Tool Bar Names

R2005 Vlisp:

I am looking for a way to get a list of tool bar names. The same names as they are listed on the right click menu when you right click on a tool bar.

TIA

Bill

 

Hi Bill,

How about this:

; retrieve a menugroup object from the menugroup collection
; Arguments:
; [groupName] - string, menugroup name
; return: vla-object, if successful
(defun getMenugroup (groupName)
(vla-item (vla-get-menugroups *acad*) groupName) )


; function to retrieve all toolbar names
; from a given menugroup
; Argumnets:
; [menugroupName] - string, menugroup to search
; Return: list of strings
(defun getToolbarNames (menugroupName / names)
(vlax-for item (vla-get-toolbars (getMenugroup menuGroupName))
(setq names (cons (vla-get-name item) names))
)
(reverse names)
)

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listed on the right click menu when you right click on a tool bar.

 

Thanks Jason,
That's exactly what I was looking for.
I got as far as the (vla-get-toolbars menugroupName) before I posted but I couldn't see a name property when I vlax-dump- the tool bars object. I couldn't find anything in the help files about which of these vla-xxx functions are available for each object. Where are all these documented?
I hope you don't say in the Vlide because I am really struggling to figure that thing out.

Bill

 

Must have been dumping the toolbar collection
rather than the toolbar object?

; IAcadToolbar: An AutoCAD toolbar
; Property values:
; Application (RO) = #<VLA-OBJECT IAcadApplication 00b9b5e4>
; Count (RO) = 1
; DockStatus (RO) = 4
; FloatingRows = 1
; Height (RO) = AutoCAD: The toolbar is invisible. Please make it visible
; HelpString = ""
; LargeButtons (RO) = 0
; left = 50


; Name = "NamedViews"


; Parent (RO) = #<VLA-OBJECT IAcadToolbars 19245f24>
; TagString (RO) = "ID_TbNamedView"
; top = 73
; Visible = 0
; Width (RO) = AutoCAD: The toolbar is invisible. Please make it visible
; Methods supported:
; AddSeparator (1)
; AddToolbarButton (5)
; Delete ()
; Dock (1)
; Float (3)
; Item (1)
T


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a name property when I vlax-dump- the tool bars object. I couldn't find anything in the
help files about which of these vla-xxx functions are available for each object. Where
are all these documented?

 

One place is the AcitiveX & VBA Reference in the Acad help.
The "Objects" Section lists the objects & collections you can access via
vla-object, such as (vla-get-layers)
The "Methods" section shows the methods applicable to the objects
(vlax-invoke), (vla-xxx)
The "Properties" section shows the properties that can be get/put to the
objects (vlax-get, vlax-put),(vla-put-xxx, vla-get-xxx)

From my experience, a vlax-dump will ALWAYS show the available properties
(and methods if that option is set) of an object.

In this case, you get the Name from each Item in the menugroups collection.

HTH,
Jeff

couldn't see a name property when I vlax-dump- the tool bars object. I
couldn't find anything in the help files about which of these vla-xxx
functions are available for each object. Where are all these documented?

 

Thanks, but I don't find the letters vla- at all in the AcitiveX & VBA Reference. I know these languages are similar but it can be very confusing for the beginner to try to learn Vlisp by using the VBA guide.

I can't even search for vla- in the Autolisp reference or developers guide and get any meaningful information that spells out what (vla-item or similar function does.

I "get it" now. But if it wasn't for this NG...

(setvar "rantmode" 0)

Bill

 

Reply From: Jason Piercey

Yep,

Figured it out now.
Thanks

Bill

 

Bill,

If you want to search using a prefix, open VLIDE and push
the Apropos button (the red "A" in a set of parenthesis).
Now type in vla- and hit enter. Choose one of the functions
listed and then push the help button on the Apropos window.
You should be directed to the corresponding VBA function.

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know these languages are similar but it can be very confusing for the beginner to try to
learn Vlisp by using the VBA guide.

meaningful information that spells out what (vla-item or similar function does.

 

Shouldn't that be
(vla-put-rantmode "false")

Murph

 

ah, that'd be :vlax-false

 

Arrg!

I thought of that after I posted. :^)

Bill

 

Thanks Jason,
I'll just have to keep banging my head on that thing.

Bill