https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/net-forum/set-current-text-style/m-p/2618472#M67481 If I may rephrase...<BR /> <BR /> How can you Modify properties of the Style set as the current style?<BR /> <BR /> you would use it's objectID to open it as a TextStyleTableRecord and modify it.<BR /> <BR /> <BR /> How can you Set the Current text Style to a different (existing) text style?<BR /> <BR /> The Database.Textstyle property is not listed as read only, so you should be able to assign it the ObjectID of the Textstyle you want.<BR /> <BR /> to get the ObjectID, use the Item property of the TextStyleTable. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:06:43 GMT chiefbraincloud 2010-01-19T01:06:43Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/net-forum/set-current-text-style/m-p/2618471#M67480 how can I change the current text style? Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:38:45 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/net-forum/set-current-text-style/m-p/2618471#M67480 Anonymous 2010-01-18T23:38:45Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/net-forum/set-current-text-style/m-p/2618472#M67481 If I may rephrase...<BR /> <BR /> How can you Modify properties of the Style set as the current style?<BR /> <BR /> you would use it's objectID to open it as a TextStyleTableRecord and modify it.<BR /> <BR /> <BR /> How can you Set the Current text Style to a different (existing) text style?<BR /> <BR /> The Database.Textstyle property is not listed as read only, so you should be able to assign it the ObjectID of the Textstyle you want.<BR /> <BR /> to get the ObjectID, use the Item property of the TextStyleTable. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:06:43 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/net-forum/set-current-text-style/m-p/2618472#M67481 chiefbraincloud 2010-01-19T01:06:43Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/net-forum/set-current-text-style/m-p/2618473#M67482 Most system variables which are stored with the drawing<BR /> have counterpart properties on the Database class that<BR /> allow you to set/get their values.<BR /> <BR /> See the TextStyle property of the Database. The value<BR /> of that property is not the name of the text style, it is the<BR /> ObjectId of the text style's TextStyleTableRecord.<BR /> <BR /> -- <BR /> http://www.caddzone.com<BR /> <BR /> AcadXTabs: MDI Document Tabs for AutoCAD<BR /> Supporting AutoCAD 2000 through 2010<BR /> <BR /> http://www.acadxtabs.com<BR /> <BR /> Email: string.Format("{0}@{1}.com", "tonyt", "caddzone");<BR /> <BR /> "Ray S Whitmore" <RAY> wrote in message <BR /> news:6320382@discussion.autodesk.com...<BR /> how can I change the current text style?</RAY> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:58:47 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/net-forum/set-current-text-style/m-p/2618473#M67482 Anonymous 2010-01-19T04:58:47Z