Recover multiple drawings

[Dipali]

I Receive the set of draiwngs from this particular client, (they are very large projects & have lots of drawing files)

 

when i try to open any drawing it gives me that message

"UNABLE TO OPEN THIS DRAWING

IT CONTAINS INCORRECT OR CORRUPTED INFORMATION

RECOVER COMMAND MAY BE ABLE TO RESTORE THE DAMAGED DRAWING.

and than i have to open it thru file utility>recover.

 

Is there any way i can select the folder & all the files get recovered & saved, so i can open any file in normal way next time.

[ReMark]

You can probably run a batch Recover of the drawings using a script file.

[ReMark]

Here is an example of a script for running a batch Recover might look like:

 

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=2864759&linkID=9240617

 

The example shown is for AutoCAD 2000 to 2002. It might give you some ideas.

[Dipali]

Thanks Renark, but i am stuck on the first step of it itself

"On the Start menu (Windows), click Migration Assistance > ScriptPro"

i can't find migration assistance in start menu

[ReMark]

ScriptPro was originally included in a package of tools for AutoCAD 2000 - 2002 called AutoCAD Migration Assistance. That is where the reference to Migration Assistance comes from. What you need is the standalone version of ScriptPro. There is a link to download the program available at Shaan Hurley's blog Between the Lines. It is specific to AutoCAD 2007 and 2008. Here's the link to his website to get you started:

 

http://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/2007/04/download_new_sc.html

 

ReMark

[Dipali]

Thanks for the link Remark

its working great:)

[ReMark]

You might want to consider purging the drawings (more than once).

 

Do the drawings contain layouts? You might want to run AUDIT in model space (Tilemode 1) and then again in paper space (Tilemode 0).

 

Remember to save your changes (QSave) and Close the drawing.

[Dipali]

can we make it work in the background & not interfear other work by poopoing autocad window when it opens every drawing?

Also I am not good at script but when i created it as mentioned in first link, it is opening some drawings fine but wiht some drawings it is giving same message. so i may have to write script to incorporate opening all drawings with recover only

I may try to find some free time & try to creat in next few days.

too busy at the moment

[ReMark]

You want to open more than one instance of AutoCAD? One for running the script and one for normal working conditions?

 

What message ("giving same message") are you referring to?

[ronjonp]

If you can open the "master" xref file (assuming you are using xrefs) try the RECOVERALL command.

[Dipali]

You want to open more than one instance of AutoCAD? One for running the script and one for normal working conditions?

 

What message ("giving same message") are you referring to?

 

when i run the script thru scriptpro it opens another autocad & opens the drawing & runs the command >closes the autocad & this gets repeted for all the drawings selected. so the window keeps poping up for each action. even if i minimise them it again pps up when it goes to next drawing. can we make it run into backgoround

 

as for the same message, it is the message to recover draiwng & so status of those drawings are 'unsuccessful in opening the drawing'

[ReMark]

I'm not sure about making the script run in the background. I guess I did not figure on someone working at the same time the script was working.

 

Sorry, I forgot about the message you posted right at the beginning.