Using Command SELECT with ssget

[SunnyTurtle]

Hello everyone.

 

I am having a mental blank as i am sure i know the solution to this but cannot remember

 

I am trying to have a shortcut to select all xrefs starting with X*

 

I have tried this but i does not work.

(defun c:xrss ()
(command "SELECT"
(ssget "X" (list
(cons 0 "INSERT")
(cons 2 "X*")
			)
)
""
)
)

 

However this does work

(defun c:xrerase ()
(command "erase"
(ssget "X" (list
(cons 0 "INSERT")
(cons 2 "X*")
			)
)
""
)
)

 

Can anyone explain what is happening here. I don't need a quick fix but would like to understand the process

[tombu]

The

(ssget "X" (list(cons 0 "INSERT")(cons 2 "X*"))

part creates the selection set, what are you trying to do with "SELECT"?

Try

(sssetfirst nil(ssget "X" (list(cons 0 "INSERT")(cons 2 "X*")))

[SunnyTurtle]

Thank tombu

I was unaware of the function.

To make sure I understand correctly "sssetfirst" used to instruct autocad to grip something?

(sssetfirst gripset [pickset])

gripset is redundant and is always nil

pickset is a selection set you want to grip (select to autocad user)

[tombu]

Thank tombu

I was unaware of the function.

To make sure I understand correctly "sssetfirst" used to instruct autocad to grip something?

(sssetfirst gripset [pickset])

gripset is redundant and is always nil

pickset is a selection set you want to grip (select to autocad user)

 

In r14 (not 2014) early days of grips objects gripped were a gripset and objects selected were a pickset. After that they simplified it the way it is now. So as little as possible code would have to be rewritten we now use nil instead of gripset.

[SunnyTurtle]

Thanks for the history. 2011 was my first version so i am missing a lot of the history.

[tombu]

I started with r12 with SoftDesk plugins. Showing my age, but I've see posts by others who started earlier.