2005 plotting not the same as 2004?

I tried to run some code today that worked quit well in R2004.

(command ".plot" "Y" "" "postscript.pc3" "ANSI A (8.50 x 11.00 Inches)" "I" rot "N" "W" pause pause "F" "C" "Y" "monochrome" "Y" "H" "Y" fn "N" "Y"))

Now in 2005 I get:

Select Window to Plot: .plot Detailed plot configuration? [Yes/No] <No>: Y
Enter a layout name or [?] <Model>: Enter an output device name or [?] <None>:
postscript.pc3 Enter paper size or [?] <ANSI A (8.50 x 11.00 Inches)>: ANSI A
(8.50 x 11.00 Inches) Enter paper units [Inches/Millimeters] <Inches>: I Enter
drawing orientation [Portrait/Landscape] <Landscape>: Portrait Plot upside
down? [Yes/No] <No>: N Enter plot area [Display/Extents/Limits/View/Window]
<Display>: W Enter lower left corner of window <0.000000,0.000000>: Enter upper
right corner of window <0.000000,0.000000>: Enter plot scale (Plotted
Inches=Drawing Units) or [Fit] <Fit>: F Enter plot offset (x,y) or

<0.00,0.00>: C Plot with plot styles? [Yes/No] <Yes>: Y Enter plot style table
name or [?] (enter . for none) <>: monochrome
Command: Y Unknown command "Y". Press F1 for help.

Command: H Unknown command "H". Press F1 for help.

Command: Y Unknown command "Y". Press F1 for help.

And when I try to run it to the monochrome:

Command: (command ".plot" "Y" "" "postscript.pc3" "ANSI A (8.50 x 11.00
Inches)" "I" "landscape" "N" "W" pause pause "F" "C" "Y" "monochrome")
plot Detailed plot configuration? [Yes/No] <No>: Y
Enter a layout name or [?] <Model>: Enter an output device name or [?] <None>:
postscript.pc3 Enter paper size or [?] <ANSI A (11.00 x 8.50 Inches)>: ANSI A
(8.50 x 11.00 Inches) Enter paper units [Inches/Millimeters] <Inches>: I Enter
drawing orientation [Portrait/Landscape] <Landscape>: landscape Plot upside
down? [Yes/No] <No>: N Enter plot area [Display/Extents/Limits/View/Window]
<Display>: W Enter lower left corner of window <0.000000,0.000000>: Enter upper
right corner of window <0.000000,0.000000>: Enter plot scale (Plotted
Inches=Drawing Units) or [Fit] <Fit>: F Enter plot offset (x,y) or

<0.00,0.00>: C Plot with plot styles? [Yes/No] <Yes>: Y Enter plot style table
name or [?] (enter . for none) <>: monochrome
Command: nil

I tried to run it from the command line with the -plot.

Command: -plot
Detailed plot configuration? [Yes/No] <No>: y

Enter a layout name or [?] <Model>:
Enter an output device name or [?] <None>: ?

Available plot devices.
"IBM AFP 300"
"HP8000"
"\\SERVER1\HP4050_TC"
"\\FS02\HP4050PCL(Copy Room)"
"\\FS02\HP5M(Engineering)"
"\\FS02\HPColor4550(Proto)"
"HP8000.pc3"
"LaserJet 5M.pc3"
"part_carpet_diagrams.pc3"
"postscript.pc3"
Enter an output device name or [?] <None>: "postscript.pc3"
<"postscript.pc3"> not found.

It's telling me that "postscript.pc3" does not exist even though it lists it when I type in the ?.

TIA

Bill​

 

I narrowed this down to there not being a plot style called "monochrome.ctb". I can see no plot styles in the plot style manager yet the monochrome.ctb is in the same support directories as the r2004 did.
Do I have to load these into the plotsyle manager?

Bill

 

Nevermind

For some reason the plot styles weren't in:
C:\Documents and Settings\wpz\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2005\R16.1\enu\Plot Styles
Like they were when I installed R2004 so i jsut copied them over.

Works now.

Bill

 

despite the lack of replies, it's good to know...
thx

 

That's okay,

I probably was babbling faster than anyone could reply!

Thanks

Bill