Opening a drawing through the command line

[Wdobbin]

I am trying to create a lisp that opens a template file"sheet1" from a specific folder the code is as shown below however it is not working, any help would be appreciated.

(SETVAR "FILEDIA" 0)
(COMMAND "_OPEN" "C:/Data/Working/TEMPLATE/Sheets/Sheet1")
(SETVAR "TILEMODE" 1)
(COMMAND "-XREF" "O" "C:/Data/Working/TEMPLATE/XR_Aerial_2021.dwg" "0,0" "1" "1" "0")
(SETVAR "TILEMODE" 0)
(SETVAR "FILEDIA" 0)
(COMMAND "_SAVEAS" "C:/Data/Working/SAVELOCATION/310204874-01-001-C016")
(COMMAND "_CLOSE")
)

[Steven P]

Can I guess that it is 'not working' after the line (COMMAND "_OPEN" "C:/Data/Working/TEMPLATE/Sheets/Sheet1") - the LISP is running in one drawing and when you open another the focus changes to that drawing.. which isn't running the LISP routine, and so it will all stop. Someone might be along to show how to make it work, not something I have needed to do really.

[SLW210]

Maybe THIS SOLUTION by LEE MAC

 

 

[exceed]

copy files to destination folder

add that lisp appload > contents > start up suits (except open command)

open all of the drawing. saveall command -> closeall command

complete. then delete lisp in start up suits

 

script or open function is high level. but this way is simple for me

 

 

[mhupp]

Are you trying to make a title block by opening the template and then attaching the drawing to it thought xref?

seems kinda backwards. read over this.

 

[BIGAL]

Just save all your code as a script should work. You can write script file as part of a lisp do change the filenames etc last line is (command "script" "scriptname")

 

Note remove last ) not needed.

Edited December 16, 2021 by BIGAL