Date Stamp Routine

[robert.1.hall72202]

Anybody have a lisp routine that will replace x-xx with the current date in hyphenated format
(ie. 5-20-05) ?????

I use x-xx to represent dates and then when a drawing gets released I replace it with the current date. Ive seen some lisp routines for the date stamps, but nothing that would do what I need.

[RobertB]

Why not use a field?

[robert.1.hall72202]

How would that work????

If I insert several fields for the date, I don't see how I could update all of them in one shot.

[jwanstaett]

use the find command to replace all the xx-xxx to the new date

note: find command new in 2000 was part of express tool on r14
with some changes in 2005 and 2006

[robert.1.hall72202]

That would work except I am looking for something that would just take "Todays Date"
and fill it in............all my designers would need to do is run a lisp routine and everything would be dated for release.

[scwegner]

Try using a rtext with diesel (assuming you have the express tools).

http://discussion.autodesk.com/threa...sageID=2122069
http://discussion.autodesk.com/threa...ssageID=441390
http://discussion.autodesk.com/threa...ssageID=447505

[RobertB]

Try using a rtext with diesel (assuming you have the express tools).

http://discussion.autodesk.com/threa...sageID=2122069
http://discussion.autodesk.com/threa...ssageID=441390
http://discussion.autodesk.com/threa...ssageID=447505

I would advise not using RText if you are planning on supporting AutoCAD 2006. There is a serious bug returned by ActiveX when it hits RText. ActiveX does not know how to handle RText and throws an exception.

[scwegner]

I would advise not using RText if you are planning on supporting AutoCAD 2006. There is a serious bug returned by ActiveX when it hits RText. ActiveX does not know how to handle RText and throws an exception.

Oops. Didn't know that. So I guess there are some advantages to using stone-age AutoCAD.

[bbapties]

im still confused on why you can't use fields......after inserting they would update everytime you open the drawing........or if for some reason you worked starting at 11pm on one day and needed to plot at 1am the next (assuming you still had the drawing open) you could just do a quick "updatefield"....

[robert.1.hall72202]

Updating the date everytime I open a drawing or resave the file is unacceptable. Im working with an engineering change level/release date. Has nothing to do with when a drawing was plotted and/or worked on.