Macro to split a string?

[ACADuser]

I'm trying to use Object Info Code in my table.

The 3 characters are embedded in the Object Description.

And I want the to appear as the Wall Label.

Any suggestions?

 

[SHCanada2]

I dont understand what you are looking for. 3E, 3H etc? 2 characters? what are the 3 character?

 

What are the objection descriptions verbatim?

 

 

[ACADuser]

The 6th 7th & 8th characters from that WALL TYPE. Currently I'm using 3E as a wall type example. I may need 3E1 in the future.

 

%wall_type% returns "Wall 3E to roof", all my wall type names in this project start with "Wall xx ......."

I want the label on the wall to display in plan view as "3E"

 

[ACADuser]

Looks like this is what I was looking for.

%wall_type[5..6]%

[ACADuser]

This seems to work for labeling the walls

[SHCanada2]

2 hours ago, isaiasquality said:

I'm sorry for any confusion, but it seems like your question is unclear or may be missing some context. Could you please provide more details or clarify your question so I can assist you better? Additionally, if you're referring to specific codes, terms, or descriptions, providing more context would help me provide a more accurate response.

chatgpt?

[Flash691]

On 12/14/2023 at 4:37 PM, ACADuser said:

%wall_type% returns "Wall 3E to roof",

Try using %wall_type.split(" ")[1]%

If your wall type is always formatted as shown, using split(" ") will create an array with each word separated by the space. Then the "[1]" selects the item from the array which starts at 0. If the formatting stays the same, this will extract the second part regardless of length.

[ACADuser]

Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try.