Topic: Lisp and startups

[Viktor]

I don't lisp much, only enough to execute vb stuff. So my question is this:

If I have a lisp routine that is in my appload\contents, so it is loaded on startup, is this lisp routine executed every time a new drawing is opened? so s::startup is triggered on every startup, correct?

If this is true, and in my startup routine I have a section where I vl-file-copy a bunch of files from the network to the local drive, does this mean that these files are copied down everytime a files is opened?

If so, is there a way to prevent this, maybe only trigger on startup of application?

Thanks,
Viktor.

[ronjonp]

They do run with every opened drawing. You could add the /b switch in your acad shortcut and point it to a script file that launches the routine only on acad startup.

[uncoolperson]

is ACADLSPASDOC what you are looking for?

[Viktor]

yea, my problem is that we distribute all of our functions via one lisp routine added to the contents of the appload command. We do not utilize acad.lsp for startups. And there's a portion of the startup code that I do want to have run on every document, but a portion I don't.

Is there a way to check if autocad is starting up fresh or just opening another drawing?

Thanks,
Viktor.

[T.Willey]

You can set a global variable through the Acad session, and just check to see if it's set.  If not, then run the code.  Look at 'vl-propagate'.

[Viktor]

You can set a global variable through the Acad session, and just check to see if it's set.  If not, then run the code.  Look at 'vl-propagate'.

This is going to work. Thanks Willey.

[T.Willey]

You can set a global variable through the Acad session, and just check to see if it's set.  If not, then run the code.  Look at 'vl-propagate'.

This is going to work. Thanks Willey.

You're welcome.  Just make sure the global variable isn't something simple that some random code could overwrite.

[rkmcswain]

If so, is there a way to prevent this, maybe only trigger on startup of application?

Assuming ACADLSPASDOC = 0 (the default value), then "Acad.lsp" is only loaded at application startup.