lisp routine won't work with WinXP

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.

 

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| 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.

 

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

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

 

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.

 

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

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.