Rtext Plot Stamp - Filename problem

[absolutsnwbrdr]

We are having an interesting issue in my office, and I can't seem to figure it out....

 

In all of our drawings, we use an block as a plot stamp... in the block, there is one item: an rtext string that contains the following:

 

$(getvar, "dwgprefix") $(getvar, "dwgname") $(edtime, 0, MON DD","YYYY - H:MMam/pm)

 

 

When we plot or publish, most of our computer will spit out the current file path and date, etc, and everything is great!

 

 

But on one of our computers, instead of plotting the actual file path, it will plot the temporary file location instead.

 

 

Has anyone else experienced this? Any idea why this is happening?

[mdbdesign]

You sure about file location?

[absolutsnwbrdr]

Yeah, my computer will plot it correctly, but the one guy cannot get it to plot right.

[mdbdesign]

Did you try to edit block on his computer?

[absolutsnwbrdr]

No because the file is on our network, and potentially anyone in our office may need to access/edit it. I don't believe the block to be at fault at all since it works fine on other computers.... i think it must be some system variable causing the fault.

[Shtevil]

We use a piece of Mtext in our titleblock with the following fields instead of Rtext.

 

File Name %%

Layout Name %%

File Location %%

Plotted by %%

Plot date %%

 

It works every time.....set the fieldeval system variable to "31" and the fields will update on open, regen, plot and save.

[Denny]

This was awesome. I didn't know you could put code in text boxes. Graduated in 96. Somewhat embarrassing. Thank you. works perfect!