select vs (command "select")

[ripuz]

Hello everyone!

 

I want to select a block that i just inserted.

This works fine:

 

[list=1]
[*]write "select" on the command line and hit enter
[*]write "L" and hit enter
[*]hit enter to end the command
[/list]

The block is now selected.

 

 

 

I thought that this would work exactly the same way:

(command "select" "L" "")

The block is not selected...

 

Why?

And how can i select my block from autolisp?

[Dadgad]

You might want to read this. http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?59216-select-last-quot-n-quot-entities-drawn-inside-a-lisp

[Tharwat]

Yes good ref Dadgad .

 

Use function entlast to select last entity , and many examples in the above ref .

[ripuz]

I know i can get my hands on the entity with entlast but how can i select it?

By "select it" i mean as if i just click on it without any active command.

I want it to look like this image:

[Tharwat]

You might mean this ...

 

(sssetfirst nil (ssadd (entlast)))

[ripuz]

You might mean this ...

 

(sssetfirst nil (ssadd (entlast)))

 

Exactly what i was looking for!

Many thanks / Thomas

[Tharwat]

You're welcome Thomas .

[fixo]

Here is equivalent code

 
(sssetfirst nil (ssget "_L"))