Errors when starting AutoCAD 2010

AutoCAD menu utilities loaded.; error: bad argument type: stringp nil

I get the above when I start AutoCAD

Any Ideas

"error: bad argument type: stringp nil" is a lisp error.

Are you loading an "Acad.lsp", or "acaddoc.lsp" file at startup? If so, it may be in there.

If you are not sure of the answer to the above, paste this at the command line (one at a time)

(findfile "Acad.lsp")

(findfile "acaddoc.lsp")

Do either return a path?

(findfile "acaddoc.lsp")

thats the one that returns nil

rkm: Would a Repair be recommended in this situation or are we not quite at that point yet?

rkm: Would a Repair be recommended in this situation or are we not quite at that point yet?

Straight OOTB obviously there isn't any lisp code that will cause this error.. hence my thought towards finding the offending code.

And running a repair won't delete, replace or modify a user file like "acad.lsp"

(findfile "acaddoc.lsp")

 

thats the one that returns nil

So there is an "acad.lsp" somewhere (you should have the path now).

Find this file, and temporarily move it to some other directory (something AutoCAD can't find, like C:\temp maybe?)

Launch AutoCAD again and see if you get the same error message.