vlax-ename->vla-object (entlast)

[robert06]

(setq D1 (/ (getdist) 2))
(setq O1 (entsel))
(setq S1 (getpoint))
(command "offset" "e" "n" D1 O1 S1 "")
(setq ob (entlast))

(setq obj (vlax-ename->vla-object (car ob)))

can't figure out, why entlast can't be turned to vla-object with this nor 

(setq obj (vlax-ename->vla-object (entlast)))

if to select again with entsel, works 

(setq obj (vlax-ename->vla-object (car (entsel)))

[Sea-Haven]

Works for me no idea why not for you. Do you have (vl-load-com) at start of code ?

offset etc
: (setq obj (vlax-ename->vla-object (entlast)))
#<VLA-OBJECT IAcadLine 0000000063D0F0E0>

[robert06]

so the bug must be somewhere else, please see the whole lisp

(deleted in edit) 

[john.uhden]

@robert06 

Is the object getting offset?

How about if O1 were (car (entsel))?

[robert06]

O1 is object existing prior running the command.

telg is created from O1 by offset alright, this is the entlast object i can't select for further processing.

[paullimapa · Accepted solution]

try this instead of car:

(setq obj (vlax-ename->vla-object ob))

[robert06]

Thank you @paullimapa , this solved it.

[paullimapa]

glad to have helped...cheers!!!

[robert06]

As I understand with car  the object name is extracted to handle (to rename etc), but without the object itself.

[paullimapa]

all depends on the lisp function you use to grab the entity

(entsel) for example will return a list with 2 elements: <entity name> being the first & coordinates being the 2nd.

So in this case you'll need (car) to extract just the 1st element which is the <entity name> to pass on to vlax function:

(vlax-ename->vla-object <entity name>)

but if you use (entlast) function then you only get back the <entity name> and not a list so there's no need to use (car) function when passing on to vlax function:

(vlax-ename->vla-object <entity name>)

[robert06]

Thank you @paullimapa 

[paullimapa]

You are welcome...cheers!!!