entity name..

(defun aplsc ()
(setq hatchObject (vlax-ename->vla-object hatchObject))
(vla-get-patternscale hatchObject); current scale
(vla-put-patternscale hatchObject thscale)
(setq en (vlax-vla-object->ename hatchObject))
(setq el (entget en))
(do more stuff)
(change el back to ename?); and it can't be "en".. "en2" would be good.
)

I need to know how to do the last line of code.. help pls.

 

because the (do other stuff) has changed the old object.. and i want a
copy of it, and don't want to mod the 1st one anymore .. make sence?

 

further:

object 1..
I change the color, pattern & scale..
apply the changes to the drawing
done with object 1

need object 2
want to copy object one's code (no the user won't be involved in this)
make more changes
create object 2
done


any clearer?

 

In that case, I think you need to 'clone' the 1st object - make a copy of it, then mess with obj1, release it, then, mess with obj2.

Bob

 

I ended up doing that thanks.