(read (strcat "(" "1.5X250X600" ")"))

When we use this fucction

(read (strcat "(" "1.5X250X600" ")"))

it will return

(1).

But i need like this

(1.5X250X600)

Please help and thanks to Mr.Lee.

Yours,

Muthu.

From help:

The read function parses the string representation of any LISP data and returns the first expression in the string, converting it to a corresponding data type.

Why not simply use (strcat "(" "1.5X250X600" ")")?

Or if you want to display the value at command prompt without quotes:

(princ (strcat "(" "1.5X250X600" ")"))

From help:

 

The read function parses the string representation of any LISP data and returns the first expression in the string, converting it to a corresponding data type.

 

 

Why not simply use (strcat "(" "1.5X250X600" ")")?

 

Or if you want to display the value at command prompt without quotes:

(princ (strcat "(" "1.5X250X600" ")"))

Actually My task is to return as a list.

Hi,

You can't get something like this : (1.5X250X600) because 1.5X250X600 is not a valid symbol name.

Even '(1.5X250X600) should return (1)

This is due to the fact 1.5X250X600 contains a period (.).

Have a look at the Developer's Help > AutoLISP Developer's Guide W> Using the AutoLISP Language > AutoLISP Basics > AutoLISP Data Type > Symbols and Variables

Yes, Gile is right.

If acceptable, you could use , as a decimal separator instead of . and then have something like this:

(list '1,5X250X600)

It all depends on how you want to use this value - the larger picture.

could be so satisfied?

(read (strcat "(" [b][color="Red"]"\""[/color][/b] "1.5X250X600" [b][color="Red"]"\""[/color] [/b]")")) ;_return ([color="Red"]"[/color]1.5X250X600[color="Red"]"[/color]) 

I think this was answered in another post the problem is the ( ) the lisp sees these as part of the program not text. The simple way around is to use the "chr(x)" replace x with the keyboard character number from memory a=65 look up "ascii" function in lisp help,you only need like a 1 line lisp it gives the keyboard number.

(read (strcat chr(65) "1.5X250X600" chr(65)))

I think this was answered in another post the problem is the ( ) the lisp sees these as part of the program not text. The simple way around is to use the "chr(x)" replace x with the keyboard character number from memory a=65 look up "ascii" function in lisp help,you only need like a 1 line lisp it gives the keyboard number.

 

(read (strcat chr(65) "1.5X250X600" chr(65)))

The parenthesis make no difference - you can read these characters to interpret strings into valid LISP expressions.

The problem is as Gile describes in post #4

I think it is better to use external file .txt and call them by openfile "r" finction

Regards

Michaels

I think it is better to use external file .txt and call them by openfile "r" finction

 

Regards

 

Michaels

This again would make no difference as read-line would return:

"(1.5X250X600)"

Which, when evaluated by 'read' would result in (1) as 1.5X250X600 is being interpreted as an integer as it is not a valid symbol name.