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    Posted: 21.Feb.2011 at 22:11
Hi.  Someone helped me with this, but I'm not able to get it to run. It has a syntax error.
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(defun C:NEWL ();R-1
(vl-load-com);R-1
(setq PickItem (car (entsel "\nPick object for new layer: ")));R-1
(setq ObjLayer (cdr (assoc 8 (entget pickItem))));R-1
(setq ObjType (cdr (assoc 0 (entget pickItem))));R-1
(princ (strcat ObjLayer is layer name of " ObjType " selected"));R-1
(initget "N D V");R-1
(Setq LyrSuffix (getkword "\nEnter suffix type [N-PKG-1/D-PKG1/V-PKG-1]:"));R-1
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Points: 310 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21.Feb.2011 at 23:27
The initial error I got was "ERROR: malformed string on input".

By changing Line7 to the following, it cleared that error, but every time I enter a suffix type, I now get the error: "Invalid Option Keyword"

(princ (strcat ObjLayer " is layer name of " ObjType " selected"));R-1


NOTE: You were missing a " (quote) between ObjLayer and is.


Edited by HAWDesigner - 21.Feb.2011 at 23:29
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Points: 29 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22.Feb.2011 at 01:43
Thanks.  So if I wanted to create a new layer based on the entity that I selected (for instance a line on H-ROOM layer), how would I attach the modifier to that entity so that if I choose D for suffix, it will automatically create a new layer based on the entity so that the new layer would look like this: H-ROOM-D-PKG1?  Thanks.
 
(Setq LyrSuffix (getkword "\nEnter suffix type [N-PKG-1/D-PKG1/V-PKG-1]:"))
 
Would it be something like this..?
 
      (setq oLayers
      (vla-get-layers
        (vla-get-activedocument
   (vlax-get-acad-object))))
(if (not (tblsearch "LAYER" objlayer))
       (progn 
         (setq LyrNew (vla-add oLayers LYR)
        LyrTab (vla-item oLayers sLYR)
        )
  (vla-put-linetype LyrNew (vla-get-linetype LyrTab))
  (vla-put-truecolor LyrNew (vla-get-truecolor LyrTab))
  (vla-put-truecolor LyrNew (vla-get-truecolor LyrTab))
  (vla-put-freeze LyrNew (vla-get-freeze LyrTab))
  (vla-put-layeron LyrNew (vla-get-layeron LyrTab))
  (vla-put-lineweight LyrNew (vla-get-lineweight LyrTab))
  (vla-put-lock LyrNew (vla-get-lock LyrTab))
  (vla-put-material LyrNew (vla-get-material LyrTab))
  ;(vla-put-plotstylename LyrNew (vla-get-plotstylename LyrTab))
  ))
(setq ent (car(entsel)))
(setq nlayer
(cdr (assoc 8 (entget ent)))
)
(setq LyrNew (strcat LYR lyrsuffix))


Edited by kameron1967 - 22.Feb.2011 at 01:50
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Points: 310 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22.Feb.2011 at 14:00
I'm not an expert on LISP yet, sorry. Finding syntax errors is about as far as my LISP abilities go. Perhaps CarlB can lend you a hand on this.

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Points: 2144 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22.Feb.2011 at 14:58
Yes, this is one of the ways how to do it. This LISP code seems to be mixed from several sources - the names of layer variables are mixed: objlayer, LYR, nlayer.
 
Assumes e.g. that objlayer is already filled with the old layer name.
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Points: 29 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22.Feb.2011 at 18:00

yes, you're right.  It was taken from various source.  I need to somehow tie them all in so that whatever letter I choose, it appends the right suffix to the new layer that it will be creating.

If anyone has a shortcut to creating a simple layer modifer, I'd love to see it.  Basically, if N is chosen, it will add the -N-PKG1 in the new layer based on the entity selected.  Thanks.
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Points: 321 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23.Feb.2011 at 02:06
OK since my name was mentioned..here's my take at a simple lisp..
 


(defun C:NEWL ();R-1
   (setq PickItem (car (entsel "\nPick object for new layer: ")));R-1
   (setq ObjLayer (cdr (assoc 8 (entget pickItem))));R-1
   (setq ObjType (cdr (assoc 0 (entget pickItem))));R-1
   (princ (strcat ObjLayer " is layer name of " ObjType " selected"));R-1
   (initget "N D V");R-1
   (Setq LyrSuffix (getkword "\nEnter suffix type [N-PKG-1/D-PKG1/V-PKG-1]:"));R-1
   (setq NewLyrName
      (cond 
         ((= LyrSuffix "N") (strcat ObjLayer "-N-PKG-1" ))
         ((= LyrSuffix "D") (strcat ObjLayer "-D-PKG-1"))
         ((= LyrSuffix "V") (strcat ObjLayer "-V-PKG-1"))
       )
    )
    (command "._Layer" "_M" NewLyrname "")
   (princ)
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Points: 29 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23.Feb.2011 at 02:24
Thanks, CarlB.  You're a savior!
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Points: 310 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23.Feb.2011 at 15:26
Nice Carl, thanks for that. I hope I didn't throw you under the bus there. Shocked

Here's something I noticed in v2009:

(Setq LyrSuffix (getkword "\nEnter suffix type [N-PKG-1/D-PKG1/V-PKG-1]:"));R-1


The code above results in an error if you select the value from the Drafting ToolTips.



... because it is entering the entire value instead of just the N, D, or V as the "(initget "N D V");R-1" requests.

In order to prevent that error, I had to change the line to the following, but I know that doesn't fully explain what's going on.

(Setq LyrSuffix (getkword "\nEnter suffix type [N/D/V]:"));R-1


Is there any way to have it both ways?


Edited by HAWDesigner - 23.Feb.2011 at 15:27
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Points: 29 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23.Feb.2011 at 17:48
CarlB - is there a way to make it so that the newly created layer of the entity that we selected retains that same layer information as the one entity that we selected?  As of right now, it creates a new layer, but with default color and linetype.  If we can specify the linetype and color associated to each modifier, that would work also.  Thanks.
 
Originally posted by CarlB CarlB wrote:

OK since my name was mentioned..here's my take at a simple lisp..
 


(defun C:NEWL ();R-1
   (setq PickItem (car (entsel "\nPick object for new layer: ")));R-1
   (setq ObjLayer (cdr (assoc 8 (entget pickItem))));R-1
   (setq ObjType (cdr (assoc 0 (entget pickItem))));R-1
   (princ (strcat ObjLayer " is layer name of " ObjType " selected"));R-1
   (initget "N D V");R-1
   (Setq LyrSuffix (getkword "\nEnter suffix type [N-PKG-1/D-PKG1/V-PKG-1]:"));R-1
   (setq NewLyrName
      (cond 
         ((= LyrSuffix "N") (strcat ObjLayer "-N-PKG-1" ))
         ((= LyrSuffix "D") (strcat ObjLayer "-D-PKG-1"))
         ((= LyrSuffix "V") (strcat ObjLayer "-V-PKG-1"))
       )
    )
    (command "._Layer" "_M" NewLyrname "")
   (princ)
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