Howto import or setup Named Page Setups?

I have a lisp that set's up my sheets for plotting. How do I name the setup in a program without using the pagesetup
dialog box?


David

 

If you are using AutoLISP here are two ways that we do it.

First this one uses a previously created pagesetup named paper prints configured to work with our 11X17 page format.

(command "-plot" "N" "<LAYOUTNAME>" "PAPER PRINTS" "PRINT_Q.pc3" "N" "Y" "Y")

This one does the same thing but it doesn't use any previous pagesetup.

(command "-plot" "Y" "<LAYOUTNAME>" "PRINT_Q.pc3" "Tabloid" "I" "Landscape" "N" "E" "" "CENTER" "Y" "custom.CTB" "YES" "NO" "NO" "NO" "NO" "NO" "YES")

I had to type -plot at the command line and just scribble down the settings as I went to get these originally so that may be a good test for you too. Hope this helps.

 

Does this get you where you need to be or do you
have a more specific question?

(vla-add <plotConfigurationCollection> "MyName")

 

but where do you give it your name? The first example trys to load the named setup paper prints. It has to exist, I
get the error not found.

The 2nd example does not save a named setup.

MiD-AwE <>
|>If you are using AutoLISP here are two ways that we do it.
|>
|>First this one uses a previously created pagesetup named paper prints configured to work with our 11X17 page format.
|>
|>(command "-plot" "N" "<LAYOUTNAME>" "PAPER PRINTS" "PRINT_Q.pc3" "N" "Y" "Y")
|>
|>This one does the same thing but it doesn't use any previous pagesetup.
|>
|>(command "-plot" "Y" "<LAYOUTNAME>" "PRINT_Q.pc3" "Tabloid" "I" "Landscape" "N" "E" "" "CENTER" "Y" "custom.CTB" "YES" "NO" "NO" "NO" "NO" "NO" "YES")
|>
|>I had to type -plot at the command line and just scribble down the settings as I went to get these originally so that may be a good test for you too. Hope this helps.


David

 

sorry no I don't get it

"Jason Piercey" <nomail>
|>Does this get you where you need to be or do you
|>have a more specific question?
|>
|>(vla-add <plotConfigurationCollection> "MyName")


David

 

David,

What exactly are you trying to do?

Are you trying to import a plotconfiguration(s) from
another document?

Are you trying to setup and name a plotconfiguration
on the fly in the current document?

Or both/neither?

 

David, setup the page setups in your template files, then use Visual LISP to
import them.

--
R. Robert Bell


but where do you give it your name? The first example trys to load the
named setup paper prints. It has to exist, I
get the error not found.

The 2nd example does not save a named setup.

 

Sounds like he want to *create* the named page setup on the fly.

If that is so David, you can use the ActiveX object model. Just as easy IMHO
to do it the "old-fashioned way" in the templates.

--
R. Robert Bell


"Jason Piercey" <Jason AT atreng DOT com> wrote in message
David,

What exactly are you trying to do?

Are you trying to import a plotconfiguration(s) from
another document?

Are you trying to setup and name a plotconfiguration
on the fly in the current document?

Or both/neither?

 

That is what I thought, but the subject implies both.

FWIW, I use the template route.

 

Glad I'm not alone! ;^)

--
R. Robert Bell


"Jason Piercey" <Jason AT atreng DOT com> wrote in message
That is what I thought, but the subject implies both.

FWIW, I use the template route.

 

I don't understand exactly what you are trying to accomplish, but this is the way that I import page setups:

(defun Clotblackps ()
(setvar "cmdecho" 0)
(setvar "filedia" 0)
(COMMAND "psetupin" "PRA Page Setups - Plotfile-Black.dwt" "*")
(setvar "filedia" 1)
(setvar "cmdecho" 1)
(princ "\n\n*** Plotfile Black & White Page Setups Imported *** \n\n")
(princ)
)

I made a file called PRA Page Setups - Plotfile-Black.dwt with just my page setups in it and if you see in the code I put the * as the next command which imports all page setups from that file, which you can replace and just type in the name of the page setup if you just want to import one specific page setup out of that file.

Hope it helps

Jamie