Why can I not get this block to work?

[h_s_walker]

So this is a title box template for an A2 layout of ours.

Before we had to put the title and project name in twice. I'm trying to make it so we only have to do it once.

Now comes the problem. Sometimes it will work, but other times it won't including if I close the drawing and then reopen it.

And there is one of the main problems it needs to work from scratch (opening a drawing template)

I know about the you need to "kickstart" the process. I have two visibility states in the block and neither seems to help or sometimes it does.

I don't want to pull anymore of my hair out (I've got little enough as it is)

[Libbya]

I briefly looked at your block (all I have time for right now) and it looks like you have it set up correctly.  I have found that using User Parameters with type = string and then referencing those with blockplaceholder fields are more reliable in their behavior than using attributes for the editable values and object fields referencing them.  You them would edit the values in properties rather than within the attribute editor.  You might give that a try and see if it works more consistently for you.  

[h_s_walker]

Unfortunately I don't understand how they work, and I would need to fully understand before I make the change and then pass on the information to the other draughtspeople.

One of the problems I'm having is the "kickstarting" the block is very hit and miss for me. Also if I do manage to do it, when I create a new layout tab it goes back to not working.

[blkcar]

Just had a quick look at this its works fine. I think the issue your having is its not updating instantly after you make a change. It did need REGEN (RE) to update the fields after every change which is normal.

If you'd rather not do any of this I'd recommend setting up a dwg register & doing everything from excel so much easier. You can use lee mack utb lisp as a starting point.

[h_s_walker]

This is really annoying now. I've just opened the drawing that I created on the 23rd I've made no changes to it and it is now working as I wanted

[h_s_walker]

AAARRRGGGHHH. It's not working again. I want this to be a template, and I saved it as such. It's not working again

[blkcar]

It does have a few (12) regapps that could be purged, no errors in audit though. Maybe an external app is effecting it?

Creating a fresh template with -EXPORTTOAUTOCAD might help also.