Topic: SSGET and layernames with brackets

[Peter2]

Maybe it's an old think I have forgotten, but ...

I have layernames which are using brackets, like

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1. (setq layername "my [crazy] layer(name)"

Using a ssget like

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1. (ssget  (list (cons 8 layername)))

always returns 0 elements. Removing the brackets from layername solves the problem.

Is there another (better) solution than renaming?

[Lee Mac]

Since string-valued DXF groups within ssget filter lists accept wildcard operators, you'll need to escape those wildcard operators that you intend to be treated as literals, e.g.:

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1. (ssget '((8 . "my `[crazy`] layer(name)")))

[Peter2]

Thanks Lee

works fine now.

Peter