Help with printing pdf through script

[Cholomanchuten]

Pretty specific problem.

 

If am printing a PDF file through a script. So, I use the -plot command and run the following script:

 

-plot

y

model

DWG to PDF.pc3

ISO A4 (210.00 x 297.00 MM)

millimeters

landscape

n

window

-1000,-200,0

3500,2600,0

Fit

Center

yes

.

yes

a

NAME-OF-PDF-FILE

n

y

 

nice, and works perfectly, but the problem is that AutoCad NEVER asks where to save this PDF File. It's a miracle that i found it in My Documents. There must be a default path where CAD saves my PDFs, written somewhere. But i can't find it so i can change it! Anyone has a clue?

[alanjt]

Go to your printers folder and you'll find it under the settings for the PDF printer. Are you using Adobe?

[Cholomanchuten]

Thanks alanjt, but i can't find it. As I said, i use the printer named DWG to PDF.pc3

 

However, when i access the printer properties i can't find anywhere the default path.

I add a picture:

 

[rkmcswain]

 

nice, and works perfectly, but the problem is that AutoCad NEVER asks where to save this PDF File.

Actually, it does and you have it in your script (NAME-OF-PDF-FILE)

 

 

It's a miracle that i found it in My Documents. There must be a default path where CAD saves my PDFs, written somewhere. But i can't find it so i can change it! Anyone has a clue?

 

If you do not include a path with the file name, it will go to the current directory (just like if you are doing it manually and the dialog comes up) - and generally the current directory is "My Documents"

 

It does not have anything to do with properties in the PC3 file

[Cholomanchuten]

Right! But that also brings problems, because if i put the Path that i want in the script:

 

C:\Documents and Settings\claudio\Escritorio\Name-Of-The-File

 

CAD only takes C:\Documents as valid! I think it's because it is a script and he takes the " " (space) as an enter, but that worked well in the previous statements (DWG to PDF.pc3 should have been taken as DWG only, for that matter). So CAD doesn't get PATHS through script :S

 

I upload picture:

 

[KJB]

Try

C:\Docume~1\claudio\Escrit~1\Name-Of-The-File

[alanjt]

Either put it in quotes "blah" or wrap it in a bit of code (strcat "blah")

[Cholomanchuten]

Both suggestions work!

 

Perfect then! Now I won't have my pdfs scattered all over my disk!

 

Thanks a lot.

[Cad64]

I have renamed this thread.

In the future, please name your threads according to the problem you are having.

[alanjt]

I have renamed this thread.

In the future, please name your threads according to the problem you are having.

But that might make it easier for someone else, down the line.