Topic: Forward slashes within "Getkword"

[dubb]

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(defun c:test()
  (initget "B/CF F/CF")
  (setq ans (getkword "\nWhich offset [B/CF / F/CF]:")
      )
)
How do i ignore the slashes in

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(getkword "\nWhich offset [B/CF / F/CF]:")This becomes 4 choices but I actually want two choices
"B/CF" Choice 1
"F/CF" Choice 2
How do I ignore the slashes?

[ChrisCarlson]

You can either escape the character or use the ASCII codes. Escape shown below

Code - Auto/Visual Lisp: [Select]

1. (setq ans (getkword "\nWhich offset [B\\CF / F\\CF]:")

[Lee Mac]

Per the documentation:

Keyword Specifications

The string argument is interpreted according to the following rules:

• Each keyword is separated from the following keyword by one or more spaces. For example, "Width Height Depth" defines three keywords.

• Each keyword can contain only letters, numbers, and hyphens (-).

There are two methods for abbreviating keywords:

• The required portion of the keyword is specified in uppercase characters, and the remainder of the keyword is specified in lowercase characters. The uppercase abbreviation can be anywhere in the keyword (for example, "LType", "eXit", or "toP").

• The entire keyword is specified in uppercase characters, and it is followed immediately by a comma, which is followed by the required characters (for example, "LTYPE,LT"). The keyword characters in this case must include the first letter of the keyword, which means that "EXIT,X" is not valid.

[dubb]

Ahh,....Thanks.

[Grrr1337]

One alternative is to use DCL, but the effort to achieve this might be bigger than the overall routine.