Global Macro Error - BUG

[Joe Carrick]

The Global Macro %numpages% doesn't return the correct value.

Instead of returning the number of layout pages (Project Browser - 1) it returns the highest page number that is being used.

So, assume that Layout pages 1,2,3,8 & 12 are the only pages that have anything on them. Those are the only pages that can be printed but %numpages% returns a value of 12. It should return a value of 5.

[Joe Carrick]

So you want to know why I would be using some pages and skipping others............

I like to number my pages as follows:

11-19 General
21-29 Architectural
31-39 Structural
41-49 Electrical
51-59 Mechanical
61-69 Plumbing
71-79 Landscaping

I only use as many of these as I need and I cover the first digit of the page number with "G-", "A-", "S-", etc.

This allows me to have Sheets G-1, G-2, G-3, A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, A-6, S-1, S-2 ..........

[Dan Park]

That looks like a bug. I'll log an entry on that. For now you can delete the blank pages to get it to work correctly.

[Joe Carrick]

For now you can delete the blank pages to get it to work correctly.

But that causes the following pages to be renumbered. I want to keep the page numbers.

[Joe Carrick]

Dan,

This sort of problem could be dealt with if - Global Macro Values could be assigned to variables within Text Macros. IOW, if we could create a text macro like this:

nPage = %page%
return nPage.gsub("1"," ")

or, if Ruby had access to the layout_page_number then we could have a macro like this:

nPage = layout_page_number
......
....
manipulate nPage to change
...
return nPage

[moak]

This does not sound like a bug. Chief counts it as a page if you have an object on it - i.e. your unique letter that covers the automatic number. It does not discriminate between cad lines, layout boxes, or text.

I would like to be able to automatically number pages the way you describe as well. Sort of like the "restart numbering" option in Word.

[gteacher]

It would be EXTREMELY easy to remap the page numbers per Joe's method above if Ruby had access to %page%. This is just another example of the shortcomings of maintaining separate macro systems.

I wonder how many requests it's going to take to fix this? Assuming they get read and not just cataloged?

[Joe Carrick]

This does not sound like a bug. Chief counts it as a page if you have an object on it - i.e. your unique letter that covers the automatic number. It does not discriminate between cad lines, layout boxes, or text.

I would like to be able to automatically number pages the way you describe as well. Sort of like the "restart numbering" option in Word.

Even if I don't have the unique letter it %numpages% still returns the last_page_number. Print only prints the pages that have something on them.

IAE, the automatic numbering of pages (start from 1 when the prefix changes) would be nice. See my suggestion regarding Sheet Index in the suggestions forum.
http://www.chieftalk.com/showthread....roject-Browser

[johnnyprc]

I agree - would be great to do this inside a single layout file. I have been using separate layout files, and basically limit myself to (A)rchitectural and (S)tructural sheets while manually changing electrical (works only for residential obviously).