Missing the "Open File" dialog box

[siderus]

OK I don't know how this happened but I am quite annoyed at this. Anyway, normally when I would go under the file menu and click open to open a file you get this fancy little window that would allow you browse folders in order to find the particular file you would like to open. Well for some reason now when I select open the little window doesn't appear instead down the bottom of the page it is asking my to type in the file. Now sure I could do that and for the time being I will, but what did I do for this happen and can anyone tell me how to fix this. By the way I am running Autocad 2002 yes I know upgrade. Thanx in advance.

[lpseifert]

Set Filedia=1 <yawn>

[dumfatnhappy]

also, the ~ (tilde) at the command promt will bring up the dialogue box.

[Cad64]

For future reference, you should choose a suitable name for your thread so that others will be able to find it when searching. For instance, you could name this one "File open dialog not opening", or something like that.

[siderus]

Thanx for the help the filedia command worked. I know it was an easy one. Anywho any thoughts as to how this may have happened. in the first place.

[siderus]

For future reference, you should choose a suitable name for your thread so that others will be able to find it when searching. For instance, you could name this one "File open dialog not opening", or something like that.

K thanx appreciate it

[lpseifert]

Thanx for the help the filedia command worked. I know it was an easy one. Anywho any thoughts as to how this may have happened. in the first place.

Could be you aborted a lisp routine mid-stream, and it didn't have error control to reset the variable.

[Alan Cullen]

This may help to explain it. It is from the new FAQ:

The PICKFIRST variable controls whether objects may be selected before, or before and after a command is invoked. This affects all commands requiring objects to be selected: MOVE, COPY etc.

The settings for PICKFIRST are:

0 Turns off PICKFIRST; select objects after a command is invoked.

1 Turns on PICKFIRST; select objects before or after a command is invoked.

A reasonable explanation for PICKFIRST continually resetting to 0 is:


Poor lisp programming. A lisp routine has been created which requires PICKFIRST to be changed in order for the lisp routine to work, but PICKFIRST has not then been reset to its original setting at the end of that lisp routine.
An Error Handler has not been included in the lisp routine.
Either way, PICKFIRST remains set as it was altered to during the lisp routine.

An Error Handler should be included in every lisp routine so that any variables or settings changed by the lisp routine will be reset to their original values should the user exit the routine by hitting the ESC key.

There are two ways to reset PICKFIRST to 1:


Type PICKFIRST at the command line and set it to 1.
Go to menu TOOLS > OPTIONS > SELECTION > Selection Modes > Noun/Verb check box. If checked, PICKFIRST is set to 1.