Opendcl does not work when compiling .des using separate namespace toggle.

I noticed this last week, so untoggled the checkbox for a bit.
I would post a support request, but wanted this to be public as others will benefit, and its no rush.
What happens if separate namespace is the .des functions say the odcl functions are unknown.
To solve this, do I simply need to add a (vl-arx-import ODCLFILE) statement like I do for autocad?
I tried that with no luck, same error. Is there some other function for bcad?
I can figure it out, but others will need the answer too.
thx