attribute replacement script

[Anonymous]

I wrote a script to change multiple attributes in my title block. All but one of the attributes changed flawlessly. I used the same format to change the other one, but for some reason it doesn't work. It says:
Enter attribute value specification <*>:

0 attributes selected.*Invalid*

Here is my script. Everything works until it prompts "Enter attribute value specification <*>:" when I'm changing the attribute "REV1ECN#"

-ATTEDIT
N
N
BORDERPSC-D
REV1


1
-ATTEDIT
N
N
BORDERPSC-D
REV1BY


DRZ
-ATTEDIT
N
N
BORDERPSC-D
REV1DESCRIPTION


NO CHANGES THIS SHEET
-ATTEDIT
N
N
BORDERPSC-D
REV1DATE


1/2/07
-ATTEDIT
N
N
BORDERPSC-D
REV1ECN#


--

The problem is not that I don't have the "*" in the blank field. I've tried putting it in, and I get the same problem. "?" does not fix the problem either. At first I thought that AutoCAD didn't like the "--" that I put in the string field, but the error occurs before it even prompts for that string. I tried putting in letters instead just in case and that didn't work either. Message was edited by: hayj

[Anonymous]

I have run into problems when I use # in the value of an attribute when trying to update with certain programs. Other programs work fine. I have gotten out of the habit of using the # sign just to make sure that all of my routines will work.

Hope that helps.

Scott

[Anonymous]

I had reposted this topic and ended up figuring it out myself. The short of it is that the # sign was indeed the problem. I fixed it by putting a * in its place in my script.