Lisp file

[psilzle]

I wrote a quick little script file to add some layers and set the color
to use on about 300 drawing we are converting over. There is a later
that I want to change its name and know how to do that with the script,
but the name is not always the same. It is BEND sometimes and BENDS
others. I can't do a logic test with a script and do not know lisp
well enough to use it. Also anyway to change all entities that are the
color white to layer 0?

Thanks,

Paul Silzle

[CarlB]

You can use lisp in a script, but there can be problems with a script processing faster than the list statement/operation.
(if "tblsearch" "layer" "bend")(command "-rename" "LA" "bend" "somethingelse"))
(if "tblsearch" "layer" "bends")(command "-rename" "LA" "bends" "somethingelsealso"))

All items that are color white to layer 0 - not so easy. A lisp routine could select all objects that have their color set to white, and could select all items on layers that are set to white and are color "bylayer". Your script could run this lisp routine, then oerate on the selection set to change all to layer 0. or just have the lisp routine do that as well. ..or instead of a script convert it all to lisp. may not be as difficult as you think. Most Autocad commands can be replicated in lisp as follows;

(command "autocad command" "input 1" "input 2")

for example

(command "line" "0,0" "3,3" "")