creating custom menu

I am trying to create a dialog box in AutoCAD 2004, But I mite need 2 or 3 Dialog boxes.

I like the way the “OPTION” dialog box was made. It has tabs up top.

Dose anyone know how to create this “TABS”.

To see what I mean, Autocad 2004 and newer version, select “Tools” & at the bottom “Options”.

I look all threw the mnu files and couldn’t find how to create tabs.

Can anyone help?

You can have tabs in VBA forms a bit easier than dialog boxes.

Do you need tabs or just individual dialog boxes you can click on an option in a dialog box and it brings up another new dialog box etc etc when closed goes back to original.

That was how we got round say having to have about 8 tabs in a drawing setup phase. Scale = box, paper size = box wall thick = box etc behind it all default values.

Probably need more info here as to what your menus are trying to do. There is no problems in 2004 in having multiple dialog boxes.

The "Tabs" should be visible when your toolbox is displayed. The toolbox is the window that shows command buttons, options buttons, etc - when you are designing a form.

There are two types: One that says "tabStrip" and one that says "MiltiPage". Hover your mouse over the different controls to see which is which.

The Multipage is the easiest to use. The tabstrip uses less memory but requires more coding.

Drop a "Multipage" onto a form and size it. Right-Click on one of the tabs to add or remove pages.

Each "Page" in the control will show up as a separate control in the control properties. if you need to access the parent "Multipage" control properties, click a page, and when its properties show up, click the drop down list at the very top of the properties page (Where it says "Page1 Page" and you can select the Multipage parent control from there.

Drawing setup, Cover sheet, Title Block set-up, and Legend set-up!

It would be nice to have one dialog box and just click on a tab to go to the next page, but what ever is easlyest to create.

Individual dialog boxes is OK.

just trying to stream line are work stations.

I work for a HVAC Company, we design and do up-grades.

VBA with tabs or multi boxes is very easy. Do you have the code to go with the boxes already?

Easy for you, I'm still learning lisp. VBA that different. I just started trying to learn VBA what little time I have.

Take is way I’m looking for one that someone has done so I can modify it.

So no I don't have the code. I have a program that will make dialog boxes and lisp code, but you have to know a little bit about lisp to complete the code to make it work.

The program I'm using is "Ksoft DCL & Lisp Generator".

The Ksoft ware program will not create tabs

After 26 years of drafting I'm kicking my self for not taking the time to learning lisp or VBA.

And now I have to many projects I'm working on now.

That is why I look to my fellow CAD friends here at CADTutor for help.

The program I'm using is "Ksoft DCL & Lisp Generator".

The Ksoft ware program will not create tabs

DCL does not support "tabs"

If you are sticking with lisp, then look into ObjectDCL.

Easy for you, I'm still learning lisp. VBA that different. I just started trying to learn VBA what little time I have.

Take is way I’m looking for one that someone has done so I can modify it.

So no I don't have the code. I have a program that will make dialog boxes and lisp code, but you have to know a little bit about lisp to complete the code to make it work.

The program I'm using is "Ksoft DCL & Lisp Generator".

The Ksoft ware program will not create tabs

After 26 years of drafting I'm kicking my self for not taking the time to learning lisp or VBA.

And now I have to many projects I'm working on now.

That is why I look to my fellow CAD friends here at CADTutor for help.

Does anyone know where I can purchase the full version of KSoft's program?

Rather than tabs you can have buttons that look like tabs