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[LE]

I want to thank you Luis, that was a most enjoyable challenge! I think the last time I had that much hacking fun is when I cracked the AutoCAD "student version" flag couple years back.

 

 :kewl:

The walls can hear...... shhhhhhhhhh   hehe

Yes.... there are some other stuff hidding.... waiting to be exposed....

[MP]

I want to thank you Luis, that was a most enjoyable challenge! I think the last time I had that much hacking fun is when I cracked the AutoCAD "student version" flag couple years back.

 

 :kewl:

The walls can hear...... shhhhhhhhhh hehe

It's a matter of public record (on the desk's news server at one time). I informed Autodesk personal privately how easy it was to crack. I've never shared the info with anyone except Mr. Wengerd, nor have I ever un-edumacated any drawings. I needed to be assured we weren't getting any crap from outside sources that would corrupt our drawings, so I wrote my own utility to detect student drawings before any damage could be done. Necessity being the mother of ...

[Kerry]

Coffee break, so ...

Just testing what NET info I can get ..
 

[Peter Jamtgaard]

LE,

I am writing a course for Autodesk University and I would like to share this code with the attendees.

I will give you and the swamp credit. Can you email me your name and response off line to peter@cordecksales.com

I also have a program that I use to upload complete lisp routines into the dictionaries of a drawing. I used a vba macro to unpack them.

With this workaround I think I can bypass the vba and make it so the routine would run automatically without the user having the option to stop the vba macro. This would give the ability to add functionality (lisp functions) to any drawing seamlessly.

I will share the finished code with who ever wants it.

Two thumbs up !!

Peter Jamtgaard P.E.

Michael,

Very impress of all your effort... all we need to do is to place on top of our lisp file a call like:

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(vl-load-com)

(vlax-ldata-put "reactorswiz" "stickto_free_version" nil t)

(alert "this is only a test")

(defun C:TST  ()
  (alert
    "I can be self loaded if you save the drawing\nAnd the next time you open it I will be back"))

Then make a protected separate namespace VLX, have our vlx place in the same folder as our drawing, load the vlx and saved the drawing and that's it....

Have fun!
Luis.

Kerry... Beers will wait for tomorrow, we are going for a wedding in Mexicali and the sun there is really something....

[Kerry]

Like I said, entdel inside out: kill the vlo-vl object then its dictionary. Bye!

This seems to do the job ...

(dictremove (namedobjdict) "WhizGigetalsuperduperDict")

[MP]

This seems to do the job ...

(dictremove (namedobjdict) "WhizGigetalsuperduperDict")

Actually that's not enough Kerry, you have to delete the the vlo-vl object then its dictionary.

If you merely delete the WhizGigetalsuperduperDict and then save the drawing, the vlo-vl object still persists (and will still function).

[Kerry]

Hi Michael,

Works in my testing.
Run the (dictremove ...
Save ..

ahhh ..
The TST command will continue to be available in the Document untill the drawing is closed ..
but will not persist for the next time the document is Active.

So we may both be correct   sort'a

[MP]

Hi Michael,

Works in my testing.
Run the (dictremove ...
Save ..

ahhh ..
The TST command will continue to be available in the Document untill the drawing is closed ..
but will not persist for the next time the document is Active.

So we may both be correct sort'a

Re-Open that drawing and see what happens.

[Kerry]

Command: tst
Unknown command "TST".

and no in-line alert Dialog ..

[MP]

Here's what I did yesterday --

(1) I deleted the dictionary entry, left the vlo-vl object alone, saved the dwg and re-opened it. Vlo-vl object would fire. I did this a couple times to confirm.

(2) I started over and deleted the vlo-vl object, then it's parent dictionary, saved and re-opened - quiet as a door mouse.

Today --

Just performed step (1) again for shyts and gyggles; didn't fire. Did it again, didn't fire.

Damn ghosts in the machine ...

[Kerry]

hehehehe

dangers when working at the bleeding edge ..

some I know would recomend a mature bourbon.

Just a note for Luis.
Thanks. I've learnt more, and had more fun with this than has been the case for a long time ..

[MP]

hehehehe

dangers when working at the bleeding edge ..

some I know would recomend a mature bourbon.

Yep. Still, I feel more comfortable with total eradication. :pissed:

Just a note for Luis.
Thanks. I've learnt more, and had more fun with this than has been the case for a long time ..

I second that, lotsa fun.

[GDF]

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[GDF]

Please disregard my previous post, I was way off.

[LE]

Please disregard my previous post, I was way off.

 

Still, that routine is a good one, Gary.