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Code Red => VB(A) => Topic started by: Matersammichman on December 11, 2006, 03:13:05 PM

Title: Startup Suite
Post by: Matersammichman on December 11, 2006, 03:13:05 PM

Can vba be used to load applications (ARX) into the startup suite? :?

Title: Re: Startup Suite
Post by: rkmcswain on December 11, 2006, 03:48:14 PM

Not sure, but I would avoid the startup suite if possible.

Can you just create/append the acad.rx file instead?

Title: Re: Startup Suite
Post by: David Hall on December 11, 2006, 04:14:34 PM

i agree wth ^

Title: Re: Startup Suite
Post by: Kerry on December 11, 2006, 04:19:58 PM

i agree wth ^ & ^

Title: Re: Startup Suite
Post by: Matersammichman on December 11, 2006, 04:34:22 PM

Where do I find Acad.rx?

Title: Re: Startup Suite
Post by: Kerry on December 11, 2006, 04:58:48 PM

If it doesn't exist in your ACAD path
.. check with this lisp from the ACAD command line ( findfile "ACAD.RX") ..
you can make it ... just a simple text based file containing the  names of the .arx's you want loaded.

eg :
AcVba.arx
mySuperDuperProgram.arx

Title: Re: Startup Suite
Post by: Bryco on December 11, 2006, 06:46:55 PM

In case you didn't know. you can check for version the load the applicable arx
Application.LoadArx (strYadaYada.arx)   

Title: Re: Startup Suite
Post by: Matersammichman on December 12, 2006, 07:56:48 AM

Sorry folks, I'm arx illiterate...

1. How do you edit/append an arx file? I didn't think they were readable...
2. Was "RX" correct, or was that supposed to be "ARX"?
3. Can someone give a simple example of writing an Arx file (as a txt file) to load an application when Cad is started (please)?

Title: Re: Startup Suite
Post by: Chuck Gabriel on December 12, 2006, 08:22:26 AM

See the attached file (extension appended to allow attachment).

Title: Re: Startup Suite
Post by: Matersammichman on December 12, 2006, 08:27:47 AM

...and all I have to do is append the file to the name of the file I want to load, save the file with the extension rx into my support path, and voila?

Title: Re: Startup Suite
Post by: rkmcswain on December 12, 2006, 09:00:03 AM

Quote from: Matersammichman on December 12, 2006, 08:27:47 AM

...and all I have to do is append the file to the name of the file I want to load, save the file with the extension rx into my support path, and voila?

Yes.

Title: Re: Startup Suite
Post by: Matersammichman on December 12, 2006, 10:42:46 AM

Thanks!
Works perfectly! :-D

One question, what are ARX files created in/with?

Title: Re: Startup Suite
Post by: David Hall on December 12, 2006, 10:50:24 AM

usually c++ i think

Title: Re: Startup Suite
Post by: LE on December 12, 2006, 10:58:28 AM

Quote from: Matersammichman on December 12, 2006, 10:42:46 AM

One question, what are ARX files created in/with?

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ObjectARX is an API for customizing and extending AutoCAD. It provides access to a class-based model of AutoCAD drawings and interactions with the AutoCAD user. There are two related current versions of the API; one is for C++ for native compilation, and the other is for the .NET platform, though AutoCAD objects in the .NET version are not garbage collected.

www.objectarx.com