Refer to an attribute by its tagname

[mdhutchinson]

Can't you refer to an attribute by its tagname... or do I need to use the following instead?

Dim varAttributes As Variant
Dim incAtt As Integer

varAttributes = blkMrk.GetAttributes
For incAtt = LBound(varAttributes) To UBound(varAttributes)
If varAttributes(incAtt).TagString = "CNT#" Then
varAttributes(incAtt).TextString = CStr(CntlNum)
End If
Next

[Anonymous]

???? "TagName" = TagString ????

wrote in message news:5427563@discussion.autodesk.com...
Can't you refer to an attribute by its tagname... or do I need to use the
following instead?

Dim varAttributes As Variant
Dim incAtt As Integer

varAttributes = blkMrk.GetAttributes
For incAtt = LBound(varAttributes) To UBound(varAttributes)
If varAttributes(incAtt).TagString = "CNT#" Then
varAttributes(incAtt).TextString = CStr(CntlNum)
End If
Next

[mdhutchinson]

Yes... sorry meant to say:

Can't you refer to an attribute by its TagString ...

[Anonymous]

OK. Yep, that's how I'd do it, but if I were to be using more than 1
attribute I'd use a Select Case in lieu of the If.


wrote in message news:5427617@discussion.autodesk.com...
Yes... sorry meant to say:

Can't you refer to an attribute by its TagString ...

[mdhutchinson]

yes... I just answered my question... because it is possible to have duplicate tags in a block...
looping to get the tag and then to change the TextString is the only way... I guess.

[Anonymous]

Hutch,

I'd advise getting away from duplicate tags in the same block. Some of the
OOTB tools to work on attributes don't handle that situation real well.

--
R. Robert Bell


wrote in message news:5427623@discussion.autodesk.com...
yes... I just answered my question... because it is possible to have
duplicate tags in a block...
looping to get the tag and then to change the TextString is the only way...
I guess.

[mdhutchinson]

agreed... duplicate tags are not a good idea at all..
I am really quite suprised that AutoCAD doesn't prevent it.