Filters - now and then

I am in the middle of a large project documenting computer data outlets and
GPOs. At the end of each drawing, I have to total up the number of each
type of outlet and GPO. I have set up saved filters to do this, by looking
for the block names.

The problem is, the filters seem to come and go without any reason;
sometimes a drawing will never have the filters, but another drawing in the
same folder will. Sometimes it will not have the filters but will have the
next time it is opened....

Mostly when I complete a drawing I Saveas to a new name, as this brings all
my settings, blocks, layers, and (hopefully) filters. I am unable to see
any pattern to why the filters aren't consistently available. Using Autocad
2005.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

Dave

 

Yes, of course, should have thought of that.
Was looking for the cause of the problem rather than a way around it.

Your method is in fact quicker and have set it up to give me a list I can
copy & paste into my billing.

Thanks

Dave


Hello,
As you use the Autocad filters, i don't now where they are saved, and how
Autocad manage it.
But you should make it in lisp adapting what follows :

(defun c:MyEnddrawingFilter ( / sel)

;;1st filter
(setq sel (ssget "x" '((0 . "INSERT")(2 . "myInsertName1"))))
(Prompt "\nNumber of myInsertName1 :")
(print (sslength sel))
;;2nd filter
(setq sel (ssget "x" '((0 . "INSERT")(2 . "myInsertName2"))))
(Prompt "\nNumber of myInsertName2 :")
(print (sslength sel))
;;here you can define 3rd filter to n filter

)