Set Attribute value to 'no value'

Basically, I'm trying to remove the value of an attribute.

AttArray(1).TextString = ""
results in:
Run-time error:
Invalid Input

Note: I don't want to delete the attribute, just set the value to nothing.

 

Is your code actually using a literal empty string or is it something else like a variable or the text property of a text box?

 

A bug in the ActiveX API causes this error.

It is supposed to be applied to the TagString value,
but is applied to the TextString value as well.

Is this AutoCAD 2005? I've not checked in that
release, but I'd be very dismayed if they didn't
fix this one yet, as they've only known about it
for about 5 years....

The best you can do is set it to a single space.

 

Can you use ToolPac > Attribute > Strip?

Terry

 

It's from a variable taken from textbox text prop.

like a variable or the text property of a text box?

 

ok, thanks Tony

I noticed it in 2004, but tested 2005 and it's bugged there too

 

If the text box is empty then the returned value for its text property is not an empty string but a null string - a string whose address is zero. The TextString property of an attribute doesn't like those. Try concatenating the text property with an empty string when assigning it to the variable.