I have an issue that is occurring on one machine but not another machine. (AutoCAD 2012) My question is, is there a tool to compare ALL the settings one one machine compared to another machine? The closest thing I have come accross is SYSVDLG but not even that shows all of the user settings/autocad settings.
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What type of issue?
Using SYSVDLG only shows you the variables.
There are many different settings that keep in .CUI, Search path, Windows (fonts).........
You have to use (findfile "....") to find out where they are.
"...is there a tool to compare ALL the settings one one machine compared to another machine?...not even [SYSVDLG] shows all of the user settings/autocad settings..."
Which settings do you think SYSVDLG might not show? (What issue are you trying to resolve?)
I'm not sure about the availability of a "tool" specifically for this purpose, but one thing you could try is to export a profile (ARG) from the "good" machine and import it onto the "bad" machine. (Be sure to export the current profile first, so you can get it back if necessary.) If there are path differences other than those based on Windows user name (which should adjust automatically), you might have to adjust those manually, which can be done by editing the ARG file before importing it, or by changing them via Options after importing.
The specific issue that is occurring is that one machine has an extra viewport that is being generated on top of a layout. I was able to reproduce the issue by using the "Import AutoCAD 2012 settings" and importing the "bad" settings unto a developer machine, thus reproducing the issue. Now what I would like to know is what is the specific differences in one machine's settings as compared to the other machine's settings. ARG Sounds like an option, is there a utility to compare one ARG file against another?
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ARG files are just text files, so any text file compare tool should work. (I don't have any recommendations.)
Have you ruled out that it is DWG based (e.g. a setting stored in a template)?
Could the drawing file used as a template have two viewports, one overlapping the other?
@dmfrazier wrote:ARG files are just text files, so any text file compare tool should work. (I don't have any recommendations.)
The file comparison tool we use is Kdiff3. http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net/
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>>Could the drawing file used as a template have two viewports, one overlapping the other?
If that was the case, then wouldn't the extra viewport show in both machines?
True. I was thinking of the simplest thing that might have gotten overlooked, since "two machines" were mentioned.
I may have also misunderstood the original question. Are you acessing the same drawing or template located at the same location, on a shared drive? Or is it the same file name located in the same location on two different hard drives?
I was able to fix the problem and get rid of the extra viewport. I started testing differences in the good and bad arg files a couple at a time. Finally, I pinpointed the problem to the "DefaultConfig" setting. This setting is actually the Default Output Device. I noticed on the bad arg it was set to a network printer. On the good arg it was set to "Microsoft XPS Document Writer". I set the bad arg to a Default Output Device of "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" by updating the following line in the bad arg file:
"DefaultConfig"="Microsoft XPS Document Writer"
That solved the issue and got rid of the extra viewport!
Thanks dmfrazier for the tip on checking the arg file settings!
Thanks to all others who commented also.
I'm glad you found the cause and resolved the issue.
I must admit, however, that the solution doesn't make any sense to me!