Topic: Text linked to a polyline

[FELIX]

Does anyone know how to explain why a text is linked to a polyline. I think it is not Autolisp but an AutoCAD command.
Attached is a text and a polyline. If you copy only the mtext and paste it into a new drawing, the number value is displayed as "####"

[FELIX]

Attached is the file with the text and polyline.

[Lee Mac]

From the screenshot alone, looks like a basic AutoCAD FIELD to me.

[FELIX]

Great. I researched and found FLD2TXT.VLX that converts FIELDs to TEXT and works perfectly.

[Lee Mac]

Something like this should do the same:

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1. (cond
2.     (   (not (setq ent (car (entsel)))))
3.     (   (not (vlax-property-available-p (setq obj (vlax-ename->vla-object ent)) 'textstring t)))
4.     (   (setq str (vla-get-textstring obj))
5.         (vla-put-textstring obj "")
6.         (vla-put-textstring obj str)
7.     )
8. )

   

[ribarm]

Shouldn't 6th line be :

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1. ...
2. (vla-put-textstring obj str)
3. ...
4.  

[BIGAL]

Agree Marco

Just a comment get actual field string use (vla-fieldcode obj)

[HasanCAD]

Does anyone know how to explain why a text is linked to a polyline. I think it is not Autolisp but an AutoCAD command.
Attached is a text and a polyline. If you copy only the mtext and paste it into a new drawing, the number value is displayed as "####"

Instead of coping the mtext only, try to copy both mtext and pline, it shall be ok

[HasanCAD]

instead typing suffix each time use additional format. as attached

[Lee Mac]

Shouldn't 6th line be :

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1. ...
2. (vla-put-textstring obj str)
3. ...
4.  

Thanks - updated.

[HasanCAD]

Something like this should do the same:

Code - Auto/Visual Lisp: [Select]

1. ...
2.         (vla-put-textstring obj "")
3.         (vla-put-textstring obj str)
4.     )
5. )

Why did you use vla-put-textstring 2 times?

   

[ribarm]

Something like this should do the same:

Code - Auto/Visual Lisp: [Select]

1. ...
2.         (vla-put-textstring obj "")
3.         (vla-put-textstring obj str)
4.     )
5. )

Why did you use vla-put-textstring 2 times?

   

I guess just making sure, to get rid of FIELD as textstring...