url / hyperlink information

Does anyone know where the URL / Hyperlink information is stored in V14 and V2000 drawings? I can't seem to locate the information.

I need to create a batch script for both V14 and V2000 so that a user can update the URL / Hyperlink values.

Thanks in advance

 

Hi,

The Internet features of AutoCAD were introduced with version 2000i

It would seem looking for them in R14 would be somewhat pointless. Ditto
with AutoCAD 2000.

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Laurie Comerford
CADApps
www.cadapps.com.au

and V2000 drawings? I can't seem to locate the information.

update the URL / Hyperlink values.

 

Laurie,

Maybe I am being imprecise, but the attachurl command is supported in both R14 and V2000, furthermore the hyperlink command is supported in V2000.

The data these two commands create must be stored somewhere in the drawing? This is my search, where these values are stored so that I can audit and edit as needed the values.

Most of the information I have found is on how to create URL / Hyperlinks, no mention on how to update them using AutoLISP.

thanks,
joseph

 

I just found this snippet in my R14 help files. Maybe it will give you a
nudge in the right direction. Not having 14 installed anymore I can't help
you any further......

AutoCAD Internet Utilities attaches URLs to an area by creating a rectangle
on a layer named URLLAYER and then attaching the URL string as xdata. You
can destroy the hyperlink information in your drawing if you tamper with
URLLAYER. You should not freeze, lock, or change the visibility of URLLAYER;
nor should you edit or delete the rectangles on URLLAYER or attach URLs to
them using the ATTACHURL command. If you turn off the visibility of URLLAYER
for normal viewing of your drawing, it should be turned back on before using
the DWFOUT command.

Jeff

R14 and V2000, furthermore the hyperlink command is supported in V2000.

drawing? This is my search, where these values are stored so that I can
audit and edit as needed the values.

no mention on how to update them using AutoLISP.

 

Does anyone know where the URL / Hyperlink information is stored in V14 and V2000 drawings? I can't seem to locate the information.

It's stored as Extended Entity data. Try this from the command line and
pick an entity you know has a URL attached....

(entget (car (entsel)) '("PE_URL"))


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Darren J. Young
CAD/CAM Systems Developer

Cold Spring Granite Company
202 South Third Avenue
Cold Spring, Minnesota 56320

Email:
Phone: (320) 685-5045
Fax: (320) 685-5052

 

Darren, et al

Thank you, this is definitely what I was looking for. I should have read the extended entity data DXF definitions and the ENTGET function more closely.

joseph-