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maybe something like this (untested) ;;; copy & paste for dummies - rlx 2025-10-18 (defun c:capfd ( / this-dwg ss other-dwg blocknames-in-selectionset blocknames-in-other-dwg duplicate-blocknames) (setq this-dwg (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-acad-object))) (if (and (setq ss (ssget)) (setq other-dwg (getfiled "Copy SS to:" "" "dwg" 0))) (progn (setq blocknames-in-selectionset (Get_SS_BlockNames ss)) (setq blocknames-in-other-dwg (Get_DBX_Blocknames other-dwg)) (setq duplicate-blocknames (compare_block_names blocknames-in-selectionset blocknames-in-other-dwg)) (if (vl-consp duplicate-blocknames) (progn (dplm duplicate-blocknames "Duplicated block names : ") (if (yes_no "Copy anyway?") (ctd ss other-dwg) (princ"\nBite me...") ) ) (ctd ss other-dwg) ) ) ) (princ) ) (defun compare_block_names (a b / c) (and (vl-consp a) (vl-consp b) (foreach item a (if (member item b) (setq c (cons item c))))) c) (defun Get_SS_BlockNames ( ss / n l) (foreach o (ss->ol ss) (if (and (block-p o)(not (member (setq n (block-n o)) l))) (setq l (cons n l)))) l) (defun SS->OL (ss / i l)(setq i 0)(repeat (sslength ss)(setq l (cons (vlax-ename->vla-object (ssname ss i)) l) i (1+ i))) l) ; (block-p (vlax-ename->vla-object (car (entsel)))) (defun block-p (o) (and (= 'vla-object (type O))(eq (vla-get-objectname O) "AcDbBlockReference"))) (defun block-n (o) (if (and (= 'vla-object (type O))(eq (vla-get-objectname O) "AcDbBlockReference")) (if (vlax-property-available-p o 'EffectiveName)(vla-Get-EffectiveName o)(vla-Get-Name o)) nil)) ; (yes_no "Do you like snow") (defun yes_no ( $m / f p i r ) (and (= (type $m) 'STR) (setq f (vl-filename-mktemp ".dcl")) (setq p (open f "w")) (write-line (strcat "yesno:dialog{label=\"" $m "?\";ok_cancel;}") p) (progn (close p)(gc) t) (setq i (load_dialog f)) (new_dialog "yesno" i) (progn (action_tile "accept" "(done_dialog 1)")(action_tile "cancel" "(done_dialog 0)") (setq r (start_dialog))(unload_dialog i)(vl-file-delete f) t)(if (= r 1) t nil))) ;;; display list (plus message) (defun dplm (l m / f p d w) (and (vl-consp l) (setq l (mapcar 'vl-princ-to-string l)) (setq w (+ 5 (apply 'max (mapcar 'strlen l)))) (setq p (open (setq f (vl-filename-mktemp ".dcl")) "w")) (princ (strcat "cfl:dialog{label=\"" m "\";:list_box {key=\"lb\";" "width="(itoa w)";}ok_only;}") p)(not (setq p (close p)))(< 0 (setq d (load_dialog f)))(new_dialog "cfl" d)(progn (start_list "lb") (mapcar 'add_list l)(end_list)(action_tile "accept" "(done_dialog)")(start_dialog)(unload_dialog d)(vl-file-delete f)))) ;;; copy to drawing (defun ctd ( ss dwg / ss->ol dbx_ver acApp acDoc dbx object-list object-safe-array) (defun SS->OL (ss / i l) (setq i 0)(repeat (sslength ss)(setq l (cons (vlax-ename->vla-object (ssname ss i)) l) i (1+ i))) l) (defun dbx_ver ( / v) (strcat "objectdbx.axdbdocument" (if (< (setq v (atoi (getvar 'acadver))) 16) "" (strcat "." (itoa v))))) (setq acApp (vlax-get-acad-object) acDoc (vla-get-ActiveDocument acApp)) (setq dbx (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-getinterfaceobject (list acApp (dbx_ver)))) (vla-open dbx dwg) ; put all block objects in a list (setq object-list (ss->ol ss)) ; put list with