Topic: Setting the OSMODE Setting

[laison]

When writing code and you get to where you are going to set you OSMODE setting can you set more than 1 setting in the same line?

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(setvar "osmode" 1, 2, 4, 32)
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[alanjt]

You add them.
eg.

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(setvar 'osmode (+ 1 2 4 32)) or

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(setvar 'osmode 39)

[MP]

Given it's a bit coded integer I'd be more inclined to "or" the values together:

(setvar "osmode" (logior + 1 2 4 32))

I tried to rewrite this 3 times so I wouldn't sound like a dick without success; sorry, just sayin'.

shrug_icon_goes_here

[alanjt]

No dick, just educating.
Thanks Michael.

I assume you meant: (logior 1 2 4 32)

[MP]

yeah sh!t thanks for being gracious

I'll leave the error so the thread makes sense

[David Bethel]

logior makes more sense to me if you your trying to ensure that the new modes were added to the existing osmode setting.

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(setq os (getvar "OSMODE"))

(setvar "OSMODE" (logior os 1 2 4 32))


It adds the bit regardless of the current setting. 

I think I would stick with the plus just for readability. -David

[Daniel J. Ellis]

So what  does logior do?

dJE

[JohnK]

...
I'll leave the error so the thread makes sense

heh, too bad some people dont share that basic courtesy.

[David Bethel]

Lets say you want to close a polyline : set the 1 bit in the group 70 flag

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(setq flag (cdr (assoc 70 ed)))

Either of these statements work:

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(if (/= (logand flag 1) 1)
    (setq flag (+ flag 1)))

(logior flag 1)

Logior's advantage is that accepts multiple tests in a single call.

-David