Topic: find a specific attribute by value

[curmudgeon]

this should be easy, but I have been away for a while.

I have a device number saved in a file as an attribute. I want to get it's location so I can zoom to it and find it.

Code: [Select]

(ssget "_X" '((0 . "ATTRIB") (1 . "17.91.1")))
of course, that returns nil.

I can

Code: [Select]

(setq them (ssget "x" '((0 . "insert")(2 . "a-fp17-fp-alarm$0$sr-ur"))))<Selection set: 64>

then I can zoom to the (cdr (assoc 10 (entget (ssname them 0))))

but I think there is a way to get the one and only attribute I want, I just can't remember how the attributes are associated to a specific insert.

[curmudgeon]

OK - I was being  :ugly:
the attributes FOLLOW and what I need is entnext.

you missed your chance to make me feel even more silly.

[Kerry]

No we didn't ... I saved and printed  your post to stick on the beer fridge

[Lee Mac]

OK - I was being  :ugly:
the attributes FOLLOW and what I need is entnext.

you missed your chance to make me feel even more silly.

Yup - you'll have to cycle through a SelectionSet of all attributed blocks (maybe with a name filter, if possible), dig through the attributes of each til you find your value, then perhaps zoom to the insertion of the Attrib entity.

These may help to demonstrate how to cycle through the attributes associated with a block. 

Good luck!

[pBe]

I would do it this way

vla-get-textsring
vla-getboundingbox
vla-zoomwindow

 

[kruuger]

maybe this...still working on it
kruuger