(DEFUN Convert_date ()
  (Setq dte (rtos (getvar "cdate") 2 4))
  (setq yr (substr dte 1 4))
  (setq mo (substr dte 5 2))
  (setq dy (substr dte 7 2))
  (setq sdate (strcat "DATE: "mo "/" dy "/" yr "\t"))
)

(defun taber (item / leng)
  (setq leng (strlen item))
  (cond
    ((< leng 8) "\t\t\t\t")
    ((< leng 16) "\t\t\t")
    ((< leng 24) "\t\t")
    ((< leng 32) "\t")
  )
)

(DEFUN FEXST (FNAME)
  (SETQ appnder (OPEN FNAME "r"))
)

(defun creat (fname / lname lcolr ltype tab1 record lafile)
 (if appnder
  (progn
    (princ (strcat "\nAppending  current layer list to " fname))
    (setq lafile (open fname "a"))
  )
  (setq lafile (open fname "w"))
 )
 (princ "\n" lafile)
 (princ "___...___\n" LAFILE)
 (convert_date)
 (princ sdate lafile)
 (princ (strcat "Drawing Name: " fname) lafile)
 (princ "\n\n" lafile)
 (princ "Layer Name\t\t\tColor\tLine Type\tRemarks\n" LAFILE)
 (princ "___...___\n" LAFILE)
 (setq record (tblnext "layer" T))
 (while record
      (setq lname (cdr(assoc 2 record))
            lcolr (itoa (cdr(assoc 62 record)))
            ltype (cdr(assoc 6 record))
      )
      (setq tab1 (taber lname))
      (setq lname (strcat lname tab1)
            lcolr (strcat lcolr "\t")
      )
      (princ lname lafile)
      (princ lcolr lafile)
      (princ ltype lafile)
      (princ "\n" lafile)
      (setq record (tblnext "layer"))
 );end while
;  (princ "\n" lafile)
 (close lafile)
 (PRINC)
)

(defun c:laylog (/ fname exst nme laynme laylst oldlst appnder)
    (setq nme (getvar "dwgname"))
    (setq fname (getstring 
     (strcat "\nEnter name of layer file <" nme ">: " ))
    )
    (if (= fname "")
        (setq fname nme)
    )
    (setq fname (strcat fname ".txt"))
    (fexst fname)
    (creat fname)
    (princ)
)