Custom Tool Script

I have been trying to create a custom tool script which addresses the Drawing Label tool using the Custom Tool/Attribute menu command. The resulting script does not address the correct tool in either VW 2009 or VW2010. I looked in the Appendix of the VectorScript Language Guide but the Drawing Label tool is not assigned a tool number in the basic list. Is there a more complete list of tool numbers somewhere? Thanks, Kevin

By Kevin McAllister, September 22, 2009
5 replies

Kevin, Looking through your posts, I'm realizing you're trying to work with the tool that creates the Drawing Label object. You are correct that Plug-In Objects lead a double life in the workspace -- eery PIO has a siamese twin tool that you can place in a tool palette. From a user interface standpoint, it looks like a regular tool, but from a VS standpoint, it's an object. You do have options. If you want to continue on the VS route, instead of using CallTool, use GetPt to get the ob