Topic: Embed vba extension in a Drawing

[civil.eng]

Hello everyone,
I need a lisp routin or function to embed a DVB file (Autocad vba extension) into a drawing automatically from a address. Actually I know how to load and call a dvb with Lisp commands, I just need to embed it in drawing after loading it.

Does someone have any information about it ?

Thanks in advance.

[BIGAL]

You can start a lisp / VBA on open a dwg but would run say for every open is that what you want ? You could do question exit not for this dwg. Its just a case of getting the autoload lisp's in correct order, maybe use s::startup function.

[57gmc]

The only way AutoCAD provides to embed a dvb file is by using the VBAMAN command. But since it uses a dialog, there's no way to script it.

Perhaps if you explain why you need something like this, we could help you figure out an alternative.

[It's Alive!]

you can store files in an xrecord

here's a .NET sample https://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=26687.0

you may be able to do this with lisp.

-convert the file to a byte array.
-chop the array into 127 byte chunks.
-write to an xrecord

reverse it to get the file

[mhupp]

That's crazy would their be a file size limit? like anything under 1mb so a simple spread sheet?

[It's Alive!]

That's crazy would their be a file size limit? like anything under 1mb so a simple spread sheet?

Yeah, I don't know if there is a theoretical size limit, I think there's certainly a practical one, to where it just becomes painfully slow