Previous CanonicalMediaName

In 2004 and earlier versions, I was able to capture the CanonicalMediaName for the previous plot by capturing it in the AcadDocument_ObjectModified event by capturing the conical media name for the first instance of the iacadlayout object being modified. For some reason, this does NOT work in 2005. The AcadDocument_ObjectModified event will not return the previos plot settings in AutoCAD 2005 unless the user has selected the save changes to layout option or apply to layout button and you can't rely on the user selecting this option.

Any help is GREATLY appreciated!!!!


Dim PaperWidthList(10000) As Double
Dim PaperHeightList(10000) As Double
Dim MediaNameList(10000) As String
Dim plotDevicesList(10000) As String
Dim i As Integer
Sub AcadDocument_ObjectModified(ByVal Object As Object)
On Error Resume Next
If TypeName(Object) = "IAcadLayout" Then
i = i + 1
ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout.RefreshPlotDeviceInfo
MediaNameList(i) = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout.CanonicalMediaName
plotDevicesList(i) = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout.ConfigName
ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout.GetPaperSize PaperWidthList(i), PaperHeightList(i)
End If
End Sub