Storing and Retrieving Custom Data
There are times when it would be nice to have a custom program store values and then retrieve them at a later time. Although you can use a global variable to temporarily store a value while the custom program remains in memory, global variables do not persist across multiple sessions. Using the AutoCAD® Object library and VBA, you can store values so that they persist between drawing or AutoCAD sessions.
If you want a value to be available when a drawing is open, you can use extended data (Xdata) or a custom dictionary. (I introduced the use of dictionaries in Chapter 29, “Annotating Objects,” and how they are ...
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