Topic: loading llisp files over network

[whdjr]

I want to add a lisp file to run with each open command executed at each workstation (about 7) in our office.  What would be the easiest/best way to do this so that I don't have to go to each computer to set it up?

[ELOQUINTET]

send a memo teaching people how to load it themselves  

[CADaver]

We load everything from the network, menus, lisp, everything except a personal MNS for toolbar editting.  That way all I have to do is edit one file and everyone is on the same page.

[daron]

That's the way I've done it. You should only have to set up each computer's path and appload once.

[whdjr]

I already have a custom menu in place that gets loaded at each workstation so they all have the same tools created by our office.  I'm just not sure how I would go about getting a small routine to run when they open a file (every file).

So who's gonna help out?

[Mark]

read .mnl

[whdjr]

I already have an mnl file that loads with the custom menu file.

[Mark]

Ok, then what are we talking about.

[whdjr]

I am wanting to run a lisp every time someone opens a dwg, but I want to control it from one location not at each workstation.  I have a custom menu, mnl, and dll files for our tools I just don't know how to get a lisp to automatically run for each file opened.

Understand?

[Mark]

If it's in your .mnl file then it will run.
i.e. in your .mnl file
(c:runthisapp)

or

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(if (setq app (findfile \\networkdrive\\lisps\\app.lsp))
  (progn
    (load app)
    (c:runthisapp)
  )
)


[whdjr]

Thanks Mark.

That worked.  I was trying to run it without the "c:".

[Mark]

Excellent!!

[ronjonp]

You can run startup cleanup utilities via acad.lsp or acaddoc.lsp file too   .

Ron