SSGET with wildcard for color

I'm trying to create a selection set with "ssget" that will exclude all
objects that are inputted "bycolor" with the following :

'((-4 . "<NOT") (62 . *) (-4 . "NOT>"))

This does not seem to work. Any suggestion would be welcome

Tom

 

(ssget "X" '((-4 . "<OR")(62 . 0)(62 . 256)(-4 . "OR>")))

Bill

 

This will still miss anything that is bylayer by default; i.e. absent group
code. Haven't tried it but perhaps this would work:
((-4 . "<AND")
(-4 . ">")
(62 . 0)
(-4 . "<")
(62 . 256)
(-4 . "AND>")
)

 

No it won't. The BYLAYER property is inferred by LISP whether the group is
physically present or not.
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using "256" seems to work. Just wondering why the "*" wildcard does not.
What If I wanted to filter just color # 10 thru 19. How would I do that ?
( since using "1*" wouldn't work )

Tom

 

Ah, man....I see Paul beat me to it....oh well, here's a demonstration
anyway....

James,
Use of (62 . 256) in a selection set filter works on all entities, whether
the (62 .256) shows in the (entget) or not. This is from a small drawing
that I have open that has all entities as "bylayer":

Command: (setq ss (ssget "x" '((62 . 256))))
<Selection set: 17>

Command: (setq ss2 (ssget "x"))
<Selection set: 19>

Command: (sslength ss)
346

Command: (sslength ss2)
346

And after changing 1 to red:
Command: (setq ss (ssget "x" '((62 . 256))))
<Selection set: 1e>

Command: (setq ss2 (ssget "x"))
<Selection set: 20>

Command: (sslength ss)
345

Command: (sslength ss2)
346

 

Huh! Well that's easier. I thought I had trouble with that before, but
maybe I just imagined it. Thanks for the correction Paul.

James

 

(setq ss (ssget "x" '((-4 . ">=")(62 . 10)(-4 . "<=")(62 . 19))))

 

(ssget "x" '((-4 . "<AND")(-4 . ">=")(62 . 10)(-4 . "<=")(62 . 19)(-4 .
"AND>")))
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Now that one I think would need something like what I posted: (untested
still...)
((-4 . "<AND")
(-4 . ">=")
(62 . 10)
(-4 . "<=")
(62 . 19)
(-4 . "AND>")
)

James

 

Ah, yes. You're right the "AND" is always implied.
___

 

Yeah, I see it now... checked it myself after I saw his post. Just not sure
why I had decided it wouldn't work... Oh well. I know better now. Thanks
Jeff.

James

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Okay, I got it too. "And is implied." Thanks again all.

james

 

using "256" seems to work. Just wondering why the "*" wildcard does not.

I believe wildcards apply to strings, not numbers, so you'd need a
relational test.

(ssget '((-4 . ">=") (62 . 10) (-4 . "<=") (62 . 19)))

 

This will still miss anything that is bylayer by default; i.e. absent group
code.<<<

Not according to my tests in R2K5....

Bill

 

You're right. My apologies.

James