topic Re: String width when using autotext in GDL

String width when using autotext

JGoode — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 11:33:57 GMT

Hello,

I'm trying to get the width of a string so that I can put a background behind the text, but the string is made up of a combination of autotext and standard text. The string width seems to calculate by using "<PROJECTNUMBER>" instead of what the project number actually is.

Is there any way to get around this or fix it?

Thanks

Re: String width when using autotext

Jochen Suehlo — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:32:56 GMT

You cannot do any GDL Operations with Autotext except of TEXT2

Re: String width when using autotext

Erwin Edel — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:34:04 GMT

This should be possible, probably not through autotext, but with parameters.

We have some door/window markers from our local reseller that offer the option of putting a fill behind text and that text is directly pulled from the door/window, like Element ID, width, etc

Re: String width when using autotext

Lingwisyer — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:57:14 GMT

~~Have a look through the Requests. Can't many of the autotext values can be requested and hence and asigned to a parameter which can then be measured?~~

Ling.

Looking around, it would seem that project info is exempt from this...

Re: String width when using autotext

Erwin Edel — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:04:39 GMT

If you're trying to make a simple title block to put on layouts, we just draw these on worksheets, save those as views and put the views on master layouts. Autotext works fine this way and you can just use the text tool.