LISP Help please

[Rooster]

I am making one of my first tentative forays into LISP writing. All I want to do at the moment is use a LISP to run a script of mine.

 

Here's what it consists of at the moment:

 

(DEFUN C:LDS200-0 ()

(command "script" "C:\\0_LAYER PROPERTIES.scr")

)

 

The above works fine. However, my problem is that the script above is just a copy of the actual script which is on a networked drive (hosted on a different PC). I cannot get the LISP to locate the script in its actual location. In fact, the only place where the LISP can see the script is when it's directly on my C drive (ie: not even in a folder on my PC's C drive). Am I limited to placing my scripts here directly on my C drive, or is it possible for my LISP to find the script on the network drive?

[lpseifert]

Maybe something similar to this

"\\\\server\\script folder\\0_LAYER PROPERTIES.scr"

[Rooster]

Maybe something similar to this

"\\\\server\\script folder\\0_LAYER PROPERTIES.scr"

 

Thanks. I tried that, and the path that AutoCAD looked in is correct, but I end up with an invalid file name error:

 

This line in my LISP....

(command "script" "K:\\\\_LDS JOB DATA\\RE_FILES\\DRAWING SCRIPTS\\0_LAYER PROPERTIES.scr")

 

....returned this message:

"K:\\_LDS JOB DATA\RE_FILES\DRAWING SCRIPTS\0_LAYER PROPERTIES.scr": Invalid file name

[Lee Mac]

This line in my LISP....

(command "script" "K:\\\\_LDS JOB DATA\\RE_FILES\\DRAWING SCRIPTS\\0_LAYER PROPERTIES.scr")

 

....returned this message:

"K:\\_LDS JOB DATA\RE_FILES\DRAWING SCRIPTS\0_LAYER PROPERTIES.scr": Invalid file name

 

 

Looks like you're accessing a drive, and not a server location - try beginning with:

 

(command "_script" "K:\\........")

 

I'm not too good with these types of LISPs though - so there is a good chance I may be wrong

[Rooster]

Looks like you're accessing a drive, and not a server location - try beginning with:

 

(command "_script" "K:\\........")

 

I'm not too good with these types of LISPs though - so there is a good chance I may be wrong

 

Thanks, but I get exactly the same message....

[Lee Mac]

ok, this may be a long shot, but is there any way of dumping the script file into the ACAD program files (i.e. in with the support files), then include in your code:

 

(command "_script" "0_LAYER PROPERTIES")

Not sure if this will work at all, but I know that with inserting blocks, running LISPs, etc etc, if just a filename is specified, ACAD will search some default locations for that file - support files being one of those locations.

 

Worth a go all the same

[Rooster]

ok, this may be a long shot, but is there any way of dumping the script file into the ACAD program files (i.e. in with the support files)

 

I guess I could, but I'm not the only person that uses this script, so it would be a pain to have it in more than one place. Best solution is to have it on the network drive so that everyone can access it & it only needs to get edited in one place etc etc

[Lee Mac]

I guess I could, but I'm not the only person that uses this script, so it would be a pain to have it in more than one place. Best solution is to have it on the network drive so that everyone can access it & it only needs to get edited in one place etc etc

 

Good point. But now I'm fresh out of ideas

[Rooster]

Does anyone else have any ideas on this?

[borgunit]

I can throw this out there. Here is a free script program from Autodesk. May help.

 

http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/scriptpro.exe

 

Other helpful downloads:

 

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=4091678&linkID=9240898

[Rooster]

Thanks for the tip, but that doesn't solve my problem....

[borgunit]

I do not really work with scripts much but maybe we are not typing what you are expecting..

 

try

(command "_script" "K:\\0_LAYER PROPERTIES")

 

change the "K" to the drive letter you are using and use double slashes to denote folders

 

any luck?

[Rooster]

I do not really work with scripts much but maybe we are not typing what you are expecting..

 

try

(command "_script" "K:\\0_LAYER PROPERTIES")

 

change the "K" to the drive letter you are using and use double slashes to denote folders

 

any luck?

 

Nope - that doesn't work either, but I have found that using / instead of \ does! So problem solved, hooray!! Thanks all for your suggestions