topic Re: SYSTEM VARIABLE FILE in AutoCAD LT Forum

SYSTEM VARIABLE FILE

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 01:49:01 GMT

I'm using LT 2017.

I want to copy the file that contains all of the system variables from one computer to another computer.

Can anyone tell what & where this file is -- or how to do do it, if everything's not in a single file?

Many thanks in advance.

Jack Sands

Re: SYSTEM VARIABLE FILE

edwin.prakoso — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 06:22:42 GMT

System Variables are not saved in a single file. AutoCAD LT doesn't have this option, but AutoCAD has an express tool to do that.

Re: SYSTEM VARIABLE FILE

h_s_walker — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 08:17:10 GMT

Why do you need to copy the system variables?

Try reading the following link

http://www.cad-notes.com/how-to-see-your-complete-autocad-system-variable-list/

Then use F2 to call up the AutoCAD text window and copy and paste to a text file.

Re: SYSTEM VARIABLE FILE

Oh_Snap! — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 12:54:12 GMT

I have to give kudos to the guy that wrote that article and it looks like he was the previous poster

Re: SYSTEM VARIABLE FILE

h_s_walker — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:23:37 GMT

Yeah. @edwin.prakoso promised me a cookie if I posted a link to his site. I still haven't received the cookie.

Re: SYSTEM VARIABLE FILE

edwin.prakoso — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 22:15:32 GMT

The reason why I didn't mention about SYSVDLG is that the OP said he is using AutoCAD LT. So that option is not available for him.

@h_s_walker you didn't receive it? But you said you accept the cookies everytime you visit the forum. You click the button.

Re: SYSTEM VARIABLE FILE

h_s_walker — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 08:04:14 GMT

The SetVar method is still available though, which is why I mentioned the AutoCAD text window

Re: SYSTEM VARIABLE FILE

john.vellek — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:47:40 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

Did your question get resolved with the great suggestions in this thread? If so, please reward the post that worked with a Kudos and please also mark a post or posts as Accepted Solution(s) that answered your question.

Re: SYSTEM VARIABLE FILE

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:32:04 GMT

Several members suggested the system variable backup tool found in the
express tools menu, since I had said I was using the LT version - which
doesn't support the express tools, their suggestions did not work.

What I ended up doing was making a printout of the all the setvar commands
on my desktop and then matching the setvar commands on my laptop. Time
consuming, but worked

Re: SYSTEM VARIABLE FILE

pendean — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:34:46 GMT

If you put those in a text file and rename the extension SCR you will always have these settings through SCRIPT command for ever and ever.