Topic: QSelect in a Script?

[craigr]

I need to select a single block in many dwgs and wish to select it in a script.

I know how to do it with QSelect, but -QSelect is not available.

This is a block Reference that has been left by using the delete layer command on these dwgs. It DID erase the layer but left the Block Reference. - I wish to 'clean' these dwgs of this reference.

Is there a way to select it in a script?

craigr

[huiz]

You can use SSX.

[craigr]

Sadly, I am using LT and that Command is not available.

I am still playing, trying to get rid of it. There HAS to be a way of doing it without purchasing thee add-ons for LT.

craigr

[Crank]

ZOOM E
ERASE ALL REMOVE [select a crossing with all objects visible]
PURGE

[Crank]

or: redefine the block and use QSELECT

[craigr]

I know how to do this individually, but I would like to write a script and run it on my Batch program so it can whip thru 100+ dwgs at a time. - This is why I cannot use the QSelect option. There is no what to suppress the menu from popping up.

In other words, I need to find a way to do it using only my keyboard.  Many commands, you can put a - sign in front of a command and it will suppress the menu from popping up and simply give the options on the command line. This is how I have written MANY Scripts to do what I want. Unfortunately, the QSelect command is one of those that will not work this way.

[Crank]

Craigr, I don't know if it's worth all the trouble, but you could use SELECTSIMILAR:

• PICKFIRST 1
• <redefine the block>
• <insert a new copy of the block>
• SELECTSIMILAR;L;;
• ERASE;;

[craigr]

Well, this is what I ended up with and it appears to be working fine. I just ran it on 123 dwgs and it appears to have done the trick to all 123.

-insert
done
7.4,5.4



line
-100000,-100000
@1000<45

-block
done
yes
0,0
last

zoom
extents
erase
-102000,-102000
-10000,-10000

zoom
extents
-purge
all

no
Revdate
save

Perhaps it may help someone else that has the same problem.

Thanks for all of the replies