Custom Palette Dialog Box in AutoCAD 2010

[wqinmi]

We have a custom tool in Autocad 2008 that simply prompts the user with a dialog box to pick the layout size of the drawing so that a template can be inserted. When I attempt to run this tool in Autocad 2010, it does not present the dialog box with the choices. Instead, it shows a prompt in the command area. If I just type in the correct choice in the command area, it works fine. Any idea why the dialog box is missing? I have tried the filedia command - setting it to 1 but still no go.

 

BTW - I am not versed in AutoCAD at all but I have network users who live in it. So please assume no Acad knowledge if/when you post solutions.

 

Thank you!

[SLW210]

Try _FILEDIA = 1 and/or _CMDDIA = 1

[wqinmi]

Thanks SLW210 but those commands had no effect on the problem.

[BlackBox]

This is a total shot in the dark, as I have no clue what language your customization was written in....

 

Is it possible that a dependent DCL file cannot be found in either the Support File Search Paths and/or a hard-coded path string in the source code itself, upon which the code conditionally executes a command line version?

 

(^^ That would be a pretty smart contingency plan ^^)

[wqinmi]

Thanks for the reply but I don't think so. I have 2008 and 2010 both loaded on the same PC - support file search path is identical on both. The tool works on 2008 OK but not 2010.