topic Re: JOIN not Working In Script in AutoCAD Forum

JOIN not Working In Script

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:07:51 GMT

I'm making a script to join everything in a drawing, save, then move on to the next.

My script is as follows:

OPENFILE <1st drawing>

JOIN

ALL

SAVE

OPENFILE <next drawing>

This works perfect when it is typed out. When it is saved as a .scr file and ran the process does not work.

It seems like a very simple script, and I cannot get around why it is not working.

When I physically type "JOIN" I have the choice of source or multiple objects (I reply with "ALL"):

When it is scripted there is only the choice of "source object" and "ALL" fails (as seen below):

I have also tried:

_ai_selall

JOIN

This again works great when typed manually, but not when scripted.

Re: JOIN not Working In Script

ВeekeeCZ — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:27:35 GMT

So do what you asked...

join

last

all

or try LISP to help...

(initcommandversion)

join

all

Re: JOIN not Working In Script

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 18:07:02 GMT

I have no experience with LISP, so I'm trying to stick with what I know with .scr files.

I tried running what you suggested. Similar to what I've already been experiencing, the commands work well when manually typed, but when scripted it fails. No matter what I seem to do, the selection of objects after JOIN is flawed when scripted it seems. Here's the script I wrote:

FILEOPEN
<filename>
JOIN
last
all

What my command line says:

Command: JOIN
Select source object: last
Line, open polyline, arc, elliptical arc, or open spline expected. Select a supported object: all
*Invalid selection*
Expects a point or Last

Re: JOIN not Working In Script

ВeekeeCZ — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 18:42:11 GMT

That's a problem.

You need to supply the JOIN command (in it's "script/lisp" version) with some single linework entity first (line, arc, polyline), then with a group of entities (all). But how would you get some single entity automatically? The most simple way was to select the last object in the database. Unfortunately, it's not a linework type of entity in you case. I don't know of any different way using just a SCRIPT.

So you can either use the PEDIT command with its JOIN option, or go with LISP which gives you much more opportunities to solve the issue.

Re: JOIN not Working In Script

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 18:45:39 GMT

Just a wild guess, but what happens if you try selecting all first, then join?

Re: JOIN not Working In Script

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:02:38 GMT

Any resource in specific you would suggest to learn LISP?

Re: JOIN not Working In Script

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:03:19 GMT

Exact same issue unfortunately 😓

Re: JOIN not Working In Script

sthompson1021 — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:45:22 GMT

Try using this with PEDIT command. It worked for me on a test dwg.

pedit
m
all

join

save

Re: JOIN not Working In Script

ВeekeeCZ — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 20:15:55 GMT

Lots of people consider THIS site as good starting point.

I tough myself from a book (not eng).

If you decide to use the PEDIT, remember that there is PEDITACCEPT sysvar.

Re: JOIN not Working In Script

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:01:56 GMT

I've tried PEDIT and it doesn't seem to work for my application. I work at an underground mining operation and the drawings I'm trying to join are underground tunnel face surveys. The drawing is 3D in nature with a bunch of broken up polylines generated from our mining software. I'm trying to join as many of the touching polylines to compress the drawing as much as possible. I've attached a sample drawing if you can get it to work.

Re: JOIN not Working In Script

ВeekeeCZ — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:27:15 GMT

Once again, this works.

(initcommandversion) join all

Re: JOIN not Working In Script

pendean — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:55:12 GMT

How about this lisp https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/lisp-to-join-multiple-lines-together/m-p/4353221#M313907