Copyobjects creates corrupt pviewports?

I have looked through a lot of posts on (vla-copyobjects) but I can't seem to find the answer I need.

I am in DWG1 and want to open DWG2 in the background and then copy objects from DWG1 into DWG2 and then close DWG2. All in paperspace, no check required.

(setq selset (ssget))
(setq ssarray (SELECTIONSET->ARRAY selset)) ; this converts the selection set into a safe array - Thanks Frank Oquendo.
(setq tmpdoc (vla-open (vla-get-documents (vla-get-acad-object)) fullname))
(setq pspace (vla-get-paperspace tmpdoc))
(vla-copyobjects (ACTIVE-DOCUMENT) ssarray pspace)

This copies the objects but some of them are viewports and they come out corrupt or invalid. They appear correct but they list out as inactive, even though they are on. If I try to turn one on or switch to modelspace, AutoCAD crashes. Any ideas?

I also have tried setting DWG2 current and doing a pasteorig but I don't know how to reset DWG1 current. The program hangs when DWG2 is activated.

 

There have also been a number of posts about mixing activex and AutoLISP
methods (functions). It would be better for you to iterate through the
block collection selecting objects that way. Remember, Model and Paperspace
are blocks -.

jb

 

I'm not sure if I can help with your primary issue, but the hang when
acitvating dwg2 is what I would expect. See the vlisp help files regarding
MDI. It specifically addresses vlisp limitations in mdi, even working with
activex.
--
James Allen, EIT
Malicoat-Winslow Engineers, P.C.
Columbia, MO

from DWG1 into DWG2 and then close DWG2. All in paperspace, no check
required.

set into a safe array - Thanks Frank Oquendo.

corrupt or invalid. They appear correct but they list out as inactive, even
though they are on. If I try to turn one on or switch to modelspace,
AutoCAD crashes. Any ideas?

know how to reset DWG1 current. The program hangs when DWG2 is activated.

 

No, he's not trying to "open" another drawing with AutoLISP. He's
attempting to gain access to a drawing database with the ObjectDBX
interface. From then he can iterate through the blocks collection selecting
which objects to copy with the 'CopyObjects method.

So, if one wants to 'CopyObjects from the *paper_space block of a
axdbdocument to the 'activedocument you must first know which *paper_space
tab you want. Much easier with *model_space, there's only one.

To iterate through the blocks collectionn in an axdbdocument:

;assuming axdbdoc is a vla-Object pointer to a databse accessed with
ObjectDBX
(vlax-for i (vlax-get axdbdoc 'blocks)
(if (vl-string-search "*Paper_Space" (vlax-get 'name i)); it's a
paperspace tab
(vlax-for int i
;Collect objects to copy here
)))

The Model Space and Paper Space containers are merely blocks in the document
object.

A little more info on what exactly to copy might be helpful . . .

jb

 

Hi jb (James?), his last statement was all I was addressing.

James

know how to reset DWG1 current. The program hangs when DWG2 is activated.

 

Ah, I was understanding "open DWG2 in the background" to mean ObjectDBX.
Hmm. Maybe the OP will chime in and let us know what he meant?

jb

P.S. James B. ;-)

 

What I meant by in the background was that the drawing is open in AutoCAD but not active. I didn't think you could add objects to a drawing opened with DBX. I want the user to select the objects to copy from DWG1 using a selection set and then copy those objects into a series of drawings. Can this be done with ObjectDBX?

 

Yes, it just gets a little messy when you want to save the drawing opened
via ObjectDBX: There is only a saveas method - so you would save the
document "MyDrawing.dwg" to "MyDrawing-saved.dwg" . . . vl-file-delete
"MyDrawing.dwg" (or better rename to "MyDrawingBAK.dwg") and then
vl-file-rename "MyDrawing-saved.dwg" . . .. Sounds like a long way around
but it's really not programatically.

jb