Create/define Layer Filters with scripts

[Antonio Landsberger]

There is a way to use scripts to add tags to layers

vs.SetObjectTags(objectHandle, arrTags)

but is there a way to create and setup a layer filter (using such a tag or tags)?

 

For different automatization scripts for design and sheet layers (check and do something depending on something else) it would be great, if there was a way to not only automatically set certain tags, but to also setup an appropriate filter using those tags.

 

[Pat Stanford]

I don't think that Filters are scriptable, either to create or to use.

[Antonio Landsberger]

Pat, do you think, it would be worth the effort to submit an enhancement request?

[Jesse Cogswell]

I think it would be a huge benefit to be able to apply class and layer filters with a script.  That way, you can script in filter changes into Saved Views, so activating a Saved View could change the filters as well.  I think it would be worth the enhancement request.

[Pat Stanford]

It is always worth the enhancement request.  But just don't hold your breath or we will likely be calling you Bluey for a long time. 😉

[Antonio Landsberger]

No need to worry about me. I've seen plenty of (my) wishes come to fruition over past four years - be it Marionette, IFC, BCF, worksheet, UI or data tag related. 🙂

[Antonio Landsberger]

@mjm@Thomas K.@Jesse Cogswell@Pat Stanford

 

I just created an enhancement request and linked this forum entry.

If you know ways to apply such scripts, please let us know here.

 

I'd appreciate it. 🙂