Retreiving Layout Number with Rtext

Using R2002, I am looking for a method to display the number of the layout on the layout itself. I'm trying to do this so that the sheet number will update itself. I've used getvar, CTAB to get the layout name but I need the number of the layout instead.

Any ideas as to whether or not this is possible?

 

Hi pdiemer,

Are your Layouts still named as Layout1, Layout2, etc? What we do is rename
the Layout to the same name as our Drawing (Sheet) Numbers and we have
programming that puts it in the right place correctly. For Rtext you can
probably use the following:

$(getvar,ctab)

That works if you rename your Layouts to the same name as your Drawing
Numbers. If your Layouts are still named Layout1, Layout2, etc. then the
following should work for Rtext:

$(substr, $(getvar,ctab) , 8)

If you go to 2005 then you probably want to use Fields.

Anyway, hope this helps.

Arnold Williams

 

Thanks for the idea Arnold.

I'm really trying to get away from embedding the number of the layout within the layout name. Frequently, we need to add an additional layout early in the drawing set, and this would mean I would have to go back and rename all subsequent layouts before printing to get that "ctab" function to work.

From what I'm hearing, upgrading to 2005 and using "fields" is my only option, unfortunately...

 

It is possible to get the layout position with
vlisp, not so sure about doing it with rtext.

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on the layout itself. I'm trying to do this so that the sheet number will
update itself. I've used getvar, CTAB to get the layout name but I need the
number of the layout instead.

 

Thanks for the tip, it's very encouraging, I've had no luck with RTEXT. Could you expand on how I would use VLISP to acquire the layout position? You are writing to a total rookie in this VLISP programming, so any extra detail would be extremely appreciated.

 

Are you talking about the tab name?
Use Deisel option...

$(getvar, ctab)

Rick

 

Pass this function the current document object and
a string identifying the layout name and you should
get what you are after.

Example:

(getLayoutPosition
(vla-get-activedocument
(vlax-get-acad-object))
"Model"
)

; retrieve the position of a layout in a document
; Arguments:
; [document] - vla-object, document object
; [layoutName] - string, layout name
; returns an integer if successful
; Notes:
; integer returned is zero based
(defun getLayoutPosition (document layoutName / result)
(if
(vl-catch-all-error-p
(setq
result
(vl-catch-all-apply
(function
(lambda ()
(vla-get-taborder
(vla-item
(vla-get-layouts document)
layoutName)))))))
(vl-catch-all-error-message result)
result
)
)


Hope this helps, ask for clarification if it doesn't
make any (or little) sense.

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Could you expand on how I would use VLISP to acquire the layout position?
You are writing to a total rookie in this VLISP programming, so any extra
detail would be extremely appreciated.

 

No, not the tab name. I'm looking for the tab (layout) position, with respect to the rest of the tabs.

The reason I can't use CTAB is because the layer state (in layer manager) is directly linked to the name of the layout tab. Within the layer manager, I save a different layer state for each layout, then when I recall a particular layout, that layer state (with the same name) is automatically recalled. Example: For the "storm sewer" layout, I save a layer state called "storm sewer". When I go to print that page, I can skip layer manager and just hit print, as all the layers I need are on and those not needed are turned off or frozen. If I were to try and use CTAB and embed the layout number in the layout name (which changes often), I would have to rename the layer state and layout tab every time there was a page added or deleted...

So long story short, I'm trying to number my pages(layouts) so that when a page is added early in the drawing set, the layout numbering will adjust accordingly (and automatically).

 

Thanks Jason.
Please excuse my naivety at this LISP stuff but quite honestly, your post is probably crystal clear to most, but Greek to me.

Here's what i did:
Clipped the text from your post.
Saved it in the VLISP editor.
Loaded that particular file.

Screen says the load was successful.

Now what do I do? Can I actually connect the output from this routine to a piece of text?

 

That piece of code was a just partial solution to
what you are asking. If I understand you correctly,
you want to link a piece of text with the position of
a given layout?

This could be done using object reactors, but I'm
afraid I don't know enough about that to provide
any specific examples.