Change Layer Description field

[Steve_Bennett]

I am trying to figure out if there is a way to change the layer description shown in the layer manager other than right clicking the box where you enter a description. You can't even click in the box to change the description, you have to right click on it. Go figure. Anyway, I can create layers and set their color, linetype, etc. via command line and would like to be able to do the same for the description, however there is no such option via the -layer command.

[bmonk]

You can't even click in the box to change the description, you have to right click on it.

No, but you can do a "slow" double click in the box to edit the description.

[SRBalliet]

Or click in the box and hit F2.

[Steve_Bennett]

So no one has any ideas on how to do this via command line? what about programatically?

[zoomharis]

So no one has any ideas on how to do this via command line? what about programatically?

It's really simple to accomplish with programming. Here is a start with VBA

Sub chLayerDescription()
Dim oLyr As AcadLayer
Dim strLyrName As String
Dim strLyrDesc As String
'Accept layer name and description from the user
strLyrName = ThisDrawing.Utility.GetString(False, "Enter layer name to set description: ")
strLyrDesc = ThisDrawing.Utility.GetString(True, "Enter layer description: ")
If strLyrName <> "" And strLyrDesc <> "" Then
	For Each oLyr In ThisDrawing.Layers
		If StrComp(strLyrName, oLyr.Name, vbTextCompare) = 0 Then
			oLyr.Description = strLyrDesc
			Exit For
		End If
	Next
End If
Set oLyr = Nothing
End Sub