Can anyone help me write and open.lsp?

I'm using AutoCad 2009 and I used to use before (command "open" "") to invoke the open command, but now its not working, I have seen many visual lisp routines that use open but are specific to a file name. I dont want to open a specific file I want to choose the file via the AutoCad open command dialogue box.

Can anyone help me with this?

I'm using AutoCad 2009 and I used to use before (command "open" "") to invoke the open command, but now its not working, I have seen many visual lisp routines that use open but are specific to a file name. I dont want to open a specific file I want to choose the file via the AutoCad open command dialogue box.

Can anyone help me with this?

Check this value

command: SDI

The value for SDI = 0 I want to be able to open multiple drawings at one time.

Thanks

what about calling a dialog box first then pass the value to vla-open

(setq filename (getfiled "Select Filename to open:" "" "dwg" 8 )

BTW: does this have something to do with the other thread you started?

Hi pBe,

Thanks but I know nothing of via-open could you please show mw how the code might look like

Thanks

yes it does

 
(defun c:test4u  ()
(setq filename (getfiled "Select file to open read-only" "" "dwg" 4))
          (vla-activate
            (vla-open (vla-get-documents (vlax-get-acad-object)) filename :vlax-false))))

The reason I want to define my own open is I want to include a subroutine from my other thread called (diary) that records all my time for each job (drawing) I work on each time I open a file.

I know the "Getfile" command is one way but is there any way of invoking the normal AutoCAD "OPEN" and just before I can slip in my (Diary) subroutine.

Thanks.

I would suggest the Moderators shoudl merge this thread with the second one you posted:

Then we'll pick up form there.