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Sam

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Layer Create with IF and Progn
« on: July 31, 2018, 11:49:16 AM »
Dear sir,
i am looking create a layer if not found in drawing and its already in drawing the continue the program
confusion in this code its required progn or not

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;----------------- Create layer if not found layer in drawing or its found the layer continue the program (opt-1)
(If (Null Mytextlayer)                                                          ;If Start
 (Progn (Setq (Mytextlayer "MYTEXT")                                            ;Layer is MYTEXT
              (Setq txlayer (Tblsearch "layer" Mytextlayer))                    ;Search in layer table
              (If (Null txlayer)                                                ;If not found MYTEXT Layer
               (Progn (Setq Mytextlayer ()                                      ;confusion this line is required or not
                            (Command "layer" "m" mytextlayer ""))               ;create layer MYTEXT
                      )))))
                ;If already layer its exist, then continue the program





                           
« Last Edit: July 31, 2018, 11:56:36 AM by Sam »
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ronjonp

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Re: Layer Create with IF and Progn
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2018, 12:07:25 PM »
Maybe:
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(defun _makelayer (Mytextlayer)
  (or (Tblsearch "layer" Mytextlayer)
      (Command "layer" "m" mytextlayer "")
  )
)


There is also THIS from many moons ago.

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JohnK

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Re: Layer Create with IF and Progn
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2018, 04:40:26 PM »
Coincidence: I just posted a routine to something like this.
http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=54354.msg589227#msg589227
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Sam

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Re: Layer Create with IF and Progn
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2018, 02:06:05 AM »
dear sir jhon
i look at same code thanks

and ron sir,
Thanks
 
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