Can't run macro, AutoCAD is busy.

Any idea why I get the error:

Can't run macro, AutoCAD is busy.

when I first run a VBA macro (run from the Alt-F8 dialog).
The macro runs fine after I close the message box, key ESC and restart the
command.

I found these responses:

http://discussion.autodesk.com/sear...cro,+AutoCAD+is+busy.&objID=f33&search=Search


This one seems to have a solution:
http://discussion.autodesk.com/thread.jspa?messageID=378193
so I tried it (by adding AcVBA.arx to the Startup Suite) but it didn't fix
the problem.

 

normally when I see this error is because my macro is waiting for a user
response, the macro has not totally ended or unloaded the form and you
can not have the macro call itself to repeat before ending..

 

When you find out for sure, let us all know. This happens to me for every new AutoCAD session for the first run macro. It happens for any macro and it comes and goes. I'll go months without it happening. It started up for me again in the past week. In a few weeks it will stop happening. We have about 40 or so AutoCAD users in this office on a network. It will come and go for some of the users. There are links going back for years on this.

 

I send a reply, and wonder if it was seen by other in the group. It does
not show up on my end and hate to repeat.

Autocad busy is usually a marco that has not finished cleanly or a macro
calling it self.

kevin

 

I have also experienced this feature. I have not seen it since upgrading to Map 04. In the past, one of my workarounds was to use SendKeys "{ESC}" at the end of my procedure. Maybe a couple of them. I know that's lame but I think it worked.

 

Kevin -

Your reply is here and visible. You might want to reset your
Outlook Express 6 software to "Show All". There is a setting
where you do not see your own replies.

Your post was under:

Re: Can't run macro, AutoCAD is busy.
Date:
Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:10:45 -0600
From:
"Kevin L." <>
Newsgroups:
autodesk.autocad.customization.vba

 

I get the error every time I first run the macro, unless I key Alt-F11 to
bring up the VBA editor first.

 

it shows all the replies, but a couple of times I have tried to reply to
the group if that's right and it ether does not show up or this is the
first I seen somewhere else.

Had wonder if the problem I've had is some of the headers of the
messages I've tried to reply to look screwed up more that just the
no spam in the address..

kevin

 

I don't even see the original posting now and it was here within the last
to weeks... Hope it's not over in just customization.....

kevin