CUI File not loading onto current workspace

[Bungkai]

So I've made a CUI file that contains a large number of menus and menu items and am trying to load them at start up. I've used this:

 

(command "_cuiunload" "[name of customization]")
(command "_cuiload" "C:\\Users\\[username]\\Desktop\\CUI\\[cui file]")

 

And what ends up happening is that it will unload it (because i want to be able to apply updates to the cui file online, download it, put it in the same location, then reload the cui file) then load the same cui file into Autocad. BUT. What ends up happening is I get my menu in every single workspace EXCEPT for the one that I am in. I NEED IT WORKING in the one I'm working in.

 

Sorry if I posted in the wrong location. I'm using some LISP and am open to using VBA to get this working as well.

 

edit: using AutoCAD 2016 if that matters at all.

 

I've also tried appending this to the above code

 (menucmd "Gacad.Express=+[name of customization].[Name of root popup menu]")
 
To no luck either unfortunately.

Edited November 11, 2015 by Bungkai

[iconeo]

So I've made a CUI file that contains a large number of menus and menu items and am trying to load them at start up. I've used this:

 

(command "_cuiunload" "[name of customization]")
(command "_cuiload" "C:\\Users\\[username]\\Desktop\\CUI\\[cui file]")

 

And what ends up happening is that it will unload it (because i want to be able to apply updates to the cui file online, download it, put it in the same location, then reload the cui file) then load the same cui file into Autocad. BUT. What ends up happening is I get my menu in every single workspace EXCEPT for the one that I am in. I NEED IT WORKING in the one I'm working in.

 

Sorry if I posted in the wrong location. I'm using some LISP and am open to using VBA to get this working as well.

 

edit: using AutoCAD 2016 if that matters at all.

 

I've also tried appending this to the above code

 (menucmd "Gacad.Express=+[name of customization].[Name of root popup menu]")
 
To no luck either unfortunately.
Have you considered using a cui enterprise file? That's how I deploy to all of my users. They all have it setup as enterprise and I have it as a partial.

[Bungkai]

I have yet to look into enterprise cuis yet. Could you give me a brief rundown?

[Bungkai]

Have you considered using a cui enterprise file? That's how I deploy to all of my users. They all have it setup as enterprise and I have it as a partial.

 

Also, I would need to note that it would be customers that I am making the changes for

[iconeo]

We have a single company CUI that I load the standard way. All of my users load this same CUI, from a network location, that is added from the options (Files>>Customization Files>>Enterprise Customization File).

 

This keeps the CUI in read/write mode for me and in a read only mode for all other users. I can push out updates to the CUI at whim. When I make a change a user can either restart AutoCAD or I have a button that runs the following LISP (ty Lee Mac):

 

(defun c:ReloadEnterpriseCui (/ ext ent main wscurrent)
 (if
   (and
     (setq ext (if (< (atoi (getvar 'acadver)) 18) ".cui" ".cuix"))
     (findfile (setq ent (strcat (getenv "EnterpriseMenuFile") ext)))
     (findfile (setq main (strcat (getenv "MenuFile") ext)))
     (setq wscurrent (getvar 'wscurrent))
     )
    (progn
      (setenv "EntepriseMenuFile" main)
      (command "._menu" "")
      (setenv "EntepriseMenuFile" ent)
      (command "._menu" "")
      (if (/= "" wscurrent) (setvar 'wscurrent wscurrent))
    )
   (prompt "\n** One (or both) CUI files not found ** ")
 )
)

[Bungkai]

Would this work in the same way if clients at home were to download it from a server?

[iconeo]

As long as you have your image references setup properly it should.

[Bungkai]

As long as you have your image references setup properly it should.

 

Okay so I'm not sure I quite understand this whole thing. You press a button which runs the above LISP code you've posted and that LISP code will automatically find the cui file in a certain network location and make the change.

 

The enterprise CUI/CUIX file.... is it any different from a main customization file?

 

And the first time loading process. For me, I would be loading it with CUILOAD every single time if I want to make the change.

 

What about the clients? They manually go to options (Files>>Customization Files>>Enterprise Customization File)?

 

 

 

 

 

edit: Just wondering if there is a quick fix for my problem. Because I don't see why it would show up in ALL other workspaces except the one I loaded into AutoCAD with.

 

And also just in case I haven't been clear enough.. say I have 3 workspaces. 'Default', 'Personal', 'Work'. I close AutoCAD in the workspace 'Work'. I then load cui file that runs this code on start up:

 (command "_cuiunload" "[name of customization]")
(command "_cuiload" "C:\\Users\\[username]\\Desktop\\CUI\\[cui file]")   

 

I get nothing in the workspace 'Work'. I switch to 'Personal' workspace, this workspace got the cui change. 'Default' also got it. And if I were to close AutoCAD in 'Personal', then 'Personal' would not get the cui change but the OTHER two workspaces do. Please help, this is driving me insane.

Edited November 12, 2015 by Bungkai