wcmatch question

hello all,

i have layers names starting w/ characters XXX
and layer names starting w/ characters YYY

how do i select all objects on layers not matching
layer names XXX* or YYY*

the following code is not doing the job

(setq ss (ssget "X" (list (cons 8 "~XXX*,~YYY*")))

although the following works,

(setq ss (ssget "X" (list (cons 8 "~XXX*")(cons 8 "~YYY*")))

but i would like it to do it in one shot.

similarly if i want to purge all layers other than
XXX* and YYY* the following is not working either

(command "PURGE" "LA" "~XXX*,YYY*" "N")
(command "PURGE" "LA" "~XXX*,~YYY*" "N") nor

help will be greatly appreciated
thanks

 

How about something like this. (briefly tested)

(ssget "x" '((8 . "[~xxx],[~yyy]")))

 

Jason,
thanks for giving it a shot, but
i do not think it is the same,
and i do not think it does the job
thanks again
mark

 

Hi Mark

Results in a 'Or' condition - means one of both is always true, therefore it
can't work. Use:
'((-4 . "<AND") (8 . "~XXX*") (8 . "~YYY*") (-4 . "AND>"))

Cheers

 

Ahem, 'And' is default...>:-(

'((8 . "~XXX*") (8 . "~YYY*"))

is enough...

Cheers