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M-dub

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AutoCAD Warning Suppression
« on: September 12, 2008, 03:39:52 PM »
Hey All,

Is there a way to suppress this warning message?  We finally got our new PC's (which are pretty sweet, I might add) but we don't have all of the printers we had 'accumulated' on our old PC's.  This message will come up on THOUSANDS of drawings every time we hit the print button.

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mjfarrell

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Re: AutoCAD Warning Suppression
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2008, 03:45:46 PM »
I think this or a variation thereof helps you out:

Issue


You want to turn off the plot warning that is displayed when the printer is not configured in the system.

Solution


To prevent the plot warning from being displayed, you can create a DWORD-value key in the Windows Registry named PLQUIET and set its value to 1. Follow these steps:

Click Start menu (Windows) > Run.
In the Run dialog box, enter regedit
In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD LT\R14\ACADLT-7001:409\Profiles\<<Unnamed Profile>>\General

Note: The values "R14" and "ACADLT-7001:409" will vary according to the product version and language. This path is for AutoCAD® LT 2009, English version.


Create a new subkey named "PLQUIET" under the General key by clicking Edit menu > New > DWORD Value.
Double-click the PLQUIET key.
Enter 1 in the Value Data box and then click OK.
Close the Registry Editor.
Warning! Problems caused by improperly editing the Windows registry could render your computer operating system unusable. Microsoft provides a wealth of critical information that you need to know about the registry in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

Use the Microsoft® Registry Editor only at your own risk and only after backing up the registry as well as the system.dat and user.dat files as outlined for your operating system in the Microsoft Knowledge Base and in the related Autodesk solution TS66513. Additional information about the registry is also contained in the Help topics in the Microsoft Registry Editor.

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M-dub

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Re: AutoCAD Warning Suppression
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2008, 03:57:22 PM »
Thank-you!

I am a little confused though.  (I know... shocking, isn't it?!)

Create a new subkey named "PLQUIET" under the General key by clicking Edit menu > New > DWORD Value.
Double-click the PLQUIET key.
Enter 1 in the Value Data box and then click OK.
Close the Registry Editor.

PLQUIET already exists.  The value is 0, but I would assume that I shouldn't have to add another one, correct?

Going to give it a shot, anyway.

Thanks again.

mjfarrell

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Re: AutoCAD Warning Suppression
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2008, 03:58:48 PM »
check, Chuck       :lol:
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Michael Farrell
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M-dub

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Re: AutoCAD Warning Suppression
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2008, 04:00:49 PM »
That did it.  :)

Tried one with PLQUIET set to 0 - Received 'warning'.
Tried it again with PLQUIET set to 1 - Nuthin'!  Sweet.

Thanks again, Michael.

M-dub

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Re: AutoCAD Warning Suppression
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2008, 04:02:57 PM »
I guess I have one more question...  What ELSE does PLQUIET do that setting its value to 1 might affect?  Anyone?

M-dub

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Re: AutoCAD Warning Suppression
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2008, 04:05:05 PM »
D'oh!!!

That's a standard AutoCAD variable!  I didn't need to touch the registry.

PLQUIET

Type: Integer
Saved in: Registry
Initial value: 0

Controls the display of optional plot-related dialog boxes and nonfatal errors for scripts.

0 - Displays plot dialog boxes and nonfatal errors
 
1 - Logs nonfatal errors and doesn't display plot-related dialog boxes

mjfarrell

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Re: AutoCAD Warning Suppression
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2008, 04:05:36 PM »
It's what I do...


to follow up PLQUIET will silence babies in the night
has no impact on construction related noise
or office gossips

From the Help File:

Controls the display of optional plot-related dialog boxes and nonfatal errors for scripts.

0
 Displays plot dialog boxes and nonfatal errors
 
1
 Logs nonfatal errors and doesn't display plot-related dialog boxes
 
That is the limits of this setting.
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mjfarrell

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Re: AutoCAD Warning Suppression
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2008, 04:10:57 PM »
Actually to amplify what happened with this is that you hard coded PLQUIET into the registry,
the FIX is from an autodesk document, IN CASE drawings routinely ignore the PLQUIET setting
you get to whack those drawings into shape with this hack in the registry.
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craigr

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Re: AutoCAD Warning Suppression
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2008, 11:33:57 AM »
COOL!!

That message always annoyed me.

There is no 'PLQuiet' variable in LT, but the reg hack worked for me.

craigr

Notsober

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Re: AutoCAD Warning Suppression
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2008, 02:09:13 PM »
just 3 weeks ago I started getting this warning. Don't know why.