Need help with powerselector for a macro.

Here's what I'd like to do and can't seem to find the proper commands
to get it done.

Here at work we do a lot of files, some of the information we use is
not supposed to be printed and shipped out so it all gets put on level
40. Here's what I would like to do:

First select everything on level 40. I know the program does this
pretty easy as I can go through powerselector, then level, then type
in 40 and it does it.

Then delete the selected items, that's easy enough.

Then I would like to have the program search for the date and replace
it. That's also easy since there is a find/relace text in the menu,
but having the program do it would make it a lot faster.

I think that's all I'd like to have it do for now. But I'd also like
to know if either the program or somewhere on the internet has a list
of commands that can be keyed in. I have yet to be able to figure out
somethings by keyin, like the powerselector. I'm probably missing
something easy, but it would also be nice if the program had a way of
telling me exactly what commands I had just entered.

I have tried to do the "make macro" option as well but that only turns
on the powerselector and does not select everything on level 40.
Hopefully someone can help me out here.

Bryan

 

Actually I do know about this, that's how I was trying to figure out
how to do the Powerselector. I could get it to do everything else but
select the level.

I will have to look into this, maybe there are things in there that
will help me in other areas.

Again, another place I can look. I don't remember seeing this site
when I was looking on Google for Microstation help.

This worked perfect, just what I was looking for, thanks a lot. I
didn't know about the selectbyattributes at all. We do very little
around here that goes any deeper then line and text work. AFAIK I'm
the only one that's looked into this type of thing at all.

I guess I said it wrong, it's not really a date per say, it's a date
the files will be printed on in the future. I make aeronautical
charts so the date is the dat the chart is to be used. I actually
wanted to do a global change all of the word FIG to 00000. Right now
I just use the find/replace text under edit, I just thought there
might be a better way, I just didn't say it correctly at first.

Well we have enough problems with people around here just remembering
to print properly, let alone having them try to remember something
else, hence the reason to just get rid of one level.

Thanks again for the help Jeffery.

Bryan

 

I don't see the original question- but also have a look at Quickset/Named
groups if you are on late versions.

 

In addition to what's already been posted,

Select All Elements on Active Level
http://www.askinga.com/tip.asp?TipID=244

To select all elements on level 40, prepend the keyins noted in the tip with
LV=40

Also.....you may want to post this in the appropriate Bentley discussion
group at:
http://discussion.bentley.com

You'll find a terrific community of MicroStation users over there who are
always willing to help.


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Best Regards,
Inga Morozoff [Bentley]
www.askinga.com


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