Somewhat automated lettering...(diesel macro)

I built this macro this morning upon a challenge issued to me yesterday. 

To those who would like some way to automate lettering in AutoCAD LT...here is a Diesel Macro for LT that will allow you to atleast automate up to "AF":

*^C^C_text;\;$m=$(if, $(<=,$(getvar,userr1),7),$(nth,$(getvar,userr1), A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H),$(if,$(>=,$(getvar,userr1),8),$(nth,$(getvar,userr3), I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P)),)$(if,$(>=,$(getvar,userr1),15),$(nth,$(getvar,userr4), Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X),)$(if,$(>=,$(getvar,userr1),23),$(nth,$(getvar,userr5), Y, Z, AA, AB, AC, AD, AE, AF),);setvar;userr1;$M=$(+,$(getvar,USERR1),$(getvar,USERR2));setvar;userr3;
$M=$(+,$(getvar,USERR3),$(getvar,USERR2));
userr4;$M=$(+,$(getvar,USERR4),$(getvar,USERR2));
userr5;$M=$(+,$(getvar,USERR5),$(getvar,USERR2));
SETVAR;USERR3;\SETVAR;USERR4;\SETVAR;USERR5;\

This macro requires more input on the users part than the number automation, but it works for a small amount of lettering.

Before you run the command for the first time you need to make sure that your userr1 is set to a value of 0, and that your userr2 is set to a value of 1 (which is for the incrementing).

When you run the command and you place the first letter; you will notice that it prompts you for the userr3, userr4, and userr5 values...just enter through these for now because you won't mess with them until a little further on.

Now, one thing that you need to keep in mind is the letters that are associated with which userr variable:

userr1 - starts at A and ends with H

userr3 - starts at I and ends with P

userr4 - starts at Q and ends with X

userr5 - starts at Y and ends with AF

 

knowing this will help with understanding when to change variable values as you keep going up the alphabet.  So, for example, once you place an "H"; when the prompt for userr3 appears change it to a value of 0.  Once this is done you don't have to edit it anymore; you can just keep hitting enter through the variables until the end of that letter set on the userr variable.

 

On another note:

If you are a AutoCAD non-Lt user then the text command is a little different for you.

Instead of:

*^c^c_text;\;

You will have this:

*^c^c_text;\;;

And then if you want to add justification to it (for example...middle center justification)

*^c^c_text;j;mc;\;;

 

If anyone uses this macro and has issues please comment and let us know what changes you had to make to the macro.

 

Thank you for reading this post!