lisp routine won't work with WinXP

[jmg62699]

I have a lisp routine that I downloaded from the Cadalyst Magazine website that I was using with AutoCAD 2002 and Windows 98 ("Al's Steel Mill", March 2002). It is quite complex, involving a dialog box and several support files. I recently recieved a new computer with Windows XP. I installed all my software and reloaded my lisp routines. All but this one work, and I really have no experience with this sort of thing. I tried to contact the original author, but my email went unanswered. Any ideas? I don't want to give up this particular tool because I have come to depend on it.

 

[R. Robert Bell]

What is the error message? Turn the VLIDE's Break On Error feature and you can then use the Last Break button to find the offending statement.

 

[Jeff Mishler]

Sounds like you didn't include the path to the lisp file and it's supporting files in the acad support path. I just ran it in 2 drawings, one drawing was in the same directory as the lisp (make that directory part of the support path automatically) and one drawing in my normal work directory....the first one worked fine, the second resulted in the result you describe....

HTH,
Jeff

I don't get any error message. When I type the command, the Command line

goes blank for a moment, then I can continue working normally as if I had done nothing at all.

 

[jmg62699]

Do I have to include each individual subfolder? I have all my lisp files in one folder (along with my custom toolbar files, etc.)and I added that path to both the support file search path and the working support file search path.

 

[Jeff Mishler]

Yes, autocad uses only the folders listed, not that folder's sub-folders....

Do I have to include each individual subfolder? I have all my lisp files

in one folder (along with my custom toolbar files, etc.)and I added that path to both the support file search path and the working support file search path.