s::startup

is there a way to clear an existing s::startup? I have started using a machine a co worker used to use and he had it set up to open the properties dialog box on startup and I cant for the life of me get it to go away. any help would be appreciated. by the way, anytime is type !s::startup at the command line it comes back nill.

 

Do a search for "s::" in all the .lsp in all the 'support' pathes.
Comment out with ";" sections you don't want to fire up.
s::startup (may be hidden in .vlx) also, if this is the case, AND you don't desire any functions within that .vlx, rename it, and crank up Acad.

Bob

 

He can always 'append' to the existing s::startup.

Without you knowing about it.

Example:

(defun mystartup (/)
(if (not c:TESTPLOTPASS)(command "arx" "l"
"g:/cad_templates/lisp/ver14/arx/samp0055.arx"))
)

(setq s::startup (append s::startup mystartup))
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machine a co worker used to use and he had it set up to open the properties
dialog box on startup and I cant for the life of me get it to go away. any
help would be appreciated. by the way, anytime is type !s::startup at the
command line it comes back nill.

 

ok i should have said an x co worker. He is no longer in our department and i took over his machine so i dont thing he will be appending the startup.

 

Doesn't matter if he's there or not, if he already had it referenced.

The only way you'd know, is if you were to review to see if there are any
acad.lsp files being found or referenced within any network or local
machine. That in turn could reference an additional file thats referencing
an 'APPEND' to the existing s::startup. You'd basically have to view all
files being loaded, and see if the statement 'append' appears with
s::startup referencing the file to be append or another file to be loaded
before autocad completely loads.
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MASi

and i took over his machine so i dont thing he will be appending the
startup.

 

A text search will uncover those as well, would it not?

 

yeah, perhaps..

Just thinking of the possibility, there are ways to conceal even that.

But I doubt the individual was that smart.

 

The Properties dialog (in R2000i-R2002 anyway) is extremely powerful and I
would humbly recommend you leave it open, dock it, and reap the benefits.

machine a co worker used to use and he had it set up to open the properties
dialog box on startup and I cant for the life of me get it to go away. any
help would be appreciated. by the way, anytime is type !s::startup at the
command line it comes back nill.

 

Is there something calling it in a .mnl file?

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machine a co worker used to use and he had it set up to open the properties
dialog box on startup and I cant for the life of me get it to go away. any
help would be appreciated. by the way, anytime is type !s::startup at the
command line it comes back nill.

 

This is on a network version of autocad and i have been through every .lsp and .mnl file in the support file search path and have found nothing. would it be easier to append his startup command of properties with a properties close command. How exactly would i write that as I am absolutely lost when it comes to programming!

 

As I shown. Just substitute the command names, and any network drive paths.

and .mnl file in the support file search path and have found nothing. would
it be easier to append his startup command of properties with a properties
close command. How exactly would i write that as I am absolutely lost when
it comes to programming!

 

so it would look like this

(defun mystartup (/)
(if (not cropertiesclose)(command "propertiesclose"))
)

(setq s::startup (append s::startup mystartup))

 

To close the properties box if open.

(if (> (getvar "opmstate") 0)
(command ".propertiesclose"))

 

ok so that now would be

(defun mystartup (/)
(if (> (getvar "opmstate") 0)
(command ".propertiesclose"))
)
(setq s::startup (append s::startup mystartup))

 

Try using profiles and separate startup shortcuts
on the desktop. Practically everything is individually
customizable by profile.

Options -> Profiles

open the properties dialog box on startup and I cant for the life of me get it to go away. any help would be appreciated. by the
way, anytime is type !s::startup at the command line it comes back nill.

 

THanks for all of the help guys. I was able to fix the problem at home but not at work. I cannot seem to append whatever file is calling the properties menu so after 2 full days of searching I am going to give up and just dock the properties box. Once again thank you for all of the help.

 

The Properties dialog (in R2000i-R2002 anyway) is extremely powerful and I would humbly recommend you leave it open<<

phooie... screen eatin' POJ

IMO

 

Ok everyone, I am still working on this and have tried the above to append the existing startup but it is calling the propertiesclose command before the properties command is issued in the first place. No matter what I do, the command properties is the last one issued. I really cannot stand having this properties dialog box open all of the time. Real estate is a big issue with my monitor size so I would really like to nip this problem asap.

 

Have you tried the AutoHide feature of the Properties dialog?

 

Yes. It may not fix all of your problem, but it might be a start.