Lisp insert commands not working

BRAAN HAGGLE

I use a series of commands that insert objects such as scales into dwg.

 

Please see the associated list menu commands

^C^C^C^PINSERT;H:/BCADD/LIBSYM/GEN/GEN2-63.DWG;\;;;

This would drop the object at the current pointer location for a single click to place, no other prompts.  Please, let me know what I need to do to make this function.

 

Thanks in advance

Stephan Bartl

Hello Braan,

This is NOT Lisp!!!!! What you are trying to use is just a macro.

Nevertheless, the solution is:

^C^C^C^P_.-INSERT;H:/BCADD/LIBSYM/GEN/GEN2-63.DWG;\;;;

Regards, Stephan

BRAAN HAGGLE

Stephan,

Thank you for clearing up that it is not lisp, as I am clearly not a programmer.  Thank you for the fix

 

I tried the modification you offered. and the prompt tells me...

Unable to recognize command "H:/BCADD/LIBSYM/GEN/GEN2-62.DWG". Please try again.

And opens the insert dialog box.  I did confirm that the path is correct and the file is there.

I would apprecaiate any additonal help you could provide.

 

Braan

 

John Gaunt

Braan, the path part might be correct although finding files that way is often hard to get right.

But ^P (ctrl-P) issues the Print command and I wonder why there is a "_" after it and what looks like a stop.

"Unable to recognize command..." means the command "insert" has not worked and the script moved onto the next part.

 

Roy Klein Gebbinck

FYI:

^P: Suppress echoes from macros (doesn't work on BC)
_: Translate the command (required if you use a different language version)
.: Use the original version of the command if the command has been redefined

Stephan's macro works fine for me. Try copy-pasting his code.

John Gaunt

When I paste "^C^C^C^P_.-INSERT"  to the command line it returns "Unable to recognize command ""^C^C^C^P_.-INSERT". Please try again."

John Gaunt

...however, there are differences in the way command line macros and macro ines in say a .mnu file are deciphered.

For that reason I try to avoid expressions which do not work in all instances.

The Script Recorder is a guide to what will work - record it and open the script file to see what's inside - if there are gaps where you expect to see something else you might expect trouble.

I believe the same applies to Acad.

Stephan Bartl

Hi John, Hi Braan,

"For that reason I try to avoid expressions which do not work in all instances."

I am not sure why, but ok, then like that:

_.-INSERT;H:/BCADD/LIBSYM/GEN/GEN2-63.DWG \  

There is 1 space after the path and there are 3 spaces at the end but you cannot see it. That's why I like the semi-colon better.

Other than that, expressions like ^C^C and the like don't work when you directly write it to the command line by hand. I guess, that is what you, Braan, must have done. They only work from inside a macro.

Stephan Bartl

And also: Hi Roy!

Thanks for the support.

John Gaunt

"For that reason I try to avoid expressions which do not work in all instances." is for just such a situation as this, where pasting to the command line might trip up for more than one reason.

Just wait til your brain is full and starting to leak - I had forgotten ^C does not work on the command line and never knew about ^P and _..

I expressed it badly, when trialling a macro I leave out code such as ^C, \H etc until I know the basic code works. Then I add those characters to the script file or menu line. The same has to be done with macros created by the script recorder.

BRAAN HAGGLE

Thank you for all the responses and examples.

 

I was able to get the following line to perfrom like a champ!!!!

^C^C^C^_.-INSERT;H:/BCADD/LIBSYM/GEN/GEN2-62.DWG;\;;;

 

I hope others can benefit from it.