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AutoLisp-how to get current layer name ?

Can anyone tell me how to get the current layer name using
Autolisp?
I am writting a little AutoLisp program that first saves the
users current layer name, then resets the layer to a different name and then
does various things. Then I want to reset the
layer the user had when the program was run. I know how
to set a layer to a particular name, just don't know how to
get the current layer name.
Thanks
Jarvis
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jarvis
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(getvar "CELAYER")
.........I think. It's just the variable name. I'm almost sure it's either CELAYER or CLAYER.
You can use getvar to check, even.
Command: getvar ? *layer*
Will list all variables with "layer" in their name.
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TomD
(getvar "CELAYER")
....or "CLAYER".........I forget which.
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TomD
Thnaks guys, I spent 2 hours trying to find this. Jarvis
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jarvis
Hi
"jarvis" skrev i en meddelelse news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com...
Well the rest of us, type Setvar ansver ? hit enter twice and look thru page after page of most all system var's with this feeling ; "what was the bloody name for that var! ;)) Then somtimes Atomsfamily is needed to check "what's the name of that bloody function". P.C.
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