Hi all,

I've been working with grps  a lot lately and it has occurred to me that 
an addition might be useful.  Often times When I have created a complex 
group and saved it I will end up needing to add another object. To do 
this I have to create the new object , un-group the old group then 
regroup all the objects again. It would be nice if there was a way to 
append a new object to an already existing grp without having to break 
it up into its component parts.

There is a work-around for this that I have discovered but it requires 
that the object type that you desire already exists in the grp.  If you 
want a new button simply duplicate a btn that is already a grp member. 
Objects created this way retain their grp affiliations.

Why is this an issue?  Sometimes I am required to refer to a grp by its 
ID instead of its name. When the grp is broken up into its component 
parts it looses its ID.  When it is regrouped a new ID is assigned but 
this is different from the original.  Any reference to the original ID 
in a script won't work.  To fix the problem you need to replace the Old 
ID with the new one.  This is rather time consuming.

If anyone knows how to append new objects without breaking up a grp 
please let me know.

Thanks


Stephen R. Messimer, PA
Messimer Computing Inc.
www.messimercomputing.com

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