Topic: converting code R14 --> R2006

[Ron Heigh]

We are upgrading our systems from AutoCAD 2002 to AutoCAD LT2006.
We will be adding the LT Toolkit on as well to enable the arx and LISP functionality.

What kind of code modifications should I be expecting for the conversion?
(will my old r14 VLisp work?)
(will my DCL work?)

Regards, Ron

[ronjonp]

We have many lisp routines that I ran in r14........they still work fine today in 2005 and 2006.

[Bob Wahr]

There are some minor modifications potentially necessary on some routines between r14 and 2006 although most should do fine as is.  Between r14 and 2006LT I can't say.

[deegeecees]

AutoDesk preserved most of the outdated Lisp functions just for legacy purposes such as your situation Ron. I say try em and if one or two fail, throw it our way and we'll fix it.

[Bob Wahr]

Autodesk didn't write LT Toolkit though so there might be more breaks than it seems there should be.

[deegeecees]

Jeff Spicoli: Relax, alright? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.

[MP]

All my 14 stuff works fine in 2006 so far; 100000 +/- lines of LISP code. Mind you I've avoided calls to command since, well, forever.

Sigh. And now having read that you are talking LT w/ the LT Toolkit I have no idea what hurdles you might encounter. It's a shame Gary D'Arcy doesn't hang out here, he surely could tell you.

[Keith™]

Hmmm, Full A2k2 to LT'06 ... upgrade? ... I dunno ... sounds like a downgrade, but who am I to judge ...

There is a program available (I think it is in the migration assistance) that checks your code for command calls that will cause problems. For the most part the code will work fine, however some command calls had different argument orders and the inclusion of a "-" before certain commands to prevent dialog popups would likely be required in R14 to '06 conversion.

As deegeecees said, post them here and we will help you fix 'em if there is a problem.

[Ron Heigh]

Thanks for the quick response everyone.
Keith, we didn't downgrade, just added a few additional LT versions to go with the full versions.
It's the LT versions I'm most worried about.

I'll post any problems I come across.

Regards, Ron

[sinc]

I would also recommend thinking about whether or not you really need those old Lisp routines.

From what I've seen, probably 80% of the Lisp written for R14 is for tasks that are now included in Autocad by default, or commands that are no longer necessary because there's something better.