Loading Profiles through menu (2005)

I would like to use the "custom.mnu" that's setup with AutoCAD 2005 to load
profiles located on a network drive.

My question is, what syntax do i use in the menu to load a profile, or would
it be better to have a lisp routine in the MNL file and just call that from
the menu?
Either way, if anyone could offer an example for it, it would be greatly
appreciated. Thx!

 

I don't see an advantage here. Why not use Acad.lsp, or a Windows shortcut
that uses AutoCAD's profile switch?

--
R. Robert Bell


"The Real JD" <jorge.ducharme[at]earthtech.ca> wrote in message
I would like to use the "custom.mnu" that's setup with AutoCAD 2005 to load
profiles located on a network drive.

My question is, what syntax do i use in the menu to load a profile, or would
it be better to have a lisp routine in the MNL file and just call that from
the menu?
Either way, if anyone could offer an example for it, it would be greatly
appreciated. Thx!

 

I would definitely use the shortcut route if i wanted to enforce the same
profile each time, but we have different profiles setup so...

1. I figured that they gave the custom.mnu to make customization more
modular.
2. I wanted to give a menu in custom.mnu to switch (or import) profiles if
they weren't already set.

I know you can run scripts through the shortcut, do you think there would be
a way to have the shortcut script say "Load profile 'a' if profile a, b, c,
or d, is not current?

 

Not by shortcut.

The Custom menu not be my first choice of menus to use, since you do have a
good reason for using a menu. Custom belongs in the user's profile, so it
should not be central. And you don't really want to edit all your users
menus, do you?!

If you have a centrally located office-standard partial menu, that would be
the best choice. One menu to maintain, that way. Place your support code in
the .mnl, and the profile choices in the pulldown/toolbar menus.

--
R. Robert Bell


"The Real JD" <jorge.ducharme[at]earthtech.ca> wrote in message
I would definitely use the shortcut route if i wanted to enforce the same
profile each time, but we have different profiles setup so...

1. I figured that they gave the custom.mnu to make customization more
modular.
2. I wanted to give a menu in custom.mnu to switch (or import) profiles if
they weren't already set.

I know you can run scripts through the shortcut, do you think there would be
a way to have the shortcut script say "Load profile 'a' if profile a, b, c,
or d, is not current?