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Seth, getting error on file. Any ideas?
Command: 4insp
-Insert Enter block name or [?] <4insp>: C:Documents and SettingsOwnerMy
DocumentsLAYOUTMISCELLANEOUSinsp.dwg
Invalid block name.
; error: Function cancelled
Travis,
From what I can see, where it reads “DocumentsLAYOUTMISCELLANEOUSinsp.dwg”, it is missing the 4 before the insp.dwg.
Hope this helps,
Sethp.s. Email me (seth77@ptd.net) your phone # if this doesn’t clear things up, and hopefully we can figure this out.
This coming from the guy that was creating databases in the early 90’s – now that’s scary in a good way.
That’s pretty cool, Tom. What program did you use? I don’t know if Microsoft Access was around in the early 90’s?
Don’t be shocked, Seth:
Microsoft Works. First programs of the kind I ever used. I think I got my first copy on my brandy-newbie 8088 Computer. We shelled out the big bucks to get the brand new VGA monitors just coming out. 1989 (?), had an enormous 120 megabyte hard drive.I think it was the picture of the rose that got me. Real purty and a full 16 whatevers of vibrant color.
Leisure suit Larry only had RGA, or whatever, but it was the first game we got (with the computer.
$3,300.00. Seriously.
I think the RAM memory was 684 K, or something, but the first one we got for the shop had the math co-processor to work reeeeeeeeaaaaaalll fast.
I have to commend everyone for not talking the obvious joke path regarding the “LISP” part of thith thwead.
Oh crap, I just ruined it.
Yeah Tom, computers sure have came a long way since 1989. I was still using my parents’ Tandy 1000 then – mostly just playing games.
Seth, Yes we got it working. Had to do a little trickery. for some reason the 4 shows up as a little square. Believe it or not I think that is some chineese simble. Deleted the 4 and all worked well.
I had a computer guy do it for me .. now he is gone and I am not sure how to duplicate though..
this is what we ended up with. I also just figured out how to duplicate it.
(defun c:4insp ()
;define the function
;**********************************************************
;Start of Command Function
(command “-Insert” “C:/Documents and Settings/Owner/My Documents/LAYOUT/MISCELLANEOUS/insp.dwg” pause “” “” “”
“_Explode” “Last”
) ;End Command
;End of Command Function
;**********************************************************
(princ)
;finish cleanly
) ;end of defunI don’t get it guys.
You need to actually type in commands in Auto CAD still? Or is that for the toolpathing?Travis,
Where are you getting the little box at? Is it when the note is inserted in the drawing? Your code looks fine. If you have any specific notes that you would like to insert, let me know and I’ll try to help. Lisp goes way beyond inserting notes though. You can change properties of objects and create objects automatically, among many other things.Tom,
I’m going to be posting a blog entry within the next couple days that shows how to run commands through custom toolbar buttons, and also have one in the works for running commands through custom menus. Although, for commands with one or two letter shortcuts, I find it quicker to type in the commands instead of selecting them from a toolbar or menu.Have a nice evening,
Seth
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