Save User Circuit Error

[njineermike]

When I select the "save user circuit to Icon menu" tool, and select a previously saved circuit for overwrite, I get the error

Error: bad argument type: stringp nil

but NOT when I select a circuit that has not been previously used. This occurs even when the previous circuits have been deleted. Any ideas? I am running ACADE 2006

[franklk]

HI,

Does this happen all the time, every time? I asked becasue when we were running '06 I saw this sometimes. Mostly when I'd try to cancel the process or try to change the description.

I must admit that later I don't recall that happening too much. Do you have all the updates installed?

With '07 I can't do it if I try.

I realize I wasn't much help, but at least you are not alone...

[Anonymous]

So far I wasn't able to reproduce your problem. Can you attach the command
line log or be more specific on when the error occurs. Normally when you
pick a "used" circuit and OK from the dialog it will ask if you want to
Overwrite. Then once you pick Overwrite it asks for the Base Point, then the
objects. Where is it failing in this sequence?

Pat Murnen

wrote in message news:5179078@discussion.autodesk.com...
When I select the "save user circuit to Icon menu" tool, and select a
previously saved circuit for overwrite, I get the error

Error: bad argument type: stringp nil

but NOT when I select a circuit that has not been previously used. This
occurs even when the previous circuits have been deleted. Any ideas? I am
running ACADE 2006

[njineermike]

Specifically, as soon as the circuit number is selected from the icon menu, the error occurrs. When one of the working circuits is selected, the copy to disk works fine.

[Anonymous]

hi

I purged before creating another circuit.. that worked for me..
I am using ace 2006

sathya.nadig@gmail.com

[twatson]

Pat,

I am experiencing the exact error which was described in 5179078@discussion.autodesk.com.

I am running AutoCAD Electrical 2006 SP2a Version Z.77.0.

I have no difficulty in creating new circuits.

When I try to redefine an existing circuit, it asks if I want to overwrite. When I click yes, the command drops out and the "Error: bad argument type: stringp nil" pops up.

Is there a way to manually delete the link to the existing circuit definition so that I use a circuit "as new"? What file would need to be edited? I am running out of circuits.

Tom

[Anonymous]

Tom,

What you can do is delete the user circuit .dwg files that you no longer
need. The next time you run this command they should no longer show in the
list of existing circuits. By default these are saved in your User folder as
CIRC##.DWG. The default location of the User folder is "C:/Documents and
Settings/{username}/Application Data/Autodesk/AutoCAD Electrical
2006/R16.2/enu/Support/user/". If they aren't there you may have an
alternate folder defined for these with a line in your wd.env file pointing
"WD_USERCKTDIR" to some other folder.

I believe this was a reported issue and was corrected in AcadE 2007.

Hope this helps,
Pat Murnen


wrote in message news:5510803@discussion.autodesk.com...
Pat,

I am experiencing the exact error which was described in
5179078@discussion.autodesk.com.

I am running AutoCAD Electrical 2006 SP2a Version Z.77.0.

I have no difficulty in creating new circuits.

When I try to redefine an existing circuit, it asks if I want to overwrite.
When I click yes, the command drops out and the "Error: bad argument type:
stringp nil" pops up.

Is there a way to manually delete the link to the existing circuit
definition so that I use a circuit "as new"? What file would need to be
edited? I am running out of circuits.

Tom