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Quick Reference
Commands
CUI
Manages the customized user interface elements in the product.
Use Conditional Expressions in Macros
You can add conditional expressions to a macro by using a command that
introduces macro expressions written in DIESEL (Direct Interpretively Evaluated
String Expression Language).
The format is:
$M=expression
Introducing the macro with $M= tells AutoCAD for Mac to evaluate a string as
a DIESEL expression, and that expression is the DIESEL expression. The
following example defines a conditional expression in a macro:
FILLMODE $M=$(-,1,$(getvar,fillmode))
The macro switches the FILLMODE system variable on and off by subtracting
the current value of FILLMODE from 1 and returning the resulting value to
the FILLMODE system variable. You can use this method to toggle system
variables whose valid values are 1 or 0.
Termination of Macros That Contain Conditional Expressions
If you use the DIESEL string language to perform “if-then” tests, conditions
might exist where you do not want the normal terminating space or semicolon
(resulting in Enter). If you add ^Z to the end of the macro, AutoCAD for Mac
does not automatically add a space (Enter) to the end of the macro expression.
As with other control characters in commands, the ^Z used here is a string
composed of ^ (a caret) and Z and is not equivalent to pressing Ctrl+Z.
In the following examples, ^Z is used as a macro terminator.
^C^C$M=$(if,$(=,$(getvar,tilemode),0),$S=mview _mspace )^Z
^C^C$M=$(if,$(=,$(getvar,tilemode),0),$S=mview _pspace )^Z
If these macros did not end with ^Z, AutoCAD for Mac would automatically
add a space (ENTER), repeating the last command entered.
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