SSGET Function

[Anonymous]

Hello all,  I couldn't see what the  problem with the following line of code is, I wanted to erase text objects in a certain area using the ssget function with a fence. the x coordinates of the fence are 6.18347 and 9.36639 but the y coordinate of the fence varies, so i used a variable 'Y_DIFF' with an int value which would be an input by the user.But when I try the code it says "error: too many arguments"
Here is the code

(setq eraseTxt (ssget "_F" '((LIST 6.18347 (- 1.14754 Y-DIFF)) (LIST 9.36639 (- 1.14754 Y-DIFF))) '((0 . "TEXT"))))

Thanks in advance for your help

[Kent1Cooper · Accepted solution]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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(setq eraseTxt (ssget "_F" '((LIST 6.18347 (- 1.14754 Y-DIFF)) (LIST 9.36639 (- 1.14754 Y-DIFF))) '((0 . "TEXT"))))

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You can't start a list with an apostrophe [= (quote) function] unless there's nothing inside it that requires evaluation, but it can all be read "literally."  Your Y-DIFF variable is something that it needs to evaluate.  Try:

(setq eraseTxt (ssget "_F" (list (LIST 6.18347 (- 1.14754 Y-DIFF)) (LIST 9.36639 (- 1.14754 Y-DIFF))) '((0 . "TEXT"))))

[Anonymous]

Thanks Kent it worked great!