Add a multicolumn MTEXT using VBA or lisp
You just need to edit the MTEXT using the mtext format codes. To get an idea, create a sample of mtext with some columns in it and then select it an look at it in the Properties palette. Hover over the Contents property as shown below to see the format codes that were used.
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Unfortunately, mtext format codes do not create columns. Picture below is what I got using format codes.
If I can find a way to change "column" property of the MTEXT from "None" to "Dynamic", I might be able to use format codes to break text into multi columns. But apparently, there is no code in VBA or Lisp to change this property for MTEXTs. Even changing system variable "MTEXTCOLUMNS" to 1 didn't work.
Sorry about that. I've only used format codes for editing text. I hadn't tested it on columns. The only thing I can think of at this point is to use .NET or if you want to use vba, have an empty mtext entity in a template that has columns set up and then modify its contents.
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