Topic: Command Line Switches

[NirantarVidyarthee]

How can I open AutoCAD 2011 with command line switches using VB.Net Express 2008 in an external application?

I have AutoCAD Mechanical installed and when I open it programmatically it opens with a profile which was last used interactively (<<ACADMPP>> or <<VANILLA>>). But I want to make sure that it opens with <<VANILLA>> profile only. Programmatically switching the profile does not work and my program crashes.

The program otherwise works fine on a machine where vanilla AutoCAD is installed.

Please help.

[MexicanCustard]

Ther /p [ProfileName] switch will load a profile from the command line.

Look at Process.Start() to start an application from code.

[nekitip]

If you do want to start nonrunning acad from external app that is running, you can always start the program with switch.
It is the same as if you have shortcut icon on desktop, or to type it in "run" of windows start menu.
in your case it may be something like "C:\Program Files\AutoCAD 2011\acad.exe /p VANILLA"
to start it in VB, you can use Shell as in: http://www.dotnetperls.com/shell
list of other ACAD switches http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=2894625&linkID=9240617

[NirantarVidyarthee]

Thank you.

Process.Start more net-ish than shell.

Assuming I get the process name or processID or handle. How do I get AcadApplication from that.

[BlackBox]

Assuming I get the process name or processID or handle. How do I get AcadApplication from that.

Here's an old example, using Excel, in this post.

[hugha]

You might find this useful:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/b5zzxthe.aspx

[Jeff H]

See my posts in Links below
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/NET/Command-Line-Switches/td-p/3941941
http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?149998-Command-Line-Switches
 

[Kerry]

See my posts in Links below
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/NET/Command-Line-Switches/td-p/3941941
http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?149998-Command-Line-Switches

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