Choose objects in current layer with ssget.

[davidlanesmith673]

I am having some trouble with the ssget function. I want to just select objects within the curent active layer, but it isn't working. If I input the name manually then the code works.

(setq ss (ssget "WP" box '((-4 . "<AND") (-4 . "<OR") (0 . "TEXT") (0 . "LWPOLYLINE") (-4 . "OR>") (8 . "Road Points") (-4 . "AND>"))))

But when I replace the layer name by a variable, it says error: bad SSGET list value

(setq curLay (getvar "clayer"))

(setq ss (ssget "WP" box '((-4 . "<AND") (-4 . "<OR") (0 . "TEXT") (0 . "LWPOLYLINE") (-4 . "OR>") (8 . curLay) (-4 . "AND>"))))

Is there a way to get this to work, so I only select objects in the current layer?

[pbejse · Accepted solution]

(setq ss (ssget	"WP"
		box
		(list '(-4 . "<AND")
		      '(-4 . "<OR")
		      '(0 . "TEXT")
		      '(0 . "LWPOLYLINE")
		      '(-4 . "OR>")
		      (cons 8 curLay)
		      '(-4 . "AND>")
		)
	 )
)

[pbejse]

Oops, wrong thread 🙂

I attached a lsp file here that was intended here

[davidlanesmith673]

Yah that works thanks! Could you explain why that works and mine doesn't? Why do you need list plus an apostrophe before each entry except for when cons is used?

[pbejse]

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@davidlanesmith673 wrote:

Yah that works thanks! Could you explain why that works and mine doesn't? Why do you need list plus an apostrophe before each entry except for when cons is used?

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Good for you @davidlanesmith673 , glad it helps

The Apostrophe and the Quote Function saves me time to explain 🙂

[davidlanesmith673]

Thank you, that is very helpful!