vlax-ldata vs dictionary functions

How very annoying this is ...

Opening an AutoCAD 2000 format file.
Regenerating model.
Restoring Ldata->Restoring Ldata->Restoring Ldata->Restoring
Ldata->Restoring
Ldata->Restoring Ldata->Restoring Ldata->Restoring Ldata->Restoring
Ldata->Restoring Ldata->Restoring Ldata->Restoring Ldata->Restoring
Ldata->Restoring Ldata->Restoring Ldata->Restoring Ldata->
AutoCAD menu utilities loaded.

Any recommendations on using ldata in drawings ? I've run across past
articles about some serious bugs which corrupted DXF and drawing files
in AutoCAD 2000 versions. Is there any real difference between using
vlax-ldata-put, -get, -delete functions vs. dictadd, dictsearch
dictremove functions ? Currently I've just been storing data as camma
delimites strings in xdata '("APPNAME" (1000 . "A,B,C,D,E")) in a hidden
block. However managing a baseblock and layer states transparently
has been awkward at best and a bit slow compared.

In any event the above AutoCAD command prompt looks very sloppy and
unprofessional, doesn't seem like something one would promote as a nice
feature for VL and honestly whats the point of even prompting this, it
tells a person nothing.


Regards,

Jesse Danes

 

Yes, avoid it like the plague.

Terry

 

Yes, avoid it like the plague.

This is my general feeling as well. Infact I just experimented with
saving a 2002 format drawing containing ldata, as an R14 DXF format
closed and reopened it. It crashed AutoCAD with a FATAL ERROR, locked
up my system and I ended up having to reboot.

Has Autodesk issued a patch or atleast a warning about this ? The
amount of damage this could potentially cause and the development time
and rework it could cost just leaves me dumbfounded.

Guess I will just stick to my original method of using xdata.


Jesse Danes