not letting me enter an "*"

[venturini.anthony]

i have this lisp written but the -layer command isnt accepting the "*" i put in. can anyone help on this matter?

(defun c:cfade ( / filename)

(command "-layer" "xref" "color" "*" "transparency" * "" "" "")
(command "-layer" "t" "*" "on" "*" "" "")

(while (setq filename (getfiled "Select Excel File:" (getvar 'dwgprefix) "xlsx" 2))
(LayersFromFile filename "Transparency")
(LayersFromFile filename "Color"))

(princ)

[Kent1Cooper]

One of your * entries is just that, without the surrounding double-quotes it needs.

[venturini.anthony]

yes, i noticed that and fixed it, but its still getting caught up on the first one. its not entering it as the value when prompted

[paullimapa]

This is a known bug with AutoCAD and I've reported it. 

The way I get around it is to use the following code which can only be executed at the end of the lisp:

(vla-Sendcommand(vla-Get-ActiveDocument(vlax-Get-Acad-Object))"_.-Layer _Xref _Color *\n_Transparency *\n\n\n")

[ronjonp]

Topic replied to HERE as well.

[john.uhden]

@venturini.anthony 

Your code reads...

(command "-layer" "xref" "color" "*" "transparency" * "" "" "")

Just what do you think color "*" is?

Now, * could be a symbol you create for an integer to represent the color you intend, but inside quotes it's just a non-numeric string.  The second * is treated as a symbol.  What value does it have?

We are not beating up on you, just helping you to think and learn.

[Kent1Cooper]

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@john.uhden wrote:

Your code reads...

(command "-layer" "xref" "color" "*" "transparency" * "" "" "")

Just what do you think color "*" is?

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Do it manually and you'll see that within the Xref option in the -LAYER command, the Color option is not to assign a color to anything, but to reset the color(s) of Xref Layers, it's not asking for a color but for Layer name(s), and * is a legitimate reply meaning all Layers [and is offered as the default]:

-LAYER
Current layer: "0"
Enter an option [?/Make/..../rEconcile/Xref]: X

Enter an option [ON/Color/Ltype/..../Description/All]: C
Enter xref layer name(s) to reset or [?] or <*>: *
[Quantity] xref layers are reset.

Enter an option [ON/Color/..../Description/All]: {Enter to leave Xref option}
Enter an option [?/Make/..../rEconcile/Xref]: {Enter to complete command}

[john.uhden]

Thank you, @Kent1Cooper .

I had no idea about that.

But the good news is that I'm still learning.