DCL File alternative Location

[Efeezy]

I don't have admin rights on my work computer so I can't put the DCL file in the support folder. Is there another way Autocad can access or find the DCL folder in another location? If so can someone walk me though the steps? I have spent a few hours on google and came up with nothing

[Lee Mac]

You can save it to your working directory (the directory of the current drawing - DWGPREFIX sys var).

[Efeezy]

I am not sure what to do. I saved it on there server F:\CAD Admin\Arch Tools\Scripts. This is the location of the LISP and DCL files on our server. I also checked the tool/ options/ support file search path =F:\CAD Admin\Arch Tools\Scripts. I am still getting a load error

[satishrajdev]

It as happened with me too... Try it by saving on local drive (not on OS drive)

[rlx]

Use (getvar "SAVEFILEPATH")

 

 

In my CT routine you can find example in the CT_init section

 

 

(defun CT_Init ()
 (vl-load-com)
 (setq CT-DclName (strcat (getvar "SAVEFILEPATH") "CT.dcl"))
 (ct_write_dialog)
 (setq CT-Dcl (load_dialog CT-DclName))
 (setq CT-IniFileName (strcat (getvar "SAVEFILEPATH") "CT.ini"))
 (defun CT_Error (s)(princ s)(setq *error* CT-OldError)(CT_Exit)(princ))
 (setq CT-OldError *error* *error* CT_Error)
 (CT_MakeIniSettings)(CT_ReadIniSettings)(CT_ReadLastDataFile)
)

 

 

Our IT guy here tries to lock almost anything and after years of 'battle' , this (savefilepath) is the only thing he hasn't been able to disable ;-)

 

 

gr.Rlx

Edited October 7, 2015 by rlx

[kpblc]

Also you can use temporary files firectory to write any file(s)

[rlx]

I don't have admin rights on my work computer so I can't put the DCL file in the support folder. Is there another way Autocad can access or find the DCL folder in another location? If so can someone walk me though the steps? I have spent a few hours on google and came up with nothing

 

 

And if you really want to be bad , just make your own profile via the options command. There you can set your own paths. Also , if you can place one of your own folders at the top of the searchfilepath , you could then place there your own acad.lsp.

 

 

I did all of the above , yes , I'm bad , a bad bad dragon:twisted:

 

 

ps if your administrator has 'unwilling' profile : http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Start-AutoCAD-with-different-profiles.html

 

 

 

Gr. Rlx

Edited October 7, 2015 by rlx

[Lee Mac]

I am not sure what to do. I saved it on there server F:\CAD Admin\Arch Tools\Scripts. This is the location of the LISP and DCL files on our server. I also checked the tool/ options/ support file search path =F:\CAD Admin\Arch Tools\Scripts. I am still getting a load error

 

Does your code specify a full path in the load_dialog expression, or just a filename?

 

You may need to add a findfile expression to the code, as findfile will search the working directory, whereas I believe the load_dialog function will only search the AutoCAD support file search paths.

 

Could you post the section of code which locates & loads the dialog?