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Sheet Set Field Value: Delete Saved View Name Prefix

Jake_CAD — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:05:11 GMT

I am using a prefix numbering system to organize my saved view names but I do not want that prefix to show in the view name within the placed view block, as indicated below.

Is it possible to manipulate the field value shown below to remove the first 4 characters?

Ie. How can the field expression given be embedded within in a larger expression that removes the 4 characters?

Re: Sheet Set Field Value Manipulation

Brock_Olly — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:06:26 GMT

Use a dieselexpression, a piece of code to remove the first 4 characters from the string.
Wrap your field with $(substr, ... , 5, 256) I think the following should work:

$(substr, $(eval, VIEWTITLE>), 5, 256)

Re: Sheet Set Field Value Manipulation

Jake_CAD — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:48:21 GMT

Hi Brock, that's exactly what I was thinking along the lines of - thank you for sharing your Diesel knowledge.

However, this appears to edit the Temporary value of the Field Placeholder Type and subsequently breaks the link as shown below;

Any ideas...?

Re: Sheet Set Field Value Manipulation

Brock_Olly — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:08:19 GMT

My diesel 'knowledge' is very limited, but you should be able to wrap your previous expression with the one I posted.
%<\AcSm ?View.Title \f "%tc1" \href "?href###0">%
becomes
$(substr, $(\AcSm ?View.Title \f "%tc1" \href "?href###0"), 5, 256)

Re: Sheet Set Field Value Manipulation

Jake_CAD — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:19:55 GMT

I tried that and it gave the same result.

I believe the problem lies in the distinction between Attribute Definition (Associated with Block definition) and Attribute Value (Associated with Block Insert), so my presumption is that it would require a string that is able to 'Get' the Attribute value prior to applying the character edit. The question is, is that possible...?

Re: Sheet Set Field Value Manipulation

Brock_Olly — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:29:48 GMT

Maybe try wrapping it with %<..>% it will treat it as a field expression
$(substr, %<\AcSm ?View.Title \f "%tc1" \href "?href###0">%, 5, 256)
I cannot try the code because I don't have a sheetview setup like you do..

Though if this doesn't work it might be impossible to do with diesel expressions since it looks like diesel doesn't have access to the SSM properties, only system variables.

Re: Sheet Set Field Value: Delete Saved View Name Prefix

Jake_CAD — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:29:37 GMT

No Luck unfortunately.

I have attached the SSM & Corresponding layout file for your reference.