Topic: Xrecord - saving lists

[Lube]

Hello guys,

I got a question about Xrecord.

I've to save 13 list of elements in my drawing and edit them if necessary.
I've read this tutorial http://www.afralisp.net/autolisp/tutorials/dictionaries-and-xrecords.php but I don't know how to collect list (and if It's possible).

Can someone help me to accomplish that?

Thanks guys, Dennis

[roy_043]

You can easily store points (= list of 3 reals) in Xrecords. For other lists you will have to use special functions.

Two links that may be of interest:

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=48868.0
(Topic is about Xdata so you will have to change the groupcodes)

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=1375.0
(Topic claims to be about Xdata but is mostly about dictionary data)

[dgorsman]

No special functions needed.  Each XRecord can store multiple elements of data, with each one assigned a DXF code which indicates the type (integer, real, string, soft pointer, and so on).  There are ranges of values available for most data types so you can assign sequential numbers to make it easier to recover specific information without depending on sequence or number of elements.

[roy_043]

@ dgorsman:
In a way you are right. Which approach is the most useful for the OP will (also) depend on what is meant by '13 list of elements': 13 lists, or a list of 13 elements?

Maybe Dennis can clarify?