Components and Tables

[hanchris]

We have data in the "Show/Edit Miscellaneous" fields and now want to use that information in a table. I realize it will require a custom report; but I cannot find the tag names that those lines are attached too.

I thought these tags were simply "DESC4," "DESC5," etc; but I cannot find any tags like this under "Change Report Form" and I have tried multiple report tabs and even multiply other tags.

Can someone help?

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

I think you would want to set up to setup "user-defined attributes". Once
these are defined they show up as additional fields in the reports and can
be added using the Change Report Format.

To define attributes as "user-defined attributes" select
Projects->Reports->User Defined Attribute List. You enter the attribute
names and optional field names and length.

Hope this helps,
Pat Murnen

wrote in message news:5819886@discussion.autodesk.com...
We have data in the "Show/Edit Miscellaneous" fields and now want to use
that information in a table. I realize it will require a custom report; but
I cannot find the tag names that those lines are attached too.

I thought these tags were simply "DESC4," "DESC5," etc; but I cannot find
any tags like this under "Change Report Form" and I have tried multiple
report tabs and even multiply other tags.

Can someone help?

Thanks.

[hanchris]

Thanks a lot that is exactly what I was looking for; but I have one more question.

Could you combine two tags, into one column of a table?

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

I think you would need to do this with a User Post. A user post is a .lsp
function that you can customize to post-process the data. A "skeleton" lisp
file is supplied for each report. Once you run the report you select the
User Post button and select an option from the dialog. The dialog and lisp
file need to be customized for your options.

If you aren't familiar with this feature or lisp I can probably do one for
you. I would just need the specific report and if it is a Bill of Materials,
the options selected on the first dialog. I would also need to know what
version of AcadE and what fields you want to combine.

Pat Murnen

wrote in message news:5820068@discussion.autodesk.com...
Thanks a lot that is exactly what I was looking for; but I have one more
question.

Could you combine two tags, into one column of a table?

Thank you.