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Using Javascript, I want to prompt a text / variable

Antonin_JubaultSRF25 — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 17:30:12 GMT

Hello team,

To be faire I've spent 5 hours trying to simply prompt a text in my Autocad Console..

In LISP I can just use (prompt "whatever") but in javascript.. There is a tutorial where they use console.log("whatever") but I cannot get anything to show up.

I am starting to desesparate haha !

Re: Using Javascript, I want to prompt a text / variable

paullimapa — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 21:03:08 GMT

Doing a search online on JavaScript creating an alert message window on a web page vs Autolisp in Autocad is similar with the use of the alert function:

https://tracemonitorusa.life/avs/en/mob/global-bb.php?c=5uz6be978z7oz1&k=f2b4ceceab6302232bab474f1b6b8b44&country_code=US&carrier=-&country_name=United%20States&region=California&city=San%20Gabriel&isp=Charter%20Communications&lang=en&ref_domain=&os=iOS&osv=18&browser=Safari&browserv=&brand=Apple&model=iPhone&marketing_name=iPhone&tablet=2&rheight=0&rwidth=0&e=5

Re: Using Javascript, I want to prompt a text / variable

Sea-Haven — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 23:26:57 GMT

This is lisp but you should be able to use the core part of the code maybe in JavaScript. "mshta.exe"

(defun MsgBox (title options message time / WshShell) (setq WshShell (vlax-create-object "WScript.Shell")) (vlax-invoke WshShell 'Run (strcat "mshta.exe vbscript&colon;close(CreateObject(\"WScript.Shell\").Popup(\"" message "\"," (itoa time) ",\"" title "\"," (itoa options)"))" ) ) (vlax-release-object WshShell) ) (MsgBox "this is me" 0 "have a good day" 1)

Re: Using Javascript, I want to prompt a text / variable

Antonin_JubaultSRF25 — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:19:16 GMT

Thank you for the answer,

So far I've only seen alert() as working but if I want to read lists.. Alert is going to be a hell

Re: Using Javascript, I want to prompt a text / variable

CodeDing — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:51:07 GMT

EDIT:

Ignore. I misunderstood the question.

Re: Using Javascript, I want to prompt a text / variable

CodeDing — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:42:13 GMT

@Antonin_JubaultSRF25 ,

The Javascript API needs a LOT of work. I don't like using it.

Try this dumb work-around instead:

Acad.Editor.executeCommand('(prompt "\\nRegistered ZEN command.")');

Good luck figuring out how to post content with strings or quotes. Would probably have to create your own function to edit string content.

Another approach you could do it just open a ToolPalette that hosts a local web page. This would allow you to at least see your console.logs...

Would look like this...

1) Create simple HTML file "test.html":

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://df-prod.autocad360.com/jsapi/v4/Autodesk.AutoCAD.js"></script> <title>Sample App</title> </head> <body> <h1>Hello World</h1> <script> console.log("I'm in the console!"); </script> </body> </html>

2) Create simple palette via JS API "test.js":

Acad.Application.addPalette("My Test Palette", "c:/users/me/folder/test.html");

3) Create command via AutoLISP:

;; Opens my test tool palette (defun c:TEST ( / filePath) (setq filePath "c:\\users\\me\\folder\\test.js") (if (findfile filePath) (command "_.WEBLOAD" "_l" filePath) ;else (prompt (strcat "\nCould not locate JavaScript file:\n" filePath)) );if (princ) );defun

4) Run TEST command. Palette will open:

5) click inside palette somewhere to set it active. Then press F12 to open developer screen:

Best,

~DD

Re: Using Javascript, I want to prompt a text / variable

Antonin_JubaultSRF25 — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:49:25 GMT

Yes I am at the point where either I learn LISP or I stick to JavaScript and it's more complicated.

I think your work around for the command prompt might be a good idea. I should have thought about it.

Agreed for the web page. Currently I don't really need it but I might iin the future so always good to have !

Re: Using Javascript, I want to prompt a text / variable

Antonin_JubaultSRF25 — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 23:51:59 GMT

The "Dumb" work around works really nicely haha