objects in a safe array (setq object-safe-array (vlax-make-safearray vlax-vbobject (cons 0 (1- (length object-list))))) (vl-catch-all-apply 'vlax-safearray-fill (list object-safe-array object-list)) ; copy objects to dbx-drawing (vla-CopyObjects acDoc object-safe-array (vla-get-ModelSpace dbx)) (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-saveas (list dbx dwg)) (vl-catch-all-apply 'vlax-release-object (list dbx)) (setq object-list nil object-safe-array nil) (princ) ) ; test : (setq lst (GetDocBlockNames (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))) ; returns sorted list (uppercase) like : ("BLOCK_A" "BLOCK_B" ...) (defun GetDocBlockNames (d / o n l) (vlax-for o (vla-get-blocks d)(if (and (= :vlax-false (vla-get-isxref o))(= :vlax-false (vla-get-islayout o)) (snvalid (setq n (vla-get-name o)) 0))(setq l (cons (strcase n) l))))(if (vl-consp l)(acad_strlsort l))) (defun Get_DBX_Blocknames ( doc-name / lst v objectdbx-document) (cond ((not (eq (type doc-name) 'STR)) (princ (strcat "\nInvalid filename : " (vl-princ-to-string doc-name)))) ((not (findfile doc-name)) (princ (strcat "\nFile not found : " (vl-princ-to-string doc-name)))) (t (vlax-for doc (vla-get-Documents (vlax-get-acad-object)) (and (eq (strcase (vla-get-fullname doc)) (strcase doc-name))(setq objectdbx-document doc))) (cond ((eq (type objectdbx-document) 'VLA-OBJECT)) ((not (setq objectdbx-document (vlax-create-object (strcat "objectdbx.axdbdocument" (if (< (setq v (atoi (getvar 'acadver))) 16) "" (strcat "." (itoa v))))))) (princ "\nUnable to start object dbx")) ((vl-catch-all-error-p (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-open (list objectdbx-document doc-name))) (princ (strcat "\nOdbx error - unable to acces : " doc-name))) (t (setq lst (GetDocBlockNames objectdbx-document))) ) ) ) (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-close (list objectdbx-document :vlax-False)) (if (and (= 'vla-object (type objectdbx-document))(not (vlax-object-released-p objectdbx-document))) (vlax-release-object objectdbx-document)) (if (vl-consp lst) (mapcar 'strcase lst)) ) and if you want the rename version : ;;; copy for lazy dummies - rlx 2025-10-18 (defun c:cfld ( / this-dwg ss other-dwg blocknames-in-selectionset blocknames-in-other-dwg duplicate-blocknames) (setq this-dwg (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-acad-object))) (if (and (setq ss (ssget)) (setq other-dwg (getfiled "Copy SS to:" "" "dwg" 0))) (progn (if (vl-consp (setq blocknames-in-selectionset (Get_SS_BlockNames ss))) (setq blocknames-in-selectionset (mapcar 'strcase blocknames-in-selectionset))) (if (vl-consp (setq blocknames-in-other-dwg (Get_DBX_Blocknames other-dwg))) (setq blocknames-in-other-dwg (mapcar 'strcase blocknames-in-other-dwg))) (setq duplicate-blocknames (compare_block_names blocknames-in-selectionset blocknames-in-other-dwg)) (if (vl-consp duplicate-blocknames) (progn (dplm duplicate-blocknames "Duplicated block names : ") ;;; (if (yes_no "Copy anyway?") (ctd ss other-dwg) (princ"\nBite me...") ) (if (yes_no "Rename duplicates?") (progn (foreach b duplicate-blocknames (rename_block_definition b)) (ctd ss other-dwg) ) (princ"\nBite me...") ) ) (ctd ss other-dwg) ) ) ) (princ) ) ; check if $member exists in (vla-) %collection (defun Collection-Member ( $member %collection / result) (if (vl-catch-all-error-p (setq result (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-item (list %collection $member)))) nil result)) (defun create_unique_blockname ( $bn / i bn) (setq i 0)(while (tblsearch "block" (setq bn (strcat $bn "_" (itoa (setq i (1+ i))))))) bn) (defun rename_block_definition ( $bn / bn ) (if (and (not (void $bn)) (tblsearch "block" $bn)) (vla-put-name (Collection-Member $bn (vla-get-blocks (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))) (setq bn (create_unique_blockname $bn)))) bn) (defun compare_block_names (a b / c) (and (vl-consp a) (vl-consp b) (foreach item a (if (member item b) (setq c (cons item c))))) c) (defun Get_SS_BlockNames ( ss / n l) (foreach o (ss->ol ss) (if (and (block-p o)(not (member (setq n (block-n o)) l))) (setq l (cons n l)))) l) (defun SS->OL (ss / i l)(setq i 0)(repeat (sslength ss)(setq l (cons (vlax-ename->vla-object (ssname ss i)) l) i (1+ i))) l) ; (block-p (vlax-ename->vla-object (car (entsel)))) (defun block-p (o) (and (= 'vla-object (type O))(eq (vla-get-objectname O) "AcDbBlockReference"))) (defun block-n (o) (if (and (= 'vla-object (type O))(eq (vla-get-objectname O) "AcDbBlockReference")) (if (vlax-property-available-p o 'EffectiveName)(vla-Get-EffectiveName o)(vla-Get-Name o)) nil)) ; (yes_no "Do you like snow") (defun yes_no ( $m / f p i r ) (and (= (type $m) 'STR) (setq f (vl-filename-mktemp ".dcl")) (setq p (open f "w")) (write-line (strcat "yesno:dialog{label=\"" $m "?\";ok_cancel;}") p) (progn (close p)(gc) t) (setq i (load_dialog f)) (new_dialog "yesno" i) (progn (action_tile "accept" "(done_dialog 1)")(action_tile "cancel" "(done_dialog 0)") (setq r (start_dialog))(unload_dialog i)(vl-file-delete f) t)(if (= r 1) t nil))) ;;; display list (plus message) (defun dplm (l m / f p d w) (and (vl-consp l) (setq l (mapcar 'vl-princ-to-string l)) (setq w (+ 5 (apply 'max (mapcar 'strlen l)))) (setq p (open (setq f (vl-filename-mktemp ".dcl")) "w")) (princ (strcat "cfl:dialog{label=\"" m "\";:list_box {key=\"lb\";" "width="(itoa w)";}ok_only;}") p)(not (setq p (close p)))(< 0 (setq d (load_dialog f)))(new_dialog "cfl" d)(progn (start_list "lb") (mapcar 'add_list l)(end_list)(action_tile "accept" "(done_dialog)")(start_dialog)(unload_dialog d)(vl-file-delete f)))) ;;; copy to drawing (defun ctd ( ss dwg / ss->ol dbx_ver acApp acDoc dbx object-list object-safe-array) (defun SS->OL (ss / i l) (setq i 0)(repeat (sslength ss)(setq l (cons (vlax-ename->vla-object (ssname ss i)) l) i (1+ i))) l) (defun dbx_ver ( / v) (strcat "objectdbx.axdbdocument" (if (< (setq v (atoi (getvar 'acadver))) 16) "" (strcat "." (itoa v))))) (setq acApp (vlax-get-acad-object) acDoc (vla-get-ActiveDocument acApp)) (setq dbx (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-getinterfaceobject (list acApp (dbx_ver)))) (vla-open dbx dwg) ; put all block objects in a list (setq object-list (ss->ol ss)) ; put list with objects in a safe array (setq object-safe-array (vlax-make-safearray vlax-vbobject (cons 0 (1- (length object-list))))) (vl-catch-all-apply 'vlax-safearray-fill (list object-safe-array object-list)) ; copy objects to dbx-drawing (vla-CopyObjects acDoc object-safe-array (vla-get-ModelSpace dbx)) (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-saveas (list dbx dwg)) (vl-catch-all-apply 'vlax-release-object (list dbx)) (setq object-list nil object-safe-array nil) (princ) ) ; test : (setq lst (GetDocBlockNames (vla-get-ActiveDocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))) ; returns sorted list (uppercase) like : ("BLOCK_A" "BLOCK_B" ...) (defun GetDocBlockNames (d / o n l) (vlax-for o (vla-get-blocks d)(if (and (= :vlax-false (vla-get-isxref o))(= :vlax-false (vla-get-islayout o)) (snvalid (setq n (vla-get-name o)) 0))(setq l (cons (strcase n) l))))(if (vl-consp l)(acad_strlsort l))) (defun Get_DBX_Blocknames ( doc-name / lst v objectdbx-document) (cond ((not (eq (type doc-name) 'STR)) (princ (strcat "\nInvalid filename : " (vl-princ-to-string doc-name)))) ((not (findfile doc-name)) (princ (strcat "\nFile not found : " (vl-princ-to-string doc-name)))) (t (vlax-for doc (vla-get-Documents (vlax-get-acad-object)) (and (eq (strcase (vla-get-fullname doc)) (strcase doc-name))(setq objectdbx-document doc))) (cond ((eq (type objectdbx-document) 'VLA-OBJECT)) ((not (setq objectdbx-document (vlax-create-object (strcat "objectdbx.axdbdocument" (if (< (setq v (atoi (getvar 'acadver))) 16) "" (strcat "." (itoa v))))))) (princ "\nUnable to start object dbx")) ((vl-catch-all-error-p (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-open (list objectdbx-document doc-name))) (princ (strcat "\nOdbx error - unable to acces : " doc-name))) (t (setq lst (GetDocBlockNames objectdbx-document))) ) ) ) (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-close (list objectdbx-document :vlax-False)) (if (and (= 'vla-object (type objectdbx-document))(not (vlax-object-released-p objectdbx-document))) (vlax-release-object objectdbx-document)) (if (vl-consp lst) (mapcar 'strcase lst)) ) (c:cfld)

@Ish, if you don't mind, can you please attach video, gif, picture, etc. of the problem which you issued, because I'm not sure to fully understand the problem. Thanks

I think this code should meet what you need. ;************************ G L A V C V S ************************* ;************************** F E C I T *************************** (defun c:subTexta (/ e n le vlae txu tx cj g? tg) (vl-catch-all-apply '(lambda () (while (or (/= (setq tx (getstring (strcat "\nType TEXT to add to DIMENSION (escape to EXIT) " (if tx (strcat "<" tx ">") "") ": "))) "") txu) (set (if (= tx "") 'tx 'txu) (if (= tx "") txu tx)) (setq n nil cj (ssget "_:L" '((0 . "*DIMENSION")))) (while (setq e (ssname cj (setq n (if n (1+ n) 0)))) (setq g? (/= (setq tg (vla-get-Textoverride (setq vlae (vlax-ename->vla-object e)))) "")) ;(vla-put-Textoverride vlae (if g? (strcat tg (if (wcmatch tg "*\\X*") "\n" "\\X") tx) (strcat tg "<>\\X" tx)));ACTIVA ESTA LÍNEA SI QUIERES EVITAR QUE PONGA EL SIGNO + DELANTE DEL PRIMER TEXTO Y DESACTIVA LA SIGUIENTE LÍNEA DE CODIGO (vla-put-Textoverride vlae (if g? (strcat (if (wcmatch tg "+*") "" "+") tg (if (wcmatch tg "*\\X*") "\n" "\\X") tx) (strcat "+" (rtos (vla-get-Measurement vlae) 2 (vla-get-PrimaryUnitsPrecision vlae)) "\\X" tx))) ) ) ) ) (princ) )

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