select hatch/object from linked table data

[mhdalshalabi]

hi 

is there any way to select the hatch from the table to which I linked the area previously to it using (field - object - area)

because I have a big table for room areas with over 250 cells all of them are linked to specific hatch

[cadffm]

Ootb not, but with a tool it is possible.

[mhdalshalabi]

Okay, so do you know any tool can do that?

[Ed__Jobe]

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@mhdalshalabi wrote:
Okay, so do you know any tool can do that?

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That's something you need to program. You can use lisp, VBA or .NET. You can get the object id that the field links to and then use that to select the hatch.

[mhdalshalabi]

oh thank you

but I don't know how to code. one thing u can help me with, can u write a description for the process so I can use it to let chatGPT make the lisp for me?

I would be grateful if u can

[mhdalshalabi · Accepted solution]

I get the lisp from a user on reddit many thanks to him 

the code zoom and select the object from the linked field on the table.

(defun c:go ( / entinfo)
 (setq entinfo (entget (CAR (NENTSEL "Select Object to identify parent:"))))
 (defun get331 ( alst / )
  (setq alst (entget (cdr (assoc 360 alst))))
  (if (not (assoc 331 alst))(get331 alst)(cdr (assoc 331 alst))))
 (if (assoc 360 entinfo)
  (progn
   (vl-cmdf "_zoom" "object" (get331 entinfo) "")
   (command "_select" (get331 entinfo)))
 (princ "\nObject does not contain a field.")
)
(princ)
)