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Two readers want to import Excel spreadsheet data into AutoCAD. David Rodrigues wants to bring a DOS text file saved from an Excel spreadsheet into AutoCAD. John Kuenzle of Waukesha, Wisconsin, nee... Read more
Bonus Tip Parse INI File Utility (Tip #2003) is the last tip of the year. It's not really a command tip, nor was it submitted as a tip. It's a special present for Harry's loyal readers. This f... Read more
This month's request comes from Fernando Salazar of Phoenix, Arizona. Fernando wants to use attribute numbers from an external reference in model space to place keynotes from an Excel file onto a s... Read more
Get Excel Data Jeff Sanders supplied Get Excel Data (Tip #2038), which is a wonderful utility for programmers to obtain data from an Excel spreadsheet. The self-contained utility is supplied i... Read more
Tip 2234: AutoCAD Tables to Excel And finally, the top tip of the month is AutoCAD Tables to Excel by Doug Barnes. This utility quickly converts tables of text in an AutoCAD drawing to a comma... Read more
Rich Smith e-mailed me a request asking how to add blocks to an AutoCAD drawing using a transformation matrix to place the blocks in the correct position and orientation. In his scenario, a series ... Read more
Allen Rehberg of Florida asked for a program to make changes to attributes of blocks that are used in a fire alarm drawing. He maintains a Microsoft Excel file with all the details of many types of bl... Read more
Tip#: ALSPSOL0708
Author: Tony Hotchkiss
Rename File To: Tip ALSPSOL0708: ATT-TABLE-UPDATE.LSP, ATT-TABLE-UPDATE.DCL
Frank Kellogg wrote to share his thoughts on several differences between inserting and binding files. First, in dealing with the "Insert" vs. "Bind" functions, if you just ... Read more