Robert:
After stumbling around, I tripped over the Express Tools' (acet-ss-clear-prev) function which does the trick. By testing, I found that it's in the file Aecutil.fas but unfortunately it's not transparent. In fact it's using the good ol' make/erase method. Observe...
Enter new value for CMDECHO <1>:
Command: (acet-ss-clear-prev)
_.select
Select objects: 1 found
Select objects: 1 found, 1 total
1 was not in current space.
Select objects:
Command: _.undo Enter the number of operations to undo or
[Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 .SELECT GROUP
Command: nil
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John Uhden, Cadlantic/formerly CADvantage
[ mailto:juhden@cadlantic.com ]
[ http://www.cadlantic.com ]
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"R. Robert Bell" wrote in message news:71457C465FBC3EAF30B556F4E5421701@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Command: Erase
> Select object: '(noP)
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> R. Robert Bell, MCSE
> www.AcadX.com
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> "Jim Claypool" wrote in message
> news:67A7208BC75834E1ED6401D71C4E3BED@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > (command ".point" "0,0")(command ".erase" (entlast) "")(princ)
> > is transparent if cmdecho is 0
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> > "John Uhden" wrote in message
> > news:757EE0CC1F122D582382DF4E8431B34B@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > Sorry I didn't explain. The reason is for transparency.
> > >
> > > --
> > > John Uhden, Cadlantic/formerly CADvantage
> > > [ mailto:juhden@cadlantic.com ]
> > > [ http://www.cadlantic.com ]
> > > 2 Village Road
> > > Sea Girt, NJ 08750
> > > Tel. 732-974-1711
> > >
> > > "Jim Claypool" wrote in message
> > news:6A8A11E7DD0A8414EDF01189A2F93E52@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > What is the big hang up on using (command) to accomplish a task that
> > > > otherwise might take forever to figure out?
> > > > Am I missing something? I like challenges as much as anybody, but
> > sometimes
> > > > I see it here as an obsession.
> > > >
> > > > "John Uhden" wrote in message
> > > > news:7625913686310A4E224A64391BC41F65@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > > You didn't go far enough...
> > > > >
> > > > > Command: select
> > > > > Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 3 found
> > > > > Select objects:
> > > > > Command: (sssetfirst nil nil)
> > > > > (nil nil)
> > > > > Command: (setq ss (ssget "I"))
> > > > > nil
> > > > > Command: select
> > > > > Select objects: p
> > > > > 3 found
> > > > > Select objects: *Cancel*
> > > > >
> > > > > I know that (command "_.erase") etc. will do the trick, but the
> > challenge
> > > > is to NOT use (command).
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > John Uhden, Cadlantic/formerly CADvantage
> > > > > [ mailto:juhden@cadlantic.com ]
> > > > > [ http://www.cadlantic.com ]
> > > > > 2 Village Road
> > > > > Sea Girt, NJ 08750
> > > > > Tel. 732-974-1711
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "R. Robert Bell" wrote in message
> > > > news:5BB3F6FC814A07CE382394DA3B5AC069@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > > > Beautiful Owen!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Command: select
> > > > > > Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 3 found
> > > > > > Select objects:
> > > > > > Command: (sssetfirst nil nil)
> > > > > > (nil nil)
> > > > > > Command: (ssget "I")
> > > > > > nil
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > R. Robert Bell, MCSE
> > > > > > www.AcadX.com
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Owen Wengerd" wrote in message
> > > > > > news:22CA0466C61C87C240623B00AD2D13A5@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > > > > John:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Is there a way to clear the previous selection set without
> > > > > > > > using the (command) function?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I believe any call to (ssget) sets the previous selection to
> the
> > > > result.
> > > > > > > Judicious use of (sssetfirst) and (ssget "I") might work. 🙂
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Owen Wengerd
> > > > > > > President, ManuSoft ==> http://www.manusoft.com
> > > > > > > VP Americas, CADLock, Inc. ==> http://www.cadlock.com
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