Space bar is enter while typing text

(getstring) allows a [Space Bar] or [Enter] key to terminate input, but we don't want it to.

We have a a lisp that prompts for text, but if we use fractions (space bar to seperate) it enters out.

is this a while statment or grread? we are not quite sure how to approach this.

can anyone provide input.

TIA

 

you really need to use the help in the Visual Lisp more.
Type VLIDE to get the editor (which is great for lisp) and ho to the help.

It reads:

(getstring [cr] [msg])

Arguments

cr

If supplied and not nil, this argument indicates that users can include blanks in their input string (and must terminate
the string by pressing ENTER). Otherwise, the input string is terminated by space or ENTER.

msg

A string to be displayed to prompt the user.

So rather than try to remember syntax, just look it up as needed.

Hot tip:
In the VL editor, double click before or after a parenthesis. It will highlight the block of code enclosed.
Super slick for checking parens or copying around blocks of code.

thx


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|>(getstring) allows a [Space Bar] or [Enter] key to terminate input, but we don't want it to.
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|>We have a a lisp that prompts for text, but if we use fractions (space bar to seperate) it enters out.
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|>is this a while statment or grread? we are not quite sure how to approach this.
|>
|>can anyone provide input.
|>
|>TIA

James Maeding
jmaeding at hunsaker dot com
Civil Engineer/Programmer

 

Hi

try:-

(getstring T "\nAny prompt: ")

the above format accept spaces & pause until 'Enter key' is press.

Moshe

 

a) Getstring lets you specify whether or not a space acts as a carriage
return, see help.

b) Is it really "text" or a number that you're requesting? If it's a number,
getdist can be more suitable, and more flexible by letting you either pick
points or type a number. In that case you'd use a dash for fractional input
as usual. Enter 1-1/2 and it returns 1.5, then use rtos to format it as you
want.

 

Thanks guys.
we got it.