Topic: surpressing a dialogue box problem

[diarmuid]

Howdy folks,

We use a 3d add on package here called 3d+  (through AutocCAD 2007).  it’s a structural steel package.  We have 50 models or so done with this package.  We now need to export these files every night.  That’s not a problem, we set up a task and get it to run everynight.  I’ve written a lisp that will export those files in SDNF format (it’s a structural steel version of DXF format).  The only problem that I am having is that I unable to suppress the dialogue boxes that pop up.  (I have cmddia and filedia variables set to zero) but, they wont suppress goddam it,  its the 3d+ packages dialogue box.  is it possible in a lisp routine to accommodate the appearance of dialogue boxes?

Thanks in advance

Diarmuid

[CAB]

Not likely. You should contact the software designer for help in that.
They would have to provide a variable to switch off or on the dialog boxed.
Or a direct call to a subroutine that skips the dialog.

my2cents

[diarmuid]

thanks guys,  i have been on to the software people and they are looking into it.

[Guest]

Maybe add a - before the command name?  Kinda like AutoCAD's -layer command.  Probably won't work, but it's worth a shot.

[Andrea]

don't know about your 3rtd party tool...

but...

1) can you start AutoCAd without it ?
2) is there any ARX, LISP, FAS or something else to load to use file exportation ?
3) is there any DCL file for this program or do you think that is VBA module ?

[diarmuid]

thanks for the help.

adding a - to the front of the command doesnt work. i have set the "filedia" and "cmddia" vaiable to aero.

Andrea:  thanks for you help, i'll try to answer the the points.

1. No.  this software runs within autocad, and allows me to "export to SDNF"
2. I dont' think so. but i will check.
3. As far as i know, it is a DCL file.

Thanks

[Andrea]

thanks for the help.

adding a - to the front of the command doesnt work. i have set the "filedia" and "cmddia" vaiable to aero.

Andrea:  thanks for you help, i'll try to answer the the points.

1. No.  this software runs within autocad, and allows me to "export to SDNF"
2. I dont' think so. but i will check.
3. As far as i know, it is a DCL file.

Thanks

Ok.,...so maybe it's a ARX  FAS or simple LISP..
if its a LSP file....you can edit it...and try to retreive the
Variable getted from the DCL file.

[diarmuid]

thanks

i'll look into it and see how i get on.

i'll post back if if i get any results

thanks