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Send command, vba, R14.01

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Oct 1999 09:16:12 GMT

Dear All,

Does anyone know how to "send command" from a running vba macro?

I can use DDE in VB6 to create a form that can "send command", but I cannot
import this form into my existing vba project. Any idea?

Regards

Kin

Re: Send command, vba, R14.01

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Oct 1999 09:32:37 GMT

Hi,

Use EvalLispExpr method of acadunsupp.arx.
Please find it posted in the Customer files NG under the subject
ACADUNSUPP.ARX

Thilak

k.c.kwok wrote in message <7uk18i$4ga9@adesknews2.autodesk.com>...
>Dear All,
>
>Does anyone know how to "send command" from a running vba macro?
>
>I can use DDE in VB6 to create a form that can "send command", but I cannot
>import this form into my existing vba project. Any idea?
>
>Regards
>
>Kin
>
>

Re:

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Oct 1999 09:52:20 GMT

Thanks Thilak,

Can I avoid using acadunsupp.arx to send a command to R14.01?

Regards
Kin

Thilak wrote in message <7uk236$4hg1@adesknews2.autodesk.com>...
>Hi,
>
>Use EvalLispExpr method of acadunsupp.arx.
>Please find it posted in the Customer files NG under the subject
>ACADUNSUPP.ARX
>
>Thilak
>
>
>k.c.kwok wrote in message <7uk18i$4ga9@adesknews2.autodesk.com>...
>>Dear All,
>>
>>Does anyone know how to "send command" from a running vba macro?
>>
>>I can use DDE in VB6 to create a form that can "send command", but I
cannot
>>import this form into my existing vba project. Any idea?
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Kin
>>
>>
>
>

Re:

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Oct 1999 10:55:22 GMT

You coud use SendKeys. But comparatively acadunsupp.arx is more reliable.

k.c.kwok wrote in message <7uk63s$4hm6@adesknews2.autodesk.com>...
>Thanks Thilak,
>
>Can I avoid using acadunsupp.arx to send a command to R14.01?
>
>Regards
>Kin
>
>Thilak wrote in message <7uk236$4hg1@adesknews2.autodesk.com>...
>>Hi,
>>
>>Use EvalLispExpr method of acadunsupp.arx.
>>Please find it posted in the Customer files NG under the subject
>>ACADUNSUPP.ARX
>>
>>Thilak
>>
>>
>>k.c.kwok wrote in message <7uk18i$4ga9@adesknews2.autodesk.com>...
>>>Dear All,
>>>
>>>Does anyone know how to "send command" from a running vba macro?
>>>
>>>I can use DDE in VB6 to create a form that can "send command", but I
>cannot
>>>import this form into my existing vba project. Any idea?
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>
>>>Kin
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Re:

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Oct 1999 15:16:57 GMT

Kin,
Paste this code into a new module and use the following syntax to send
to the command line:
ACAD "mycommand " & myvariable & Chr(34) & "morecommands "

I believe this is what your looking for, but you can not use third party
softwares that alter the caption. i.e.- if your using a software such as
quickpik, uncheck the option to show full path in the caption.

-Josh

"k.c.kwok" wrote:

> Thanks Thilak,
>
> Can I avoid using acadunsupp.arx to send a command to R14.01?
>
> Regards
> Kin
>
> Thilak wrote in message <7uk236$4hg1@adesknews2.autodesk.com>...
> >Hi,
> >
> >Use EvalLispExpr method of acadunsupp.arx.
> >Please find it posted in the Customer files NG under the subject
> >ACADUNSUPP.ARX
> >
> >Thilak
> >
> >
> >k.c.kwok wrote in message <7uk18i$4ga9@adesknews2.autodesk.com>...
> >>Dear All,
> >>
> >>Does anyone know how to "send command" from a running vba macro?
> >>
> >>I can use DDE in VB6 to create a form that can "send command", but I
> cannot
> >>import this form into my existing vba project. Any idea?
> >>
> >>Regards
> >>
> >>Kin
> >>
> >>
> >
> >

Re:

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Oct 1999 13:41:27 GMT

Josh,

I tried your suggestion, I can't work it out.

I am a newcomer, I don't understand how your solution works, please tell me
more.

Regards,
Kin

Minkwitz Design wrote in message <380DDCE9.18EBB14@xta.com>...
>Kin,
> Paste this code into a new module and use the following syntax to send
>to the command line:
>ACAD "mycommand " & myvariable & Chr(34) & "morecommands "
>
>I believe this is what your looking for, but you can not use third party
>softwares that alter the caption. i.e.- if your using a software such as
>quickpik, uncheck the option to show full path in the caption.
>
>-Josh
>
>"k.c.kwok" wrote:
>
>> Thanks Thilak,
>>
>> Can I avoid using acadunsupp.arx to send a command to R14.01?
>>
>> Regards
>> Kin
>>
>> Thilak wrote in message <7uk236$4hg1@adesknews2.autodesk.com>...
>> >Hi,
>> >
>> >Use EvalLispExpr method of acadunsupp.arx.
>> >Please find it posted in the Customer files NG under the subject
>> >ACADUNSUPP.ARX
>> >
>> >Thilak
>> >
>> >
>> >k.c.kwok wrote in message <7uk18i$4ga9@adesknews2.autodesk.com>...
>> >>Dear All,
>> >>
>> >>Does anyone know how to "send command" from a running vba macro?
>> >>
>> >>I can use DDE in VB6 to create a form that can "send command", but I
>> cannot
>> >>import this form into my existing vba project. Any idea?
>> >>
>> >>Regards
>> >>
>> >>Kin
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>

Re:

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Oct 1999 13:48:14 GMT

Thilak, thanks,

I tried. The following code works:

Me.hide
SendKeys "imageframe", True
SendKeys "~", True
SendKeys "off", True
SendKeys "~", True

BUT,

it has to be under the following conditions :
a. It only works when it starts with "me.hide" and
b. It has to be no "me.show" or "otherforms.show" after the sendkeys.

How can I make AutoCAD operated the commands and then return to the VBA work
environment without leaving and restart the project.

Regards,
Kin

Thilak wrote in message <7uk6u8$4gu5@adesknews2.autodesk.com>...
>You coud use SendKeys. But comparatively acadunsupp.arx is more reliable.
>
>k.c.kwok wrote in message <7uk63s$4hm6@adesknews2.autodesk.com>...
>>Thanks Thilak,
>>
>>Can I avoid using acadunsupp.arx to send a command to R14.01?
>>
>>Regards
>>Kin
>>
>>Thilak wrote in message <7uk236$4hg1@adesknews2.autodesk.com>...
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Use EvalLispExpr method of acadunsupp.arx.
>>>Please find it posted in the Customer files NG under the subject
>>>ACADUNSUPP.ARX
>>>
>>>Thilak
>>>
>>>
>>>k.c.kwok wrote in message <7uk18i$4ga9@adesknews2.autodesk.com>...
>>>>Dear All,
>>>>
>>>>Does anyone know how to "send command" from a running vba macro?
>>>>
>>>>I can use DDE in VB6 to create a form that can "send command", but I
>>cannot
>>>>import this form into my existing vba project. Any idea?
>>>>
>>>>Regards
>>>>
>>>>Kin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>