Scripts - Add a space between text

I've search quite a bit and have not found an answer. I've created a script
file that needed to changes an attribute string to "May 28, 2004". Seems
simple, but have not found to explain how to add the space between "May",
"28" and "2004". Any help is appreciated in advance.

 

Try placing:
(eval "May 28, 2004")
in place of the straight text.

Dean

 

(strcat "MAY " "28, " "2004") (notice the extra space after "may" and "28"

 

Brockster,
IF you are building the script file, then running it, do something like this:
(setq date_str (strcat (chr 34) month (chr 32) day "," (chr 32) year (chr 34)))
The (chr 34) = "
The (chr 32) = space, " "

When building a script, you will need to (double quote) any string variable that will be placed on (1) line of the script.

ex:
insert "file_date" 0,0 1 1 0
"MAY 28, 2004"
or:
insert "file_date" 0,0 1 1 0 date_str

Bob

 

I tried bother of the two above suggestions. In the first cases, If I use the (eval "May 28, 2004"), the script hangs. In the second case, the changed attribute text displays (strcat "MAY " "28, " "2004").

 

Sorry, the text example was just an example. Actually, what I need the attribute text to put in a revision description is something like "NOT FOR CONCTRUCTION" & "<SPACE>03/12/04". The space before the date is because the guy that designed the attribute block had a space in every (darn) attribute in the block and now it's just being noticed that is is there. Without tha space, the date sets on the the titleblock lines.

 

possibly if you posted the script or part of it you might get better
answers...

Jaime

the (eval "May 28, 2004"), the script hangs. In the second case, the changed
attribute text displays (strcat "MAY " "28, " "2004").

 

You want the script, I'll give you part of the script:

-ATTEDIT
n
n
pmehlbdr-info
REV_DATE2
<space>
<space>
01-23-04
<space>

The text <space> represents a " ". Now, what I need is to put a <space> in front of the date.

 

<SPACE>01-23-04

this one work??

front of the date.

 

It must be Friday 13th or something. I meant to type

-ATTEDIT
n
n
pmehlbdr-info
REV_DATE2
;
;
01-23-04
;

The ; represents returns. Now, what I need is to put a <space> in front of the date.

 

Maybe something like this: ?

----------------------
-ATTEDIT
n
n
pmehlbdr-info
REV_DATE2
;
;
" 01-23 -04"
;

 

I tried that Bob, but the quotation marks are added to the text line, so on my sheet I see the text " 01-23 -04" quotation marks and all. Hmmm.... maybe the thing to do is to add the text with the two quotation marks and then run something afterwards just to remove the two quotations.

Brock

 

why does this have to be a script?? why not use lisp?? and then call the
lisp from a script ( i do this all the time)

jaime

on my sheet I see the text " 01-23 -04" quotation marks and all. Hmmm....
maybe the thing to do is to add the text with the two quotation marks and
then run something afterwards just to remove the two quotations.

 

That's even better, it's just has to be something I can edit from time to time. Each line of the revision box attribute has four attributes tag names: REV_NO1, REV_DATE1, REV_BY1, REV_DESCR1. The number indicates the attribute line, for example REV_NO1 is line one, REV_NO2 is line two, etc. If someone can create me a lisp file with the line one process, indicate where I should modify for the text string name to replace, I should be able to take it from there. Of course, any additional comment line would be welcome. Thanks!

 

do a search in this forum..there is a ton of stuff about modifying
attributes im sure you could piece one together.

Jaime

time. Each line of the revision box attribute has four attributes tag names:
REV_NO1, REV_DATE1, REV_BY1, REV_DESCR1. The number indicates the attribute
line, for example REV_NO1 is line one, REV_NO2 is line two, etc. If someone
can create me a lisp file with the line one process, indicate where I should
modify for the text string name to replace, I should be able to take it from
there. Of course, any additional comment line would be welcome. Thanks!