Filename, revision & date

[Baber62]

Hi, I need a lisp routine to do the following if a new file has not been saved save it as [Filename - Rev 000 - Date - Time] where the user is prompted for a filename. Then after having worked on the drawing subsequently to increment the Rev by 1 and add new date and time. The time should be in the "hh-mm" format.

 

Also when the drawing is being saved it should be saved in two locations one in a superseded folder and one in the current folder.

 

I have managed to create a macro using vba which can do this for an excel spreadsheet just wondering if something similar could be created in lisp for AutoCAD drawings.

[MSasu]

You can redefine the SAVE command to act in that way.

[Baber62]

Hi Mircea, any advice on how to do this would be appreciated.

[MSasu]

A starter:

(vl-load-com)
(command "_UNDEFINE" "_QSAVE")

(defun c:QSave( / stringDate fileName )
(setq stringDate (rtos (getvar "CDATE") 2 6))

(if (eq (getvar "DWGTITLED") 0)   ;test if drawing was saved
 (if (setq fileName (getfiled "Save drawing" (getvar "DWGPREFIX") "DWG" 1))
  (command "_.SAVE" (strcat (vl-filename-directory fileName) "\\"
                            (vl-filename-base fileName)
                            "-Rev000-" 
                            (substr stringDate 1  
                            "-"
                            (substr stringDate 10 4)
                            (vl-filename-extension fileName)))
 )
)

(princ)
)

;(command "_REDEFINE" "_QSAVE")   ;to get ride later of this change

 

The above function definition should be placed in an auto-loader to be available in all drawings.

[marko_ribar]

VL-FILENAME-BASE

VL-FILENAME-DIRECTORY

VL-FILENAME-EXTENSION

VL-FILENAME-MKTEMP

 

are (VL-LOAD-COM) independent functions, so you don't need (vl-load-com) line at start of code...

 

M.R.

[Baber62]

Hi Mircea,

 

Have added the lisp routine to my autocad2011doc.lsp file so it loads up whenever AutoCAD opens up. When I type in the qsave command nothing happpens?

[MSasu]

Please consider the use of acaddoc.lsp auto-loader; the one you used is reserved for system purposes and isn't recomended to be edited by user.

 

Also, don't miss that my example is for new (not-saved) drawings only and was intended to serve as a starter for your own code.

[Baber62]

Hi Mircea ... that's where the problem lies, I am not experienced in lisp therefore would appreciate some additional help as to getting this to work.

[MSasu]

should be saved in two locations one in a superseded folder and one in the current folder.

Can you post, please, the path of that backup folder?