Attext Command Line - Autodesk AUTOCAD 2006 Command Reference Manual

Select Objects
Closes the dialog box so you can use the pointing device to select blocks with
attributes. When the Attribute Extraction dialog box reopens, Number Found
shows the number of objects you selected.
Number Found
Indicates the number of objects you selected using Select Objects.
Template File
Specifies a template extraction file for CDF and SDF formats. Enter the file
name in the box, or choose Template File to search for existing template files
using a Standard File Selection Dialog Boxes. The default file extension is .txt.
If you select DXF under File Format, the Template File option is not available.
For information about creating a template file, see Attach Data to Blocks (Block
Attributes) in the User's Guide.
Output File
Specifies the file name and location for the extracted attribute data. Enter the
path and file name for the extracted attribute data, or choose Output File to
search for existing template files using a Standard File Selection Dialog Boxes.
The .txt file name extension is appended for CDF or SDF files and the .dxx file
name extension for DXF files.

ATTEXT Command Line

If you enter -attext at the Command prompt, ATTEXT displays prompts on
the command line.
Enter extraction type or enable object selection [CDF: Comma-Delimited File/SDF:
Space-Delimited File/DXF: Drawing Interchange File/Objects] <C>: Enter an option
or press ENTER
CDF: Comma-Delimited File
Generates a file containing one record for each block reference in the
drawing. Commas separate the fields of each record. Single quotation marks
enclose the character fields.
In the Select Template File dialog box, enter the name of an existing attribute
extraction template file.
In the Create Extract File dialog box, enter the name for the output file.
The extract file's file name extension is .txt for CDF or SDF format.
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