Searching for Positive Spark

[Anonymous]

Today I decided I am ready to stop being so inefficient, so this query will amount to me hoping to find a specific person  who worked very briefly in the same work role as me as a, and failing that, other people who can direct me to his blog/website, and thirdly people I can learn from how to do the following:

So I am working with AutoCAD, Excel, and another program that is used to process some types of information (I'll call it A for now).  A exports a text file, Excel grabs certain values related to blocks, and I end up with a .dwg with a neat row of blocks added to it.  Nice and handy.

I want to make a LISP that exports block names with a certain name format so I can keep a running count of which blocks I need to add to the system, since not all blocks are common enough to be relevant, and the system is still very incomplete, as the previously mentioned blogger is well aware.

I also want to use an export of block names in a drawing where I will use those names with a LISP that can import the blocks from their file location, and be able to sort them, according to their block names.

That's all my problem (well not all, but the most pressing atm), but run through this neat code before you go. 

// assume breaks and correct syntax/punctuation since youre doing it already.

(giving response = coolfactor(~Q~)

switch (response) 

   case way past cool:

   blog guy (until discovered otherwise, known as Coolbro Johnson) discovers this one day

   case cool:

   guy(s) who kept a look out for me to post finally (per Coolbro's instructions) does

   case highly improbable:

   someone who read a particular post of Coolbro's a while ago does

   case pretty cool:

   direct me to a blog that leads me to Coolbro

   case also pretty cool:

   directs me to a different blog that helps me figure out LISP enough

   case nice

   doesn't know the answer

   case not cool/terribad

   someone reports the post and I get into trouble X.x

   default

   has a good week!

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*you're

In order for this post to be easily findable by the blogger, I'll add some terms/names that might help me out:  Positive Spark, Block Import, Dakota Cantrell, Clint Ingram, Coolbro Johnson, Anita Grencie, 807, Cameron J, Jarrod Knapp, Jamon, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City.

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[john.uhden]

Look for the post with the + sign on top.

You have a 50-50 chance of getting it right.

Just don't touch it.

[CodeDing]

@Anonymous ,

Your post is somewhat difficult to interpret, but from what I can grasp, you're looking for somebody AND you're asking for help with a workflow? (and also hinting at a switch/case statement which means you might be familiar with either C#, Java, Javascript, or Python? Perhaps another?) Perhaps the person you're searching for originally laid the concept for your workflow and you're trying to get around to finishing it? I dunno. Regardless..

I can maybe help with your workflow request.

Can you post your process with some examples? Something like...

Input item(s) example (csv, txt, info, etc..) >> How you intend to manipulate the input item(s) (detailed process) >> Desired output example (dwg, txt, csv, etc.)

Having that information will help us get you on the right track.

You mention that Excel is maybe involved in your process somewhere? Can we maybe find a way to manipulate data inside Excel to get your desired outcome? Does it HAVE to be Lisp? Just a thought.

Best,

~DD