laydel macro for $audit-bad-layer

[designerstuart]

hi all

 

is there a reason that the $ cannot be used in a macro? I am trying to make a button which audits twice, then deletes the layer called $audit-bad-layer. when I type it in (using command -LAYDEL it works, but putting it in a macro seems to make it stall at the $.

 

tried putting name in "" quotes, doesn't work either. alternative suggestions?

 

thanks!

[JGA]

How about *audit-bad-layer?

[YZ]

I'm not aware of any logical reason why that character would fail in a macro. So frustrating to find these brick walls hey.

 

As far as I know the * character does not work in the -laydel command. It returns "Invalid Layer Name".

 

As soon as I read the OP I hoped the * wildcard would solve it.

[steven-g]

$ is a special character in macro language, it usually lets autocad know that a diesel expression is following.

[Tuns]

Change the layer name to not have the $ in it. Like Steven said, $ is used to identify a diesel function so if it is put in the macro it will expect a diesel function. Since you don't have a diesel function it wont do anything but sit there.