topic Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available in Visual LISP, AutoLISP and General Customization Forum

DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

dale_fugier — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 16:04:07 GMT

If anyone is interested...or cares...

http://wiki.mcneel.com/doslib/home

26 years and counting...

-- Dale

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

paullimapa — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 16:39:27 GMT

Thanks for the heads up!!!

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

phanaem — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 12:45:12 GMT

Thanks!!!

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

CAD-Heinz — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 04:25:20 GMT

Danke

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 02:17:25 GMT

Thank you very much!

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

Steve_Johnson — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 07:18:59 GMT

Dale and McNeel continue to be awesome!

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 15:50:18 GMT

Thanks Dale.

doslib is one utility that we cannot live without.

Awesome going for the last so many years.

Best Regards

Rakesh Rao

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

JBerns — Thu, 03 May 2018 19:15:06 GMT

Dale,

Thanks for the great work and keeping this updated.

Regards,

Jerry

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

JBerns — Thu, 03 May 2018 19:25:51 GMT

Is anyone else unable to display info in the DOSLib help file?

The right side is blank when selecting topics.

Regards,

Jerry

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

dale_fugier — Thu, 03 May 2018 19:42:25 GMT

In Explorer, right-click on the .chm file and pick Properties. In the Properties dialog, poke the Unlock button.

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

JBerns — Thu, 03 May 2018 21:01:03 GMT

Dale,

Thanks for the answer and the quick reply.

I don't recall ever having to use Unblock on a CHM file. Good to know.

Regards,

Jerry

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

kjbusacker — Fri, 25 May 2018 14:38:00 GMT

Dale_fugier, I have noticed this issue before also. You mentioned an 'unlock' button. I have never seen an unlock button in Properties. Are you referring to the read-only attribute checkbox?

I have the same issue with .chm files on our network drive. The CHM file is not read-only, but I do notice if i copy the same file to my hard drive (Documents folder), then I am able to see the help contents on the right window pane. Can anyone explain why that is and if there is a way to get our .chm files to work from our network drives?

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

dale_fugier — Fri, 25 May 2018 15:22:06 GMT

Windows blocks CHM files opened from network drives because of a security issue.

If you 'google' this topic, you can find workarounds that involved editing your Registry.

-- Dale

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

kjbusacker — Fri, 25 May 2018 15:30:56 GMT

Dale, thanks for your prompt and informative reply!

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

JBerns — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 20:21:40 GMT

Dale,

The function, dos_getfilem, returns a list of the path and drawings selected. The drawings are returned in alphabetical order. Your function is superior to getfiled which does not allow window resizing or multiple file selection.

I reviewed the Help file, but could not find an option to return the drawing list in the order the user selected them.

A benefit of a user-selected file list, in the case of drawings, would be that you could open all the drawings in the list and then activate the first drawing in the list.

Do you think others would benefit from an option to return the list either alphabetized or user-order selected?

Thanks for all your great work.

Regards,

Jerry

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

JBerns — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:11:16 GMT

@dale_fugier,

I have incorporated dos_getfiled into several functions and it works great!

Would it be possible to add a Read-Only option to the function's interface? This could be similar to AutoCAD's OPEN command, which uses a drop down box, or use a check-box, which may be preferable to others.

I noticed that DOSLIB is on GitHub, but I do not have experience with that programming language. I hope others would benefit from this read-only option enhancement.

Thanks for your time. I welcome your feedback.

Regards,

Jerry

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

dale_fugier — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 01:15:22 GMT

Hi @JBerns,

You might see if the dos_getfilenav function works any better. Check the help file for details.

-- Dale

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

JBerns — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 18:59:38 GMT

@dale_fugier,

Although dos_getfilenav offers more options, it does not offer a read-only option like the AutoCAD OPEN command.

This would be a nice option to offer users who may want to open a drawing in a protected state.

Thanks, Dale.

Regards,

Jerry

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 22:45:31 GMT

Oh my word!

I’ve just discovered DOSLib!

I’ve written my own LISP routines in the passed and had heard of it while researching commands.

Can either of you guys recommend any resources / websites to further my knowledge and expand my usage of DOSLib into my LISP routines?

Kindest Regards

Re: DOSLib for AutoCAD 2019 Available

JBerns — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:11:31 GMT

@Anonymous ,

I think the best resource is the DOSLib Help File (contained in the Zip file).

Take several minutes to read through the Introduction section. Scan the function names listed in the Index tab. Most functions are self-explanatory, with detailed info when you select the function name.

For a specific task, such as a file operation, return to the Contents tab to see the functions organized by category.

Beyond that, many users on the AutoCAD Customization forum likely use DOSLib, so you could post your questions there.

Good luck and glad you discovered DOSLib. And a grateful thanks again to @dale_fugier for making this powerful tool available.

Regards,

Jerry