Attaches data to an object.
(ade_odaddrecord ename table)
Returns T or nil.
| ename | AutoCAD object name. |
| table | Table name (string) can be up to 25 characters long. Must be unique, contain no spaces, and start with an alphanumeric character |
Attaching data to an object is also called attaching a table to an object. This function attaches a new record in a specific table to a specific object. Typically, a record contains information about whatever it is that the object represents. For example, if a line in a drawing represents a section of pipe in a water system, an attached record could contain information about that section.
When a new record is attached, its fields contain default values that correspond to their field definitions. To get a field value, use ade_odgetfield; to change it, use ade_odsetfield. Field definitions are included in the table definition. See ade_oddefinetab for information about table definitions.
You can attach more than one record to the same object with additional calls to ade_odaddrecord. The additional records can be members of the same or different tables. If an object has only one record from a given table, the number of that record is 0. If you attach a second record from the same table, the number of that record is 1, and so on. Use ade_odrecordqty to find how many records of a given table are attached.
For example, if a section of water pipe is inspected at intervals, you could attach a number of records of the WATER INSPECTION table to the same line in the WATER drawing, and each record could contain the result of a different inspection.