Problem loading LISP program

[RingSteel]

We've got one guy at our company that just got AutoCAD 2009 (the rest of us are using 2008), and he can't get one of his LISP programs to load in AutoCAD 2009.

 

The program is a lisp routine to draw steel shapes, and he downloaded it from this link:

http://www.steel-link.net/downloads/dl_detail.cfm?recordID=53

 

On his last machine, the LISP ran perfect with '08. On his new machine with '09, it's not working.

 

Here's what I've tried to get it working:

1. Copied the files to his directory C:\Program File\AutoCAD 2009\LISP\stl_sv43

 

2. Added the directory to the AutoCAD support File Search Path.

 

3. Load the program into AutoCAD by choosing "Tools", "Load Application", and selecting the "steel.lsp" to load.

 

4. AutoCAD says that "Steel Shapes - Version 4.3 now loaded. Type SS to start command.:

 

5. When typing SS and enter, AutoCAD pops up a message window saying " "base.dcl" Can't find file.", and only has one button on the message window for "OK".

Hitting the "OK" button brings up another message window saying "Error loading dialog control file.", and hitting "OK" for that window brings up another window saying "Semantic error(s) in DCL file C:\Program Files\AutoCAD 2009\LISP\stl_sv43\steel.dcl. See file acad.dce for details."

 

 

Sorry for being long winded.

 

Does anyone have an idea on how to get this running in the 09 version?

[GhostRider]

seems to run fine for me in 09, make sure you have the .DCL file in the same directory, though it could be in any in your search path..

[RingSteel]

I double checked, and he does have "steel.dcl" in the directory and the directory is in the support path.

 

The error message mentions "base.dcl", and I don't see base.dcl anywhere. I even downloaded the program again, and I don't see "base.dcl" in the download.

 

This one is stumping me so far.

[JohnM]

It could be another lisp program messing with you. they are tricky that way. Do you have any other lisp programs loaded?

Do you have another program that uses ss to start it?

Check your pgp file and see if there is a hot key using ss

Unload all lisp files, then only load the one with issues and see what happens. Also if its a lisp file you can open it and look for the call to the dialog box dcl file and see if it does call a baseDCL and also see if the path to the dcl file is hard coded (means the path is typed in the code and points to a specific path)

[RingSteel]

It's working! Thanks for the help.

 

I unloaded all the lisp programs, deleted the temp files from his computer, restarted the computer, and then reloaded just the one lisp file... and it's working like a champ!