Using Programming Languages other than VBA

Sub Example_ViewToPlot()
	' This example reads a list of available Named Views and displays a plot preview
	' of the view selected by the user.  The current view to plot,
	' if set, if preceded by an '*'
	'
	' * Note: After previewing the plot, you will have to exit the
	' plot preview before the VBA example will stop and control will be returned

	Dim ViewList As New Collection
	Dim View As AcadView
	Dim iCount As Long
	Dim msg As String
	Dim ViewName As String, ViewNum As String

	' Get list of views available to plot
	For Each View In ThisDrawing.Views
		ViewList.Add View
	Next

	' Are there any named views to plot
	If ViewList.count = 0 Then
		MsgBox "There are no named views to plot.", vbInformation
		Exit Sub
	End If

	' Read and display the current plot style table path
	For iCount = 1 To ViewList.count
		ViewName = ViewList(iCount).name
	
		If ViewName = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout.ViewToPlot Then  ' Is this the current view to plot
			ViewNum = iCount
			ViewName = "*" & ViewName
		End If
	
		msg = msg & "(" & iCount & ") " & vbTab & ViewName & vbCrLf
	Next

	' Prompt user for the view to plot

RETRY:
	ViewNum = InputBox("Which view would you like to plot?" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & msg, "View To Plot", ViewNum)

	If Trim(ViewNum) = "" Then
		Exit Sub
	End If

	If Not (IsNumeric(ViewNum)) Then
		MsgBox "You must supply a numeric value corresponding to one of the views listed above.", vbExclamation
		GoTo RETRY
	End If

	' Tell the drawing which view to plot
	ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout.ViewToPlot = ViewList(CLng(ViewNum)).name

	' Make sure you tell the drawing to plot a view, not some other plot style
	ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout.PlotType = acView

	' Send Plot To Window
	ThisDrawing.Plot.DisplayPlotPreview acFullPreview
End Sub