Autocad 2007 menus only use command line

[Aardvark]

I'm not sure what changed but now instead of having a popup menu when I use the menu bar I only get a command line prompt. For instance, I select File/Open and instead of getting the dialog box I get a command line prompt. I am sure that there is a toggle to change this back but I can't find it. Thanks for the help.

[jdkriek]

Type FILEDIA and set to 1

Type CMDDIA and set to 1

FILEDIA system variable determines whether dialog boxes open or not, during the commands like Open and Save that use file dialog boxes. If its value is 1, then dialog boxes open. If its value is 0, then dialog boxes do not appear and the required path and options are entered from command line.

CMDDIA system variable determines whether dialog boxes open or not, during the commands that which use file dialog boxes. If its value is 1, then dialog boxes open while the commands work. If its value is 0, then dialog boxes do not appear and the required parameters are entered from command line.

There are also some operators available, which enables you to intervene instantaneously without changing these parameters. For example, when FILEDIA variable is 0 and you need to use dialog box, then it is enough to write ~ at the command line after you run the command and approve. After that, file dialog box will open. Such an operator is also available for CMDDIA. For example, let’s say you want to run the BLOCK command only once without opening the dialog box. It is very laborious first to make CMDDIA variable 0, use the command and then make it back to 1. Instead, if we enter the command as -BLOCK, dialog box will not open even if CMDDIA is set to 1.

[Aardvark]

Thanks that did it. I knew those commands existed I just couldn't remember what they were.

[jdkriek]

It happens to everyone at some point, very common issue.