Control the (open - saveaas) dialog box sz & position

I need to know what file has the code that controls the open & saveas dialog box.

I want to make it bigger & move it up & to the left of my screen.

This is one box that doesn't remember the last place you left it??

Thanks for any help.

mgalicki

I need to know what file has the code that controls the open & saveas dialog box.

I want to make it bigger & move it up & to the left of my screen.

This is one box that doesn't remember the last place you left it??

Thanks for any help.

mgalicki

Amazing! Not a clue?? Anyone?

Apparently patience isn't one of your virtues.

It's controlled by ARX/DLL or written in the registry. Do a little digging.

Wow, sorry I didn't realize this post was recent. I have it posted at several sites.

Thanks for the insight.

cheers,

mg

You need to hack dll in order to change it. Try Reshack.

This forum is very helpful - take it easy kolego.

Can you be more specific on reshack?

Tried reshack.com but get a page with many links.

Which one?

Thanks

Resource Hacker™ - Version 3.4.0

24 march 2002.

Copyright 1999-2002 Angus Johnson

http://rpi.net.au/~ajohnson/resourcehacker

FREEWARE utility to view, modify, add, rename

and delete resources in Win32 executables and

resource files. Incorporates an internal

resource compiler and decompiler. Works on

Win9x, WinNT, Win2000 and WinXP.

This is from read me file.

Broke my finger and is kind of hard to tape with one and left hand.

Try yourself find it.

http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/

This is it.

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

Dialog info is stored in the registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Autodesk\\Profiles

Each individual profile stores info for the AutoCAD environment including dialog box x,y positions and width & height

Select the profile that you use then click the + sigh next to Dialogs

The Save AS dialog box info is under “Save Drawing AS”

The open dialog info is under “Select File”

Change the x and y values and width / height to suit your needs. The values are hexadecimal so just change the number and keep any letter that appears with the old value (if the old X value is 14d then changing it to 5d will move it to the left)

If you use different profile in autocad you will have to make these changes in each profile.

NOTE: before making any changes to the registry you should back up the registry or the key folder in case you make a bad mistake. To back up just right click on the folder and export it to a known place then you can import it if needed to restore values.

Make these changes at your own risk.

Sweet! Thanks John, I'll let you know how it goes.

mgee