Topic: Create New CUI

[Oak3s]

Is it possible to create a new cui via lisp? With help from those here I have a routine to set the main cui and the enterprise cui. What I would like to do create a fresh/blank cui and then set that as the main. Any help is appreciated.

[Patrick_35]

Hi

Yes, simply create a text file with the extension mns and then using a partial menu's

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[Oak3s]

  That was awesome! I dont know why...but it was really cool. Thank you.

[Oak3s]

Can you create a txt file through lisp without specifying location or file name? I am thinking getfiled but I dont want the dialog box.

[Lee Mac]

Yes - I sometimes create Config/DCL/LISP files in my LISP programs - just writing them to a support path. - You needn't prompt the user for a path if you can locate one yourself.

[Oak3s]

Yes - ...... - You needn't prompt the user for a path if you can locate one yourself.

Thanks but I am a little confused.

Can you do this with getfiled? How?

[Lee Mac]

Yes - ...... - You needn't prompt the user for a path if you can locate one yourself.

Thanks but I am a little confused.

Can you do this with getfiled? How?

GetFileD(ialog) is purely for prompting for a filename selection.

For a temporary file, look into the vl-filename-mktemp function 

[Oak3s]

Thanks for the help but I am having little luck with vl-filename-mktemp. Would I have to mktemp and then copy that?

For now I have resorted to copying a blank.mnl file from another location.

[Lee Mac]

If you know the directory you want to write to, just use 'open' to write the file. 

[Oak3s]

First, I meant copy a blank mns...not mnl...and

  I didnt know about open  Now I do...that sure makes things easier Thanks a lot Lee.

[Lee Mac]

First, I meant copy a blank mns...not mnl...and

  I didnt know about open  Now I do...that sure makes things easier Thanks a lot Lee.

You're welcome Oak