has some great field code LISP routines. This one http://www.lee-mac.com/fieldcode.html should be very helpful.

Thank you for the recommendation & praise broncos - that is the function that I would also have suggested to accomplish this task based on the description given by the OP.

Is it compatible with block attribute because I can't seem to get any values out of it when I print it.

Yes - my LM:fieldcode function linked above is compatible with any annotation object capable of housing a Field Expression - how are you evaluating the function?

(defun c:test ()

  (setq objEnt (entsel "\nSelect block :"))
  
  (setq eNameEnt (vlax-ename->vla-object objEnt))
  (setq objEnt2 (car (car (entsel objEnt)))
  (setq attribute (LM:GETATTRIBUTEVALUE eNameEnt "LONG"))
  (setq field (LM:fieldcode objEnt))
  (print field)
  
)

(defun LM:GETATTRIBUTEVALUE (BLOCK TAG)
  (vl-some (function
       (lambda (ATTRIB)
	  (if (eq TAG (strcase (vla-get-tagstring ATTRIB)))
	     (vla-get-textstring ATTRIB)
	     ) ;_ fin deif
	  ) ;_ fin delambda
       ) ;_ fin defunction
    (vlax-invoke BLOCK 'GETATTRIBUTES)
    ) ;_ fin devl-some
) ;_ fin dedefun


;; Field Code  -  Lee Mac
;; Returns the field expression associated with an entity

(defun LM:fieldcode ( ent / replacefield replaceobject enx )

   (defun replacefield ( str enx / ent fld pos )
       (if (setq pos (vl-string-search "\\_FldIdx" (setq str (replaceobject str enx))))
           (progn
               (setq ent (assoc 360 enx)
                     fld (entget (cdr ent))
               )
               (strcat
                   (substr str 1 pos)
                   (replacefield (cdr (assoc 2 fld)) fld)
                   (replacefield (substr str (1+ (vl-string-search ">%" str pos))) (cdr (member ent enx)))
               )
           )
           str
       )
   )

   (defun replaceobject ( str enx / ent pos )
       (if (setq pos (vl-string-search "ObjIdx" str))
           (strcat
               (substr str 1 (+ pos 5)) " "
               (LM:ObjectID (vlax-ename->vla-object (cdr (setq ent (assoc 331 enx)))))
               (replaceobject (substr str (1+ (vl-string-search ">%" str pos))) (cdr (member ent enx)))
           )
           str
       )
   )
   
   (if
       (and
           (wcmatch  (cdr (assoc 0 (setq enx (entget ent)))) "TEXT,MTEXT,ATTRIB,MULTILEADER,*DIMENSION")
           (setq enx (cdr (assoc 360 enx)))
           (setq enx (dictsearch enx "ACAD_FIELD"))
           (setq enx (dictsearch (cdr (assoc -1 enx)) "TEXT"))
       )
       (replacefield (cdr (assoc 2 enx)) enx)
   )
)

;; ObjectID  -  Lee Mac
;; Returns a string containing the ObjectID of a supplied VLA-Object
;; Compatible with 32-bit & 64-bit systems

(defun LM:ObjectID ( obj )
   (eval
       (list 'defun 'LM:ObjectID '( obj )
           (if
               (and
                   (vl-string-search "64" (getenv "PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE"))
                   (vlax-method-applicable-p (vla-get-utility (LM:acdoc)) 'getobjectidstring)
               )
               (list 'vla-getobjectidstring (vla-get-utility (LM:acdoc)) 'obj ':vlax-false)
              '(itoa (vla-get-objectid obj))
           )
       )
   )
   (LM:ObjectID obj)
)

;; Active Document  -  Lee Mac
;; Returns the VLA Active Document Object

(defun LM:acdoc nil
   (eval (list 'defun 'LM:acdoc 'nil (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object))))
   (LM:acdoc)
)

Your variable 'objEnt' refers to a block reference entity, not an annotation object.

Oh I see so Even though it's an annotative attribute since it's nested in a block it does'nt work. So I need to get the attribute and not the block.

So I need to get the attribute and not the block.

Exactly - Feel free to ask if you require assistance in this respect.

Exactly - Feel free to ask if you require assistance in this respect.

I'm not sure which functions to use to get Entities inside and Entity. So I think I need help !!!

I've updated my code up there

Regards

I'm not sure which functions to use to get Entities inside and Entity. So I think I need help !!!

The entnext function is the key - consider the following example:

(defun c:test ( / ent enx fld )
   (while
       (progn
           (setvar 'errno 0)
           (setq ent (car (entsel "\nSelect block: ")))
           (cond
               (   (= 7 (getvar 'errno))
                   (princ "\nMissed, try again.") ;; non-nil return - stay in loop
               )
               (   (null ent)
                   nil ;; Exit loop
               )
               (   (or (/= "INSERT" (cdr (assoc 0 (setq enx (entget ent)))))
                       (/= 1 (cdr (assoc 66 enx)))
                   )
                   (princ "\nSelected object is not an attributed block.") ;; non-nil return - stay in loop
               )
               (   (progn
                       (setq ent (entnext ent)
                             enx (entget  ent)
                       )
                       (while (and (= "ATTRIB" (cdr (assoc 0 enx))) (/= "LONG" (cdr (assoc 2 enx))))
                           (setq ent (entnext ent)
                                 enx (entget  ent)
                           )
                       )
                       (/= "LONG" (cdr (assoc 2 enx)))
                   )
                   (princ "\nSelected block does not contain \"LONG\" attribute.") ;; non-nil return - stay in loop
               )
               (   (null (setq fld (LM:fieldcode ent)))
                   (princ "\n\"LONG\" attribute does not contain a field.")
               )
               (   t
                   (prompt "\nAttribute tag: ")
                   (prompt (cdr (assoc 2 enx)))
                   (prompt "\nAttribute value: ")
                   (prompt (cdr (assoc 1 enx)))
                   (prompt "\nField code: ")
                   (prompt fld)
               )
           )
       )
   )
   (princ)
)

Thanks Lee it's exactly what I needed