Help with Selection Set (ssget) Filters (Associative code 3) for MTEXT

[BHAInc]

I am attempting to add text entities with a text string that includes the word "LATITUDE" to a selection set.

 

I'd greatly appreciate any clarification on why the following code:

(ssget '((3 . "*LATITUDE*")))

 

does not add an entity with the following entity data to a selection set:

((-1 . <Entity name: 400a8bb0>) (0 . "MTEXT") (330 . <Entity 
name: 400b4c38>) (5 . "11436") (100 . "AcDbEntity") (67 . 1) (410 . "C-1") (8 . 
"0") (100 . "AcDbMText") (10 30.4417 22.6489 0.0) (40 . 0.12) (41 . 5.0) (71 . 
1) (72 . 5) (3 . "{\\C4;COORDINATES:\\P\\P\\H0.8333x;\\L\\C7;PROPOSED 
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT LOCATION\\P\\lLATITUDE    XX%%DXX'XX.XX\" N\\PLONGITUDE  
XXX%%DXX'XX.XX\" W\\P\\PNAD 1983 GEODETIC COORDINATES AND ELEVATIONS WERE 
ESTABLISHED USING SURVEY GRADE \"ASHTECH\" G.P.S. RECEIVERS A") (1 . "ND 
ASHTECH SURVEY GRADE PRECISION SOFTWARE FOR POST-PROCESSING.}") (7 . 
"ROMANS_TITLE") (210 0.0 0.0 1.0) (11 1.0 0.0 0.0) (42 . 4.87123) (43 . 1.7971) 
(50 . 0.0) (73 . 1) (44 . 1.0))

 

Thanks!

[jvillarreal]

I am attempting to add text entities with a text string that includes the word "LATITUDE" to a selection set.

 

I'd greatly appreciate any clarification on why the following code:

(ssget '((3 . "*LATITUDE*")))

does not add an entity with the following entity data to a selection set:

((-1 . <Entity name: 400a8bb0>) (0 . "MTEXT") (330 . <Entity 
name: 400b4c38>) (5 . "11436") (100 . "AcDbEntity") (67 . 1) (410 . "C-1") (8 . 
"0") (100 . "AcDbMText") (10 30.4417 22.6489 0.0) (40 . 0.12) (41 . 5.0) (71 . 
1) (72 . 5) (3 . "{\\C4;COORDINATES:\\P\\P\\H0.8333x;\\L\\C7;PROPOSED 
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT LOCATION\\P\\lLATITUDE    XX%%DXX'XX.XX\" N\\PLONGITUDE  
XXX%%DXX'XX.XX\" W\\P\\PNAD 1983 GEODETIC COORDINATES AND ELEVATIONS WERE 
ESTABLISHED USING SURVEY GRADE \"ASHTECH\" G.P.S. RECEIVERS A") (1 . "ND 
ASHTECH SURVEY GRADE PRECISION SOFTWARE FOR POST-PROCESSING.}") (7 . 
"ROMANS_TITLE") (210 0.0 0.0 1.0) (11 1.0 0.0 0.0) (42 . 4.87123) (43 . 1.7971) 
(50 . 0.0) (73 . 1) (44 . 1.0))

Thanks!

 

 

Its most likely because there can be multiple occurrences of DXF group code 3 in an mtext entity. I agree though..this should probably be added to Autodesk's ssget filter-list help as an unrecognized group code.

[BIGAL]

Use (ssget '((0 . "mtext"))) then wcmatch to look for "latitude" within the items selected there was a similar post here quite a while ago about changing coloour of mtext by a string match. Search BIGAL & LEE-MAC.

[BHAInc]

Thanks for the replies!

It appears a new path must be found.

 

Cheers!