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Re: Challenge: Get all system variables with values
« Reply #30 on: October 13, 2006, 11:50:59 AM »
Sorry.  :cry:
Forgot to run it last night.  I can run it over the weekend and see what I get when I come back on Monday.  I have '06 still, so I can run it on both, and see what they return.

Tim,
Looks like you need to change the way empty strings are output.
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(DIMBLK . )  -----> (DIMBLK . "")I can run it on 2006 if you want to compare or maybe you have 6 still.
Alan,
 This is how the code looks
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(write-line (vl-princ-to-string (cons Str (getvar Str))) Opened)I guess I can make it a little better, and see if getvar returned an empty string.  Maybe something like
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(write-line
 (strcat
  "("
  Str
  (if (= (getvar Str) "")
   "\"\""
  (vl-princ-to-string (getvar Str))
  ")"
 )
 Opened
)
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Re: Challenge: Get all system variables with values
« Reply #31 on: October 13, 2006, 01:13:43 PM »
You could try this: :-)
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(print (cons Str (getvar Str)) Opened)
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Re: Challenge: Get all system variables with values
« Reply #32 on: October 13, 2006, 01:38:07 PM »
You could try this: :-)
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(print (cons Str (getvar Str)) Opened)
Didn't like that.  Here is the error
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Error--> bad argument type: stringp ("DATE" . 2.45402e+006)
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Re: Challenge: Get all system variables with values
« Reply #33 on: October 13, 2006, 01:50:02 PM »
Just tested this in ACAD2000 & worked fine :?
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(defun c:test (/ str)
  (setq fn (open "C:\\abc.txt" "w"))
  (setq str "dimblk")
  (print (cons Str (getvar Str)) fn)
  (setq str "date")
  (print (cons Str (getvar Str)) fn)
  (setq str "osmode")
  (print (cons Str (getvar Str)) fn)
  (close fn)
  (startapp "notepad.exe" "C:\\abc.txt")
  (princ)
)
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Re: Challenge: Get all system variables with values
« Reply #34 on: October 13, 2006, 01:57:23 PM »
I was just about to say I made a stupid mistake, and that you are correct and works beautifully.  :-)

What I did was leave the 'write-line' and just add a 'print' to it, so it looked like
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(write-line (print (cons Str (getvar Str))) Opened)Once I coded it correctly it worked like a charm.

Two things in two days you have thought me now.  Take the next two days off.  Thanks Alan.
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Re: Challenge: Get all system variables with values
« Reply #35 on: October 13, 2006, 02:12:42 PM »
Thank you sir.
I may just do that, take the next 2 days off. :)
We'll continue to learn from each other, keep up the good work. 8-)
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Re: Challenge: Get all system variables with values
« Reply #36 on: October 15, 2006, 06:16:18 AM »
Just a remark: If you only try the alphabeth, then variables like *_TOOLPALETTEPATH won't be in the list.
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Re: Challenge: Get all system variables with values
« Reply #37 on: October 16, 2006, 11:16:12 AM »
Just a remark: If you only try the alphabeth, then variables like *_TOOLPALETTEPATH won't be in the list.
You are correct, and I didn't think of this, but this way does not seem to be the right way of doing it.  My system did have some messages when I got in this morning, so it might not have ran all weekend long, but still, there has to be a better way.  After running it returned these two files.  One for 06 (electrical) and one for 07 (vanilla).  The last line in each file was cause by me this morning, escaping out of the commands.

'06 last two lines
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("XREFCTL" . 0)
+++ Error! Last string evaluated was XSZSMIE +++
'07 last two lines
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("QCSTATE" . 0)
+++ Error! Last string evaluated was QZTMHBY +++

There has to be a better way.  I will continue to look.
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Re: Challenge: Get all system variables with values
« Reply #38 on: October 16, 2006, 11:37:19 AM »
Something like this?
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(while (< (strlen str) 16)
  (if (not (vl-catch-all-error-p
             (setq rtnval (vl-catch-all-apply 'getvar (list str)))
           )
      )
    (print (cons str rtnval) fn)
  )
  (setq str (upstringletters str (strlen str)))
)
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Re: Challenge: Get all system variables with values
« Reply #39 on: October 16, 2006, 11:41:35 AM »
This is how I did it over the weekend since I thought I could get more system variables.
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(while (< (strlen Str) 50)
 (if (getVar Str)
  (print (cons Str (getvar Str)) Opened)
 )
 (setq Str (UpStringLetters Str (strLen Str)))
)
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Re: Challenge: Get all system variables with values
« Reply #40 on: October 16, 2006, 11:50:26 AM »
That doesn't trap any errors that might occur & you are using getvar twice, not sure what the time penalty is for that.

What lisp statement generated the ERROR?
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Re: Challenge: Get all system variables with values
« Reply #41 on: October 16, 2006, 11:53:12 AM »
Question Tim -- <I'm trying to understand the cost / benefit ratio> What's the consequence if you have most, but not necessarily all of the system variables? Is it just a curiosity thing or is some absolute need fueling this?

For example, instead of the interrogation methods you've been employing you might use the information for the latest AutoCAD version from Autodesk (say Shaan Hurley's, or some para-site spin off) against any running version of AutoCAD (removing invalid members on the fly could be done relatively quickly). Might be shy the odd variable because of inadvertent (or deliberate) omission. What's the consequence?

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Re: Challenge: Get all system variables with values
« Reply #42 on: October 16, 2006, 12:09:29 PM »
That doesn't trap any errors that might occur & you are using getvar twice, not sure what the time penalty is for that.

What lisp statement generated the ERROR?
There is no error when you use getvar with and invalid string, it just returns nil, so if it returns nil, skip it, and on to the next string.  The error was me this morning hitting escape, so that I can do my work.  :-)

Question Tim -- <I'm trying to understand the cost / benefit ratio> What's the consequence if you have most, but not necessarily all of the system variables? Is it just a curiosity thing or is some absolute need fueling this?
Just to know.  I like knowing what I'm using, and I know you can get list of system variables off the net, but I was wondering how one would get a full list.  I think I have been to the hyperpics site for a list.  Thought it would be a fun thing to try.   :wink:  Seems a little harder than I thought though, but still fun.
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Re: Challenge: Get all system variables with values
« Reply #43 on: October 16, 2006, 12:12:37 PM »
OH, OK.

Well your computer has nothing better to do while you're away. :-)
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Re: Challenge: Get all system variables with values
« Reply #44 on: October 16, 2006, 12:25:35 PM »
Well your computer has nothing better to do while you're away. :-)
That is what I thought, but it didn't get as far as I hoped it would, so I think I need another approach.
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