cancel insert doesn't work always...

[CADkitt]

I want to overwrite a block and not insert it. I use this code:

(command "_.-insert" "TEMPLATE=TEMPLATE" "y" nil)

I have one lisp running just fine but now I want to use it for another lisp and it hangs on pick a point :@

And I have no idea why it does that....

Edited September 15, 2010 by CADkitt
added code tage

[BlackBox]

Edit:

I want to overwrite a block and not insert it.

 

 

Technically, you are inserting the block. Your result is that the block definition within your drawing is 'overwritten' as a result of the "=" in the block name declaration.

 

Experiment with the pause function, to manually specify the insertion point:

 

(command "._-insert" "TEMPLATE=TEMPLATE" pause)

 

 

If you simply want all blocks to be 'overwritten', then this may be what you want:

 

(command "._-insert" "TEMPLATE=TEMPLATE" nil)

 

 

Hope this helps!

[CADkitt]

*sigh the "y" screwed things up it wasn't needed, I thought you needed to confirm overwriting? (In another script of mine the "y" works just fine )

@renderman You didn't get me exact right but helped any way tnx

[CADkitt]

pffff the real problem was I was using script-pro and because I cancel the insert cmd script-pro thought hmm something got canceled lets just stop working...

I now used doc.lsp, could also insert the block and then delete it.

[dbroada]

I usually insert the block and then ERASE L

[CADkitt]

I knew there was such a cmd but didn't know how it was called. Gonna try it out tnx!

[alanjt]

(command "._-insert" "NAME=" nil)

The equal will tell it to redefine an existing definition and cancel before block is actually inserted.

[dbroada]

isn't it "NAME=" ?

[alanjt]

isn't it "NAME=" ?

Oops, you're correct. Not enough sleep.

[CADkitt]

(command "._-insert" "NAME=" nil)

The equal will tell it to redefine an existing definition and cancel before block is actually inserted.

Script-pro stops when you cancel a command. So I can't use nil.

[alanjt]

Script-pro stops when you cancel a command. So I can't use nil.

What if you wrap it in a command and call the command?

(defun _redef (/) (command "._-insert" "NAME=" nil))
(_rdef)