https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/need-help-with-arx-loading-before-xrefs/m-p/1146510#M153664 I have an ARX that I need to load before the xrefs load. I am using AutoCAD 2004/2005. The ARX helps map autocad to the correct area I keep xrefs. <BR /> <BR /> The problem is that if users double-click a dwg autocad opens and does not find the xref (because the program has not loaded yet) then the ARX loads. <BR /> <BR /> But if I first open autocad the ARX loads then double-clicking the dwg or use Autocad's File-&gt;Open (because the arx is already loaded) Autocad finds the xrefs with no problem. <BR /> <BR /> So for now I have been telling users to first open Autocad then use File-&gt;Open. But this is not acceptable. <BR /> <BR /> I have put the ARX load in acad.lsp, acaddoc.lsp, acad.rx &amp; acad.mnl but the xrefs load first. Wed, 29 Sep 2004 16:57:28 GMT Anonymous 2004-09-29T16:57:28Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/need-help-with-arx-loading-before-xrefs/m-p/1146510#M153664 I have an ARX that I need to load before the xrefs load. I am using AutoCAD 2004/2005. The ARX helps map autocad to the correct area I keep xrefs. <BR /> <BR /> The problem is that if users double-click a dwg autocad opens and does not find the xref (because the program has not loaded yet) then the ARX loads. <BR /> <BR /> But if I first open autocad the ARX loads then double-clicking the dwg or use Autocad's File-&gt;Open (because the arx is already loaded) Autocad finds the xrefs with no problem. <BR /> <BR /> So for now I have been telling users to first open Autocad then use File-&gt;Open. But this is not acceptable. <BR /> <BR /> I have put the ARX load in acad.lsp, acaddoc.lsp, acad.rx &amp; acad.mnl but the xrefs load first. Wed, 29 Sep 2004 16:57:28 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/need-help-with-arx-loading-before-xrefs/m-p/1146510#M153664 Anonymous 2004-09-29T16:57:28Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/need-help-with-arx-loading-before-xrefs/m-p/1146511#M153665 one solution is to react to the drawing being saved your code will unload all xrefs before it saves. then upon subsequent opening, your arx will load and then reload the xrefs the only problem there is that you wont be able to distinguish xrefs that the user intends to remain unloaded, that is, unless you store (in a dictionary?) which xrefs the user set to remain unloaded, all xrefs will be loaded "212nyeric" <NOSPAM> wrote in message news:21486758.1096477078343.JavaMail.jive@jiveforum2.autodesk.com... &gt; I have an ARX that I need to load before the xrefs load. I am using AutoCAD 2004/2005. The ARX helps map autocad to the correct area I keep xrefs. &gt; &gt; The problem is that if users double-click a dwg autocad opens and does not find the xref (because the program has not loaded yet) then the ARX loads. &gt; &gt; But if I first open autocad the ARX loads then double-clicking the dwg or use Autocad's File-&gt;Open (because the arx is already loaded) Autocad finds the xrefs with no problem. &gt; &gt; So for now I have been telling users to first open Autocad then use File-&gt;Open. But this is not acceptable. &gt; &gt; I have put the ARX load in acad.lsp, acaddoc.lsp, acad.rx &amp; acad.mnl but the xrefs load first.</NOSPAM> Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:01:00 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/need-help-with-arx-loading-before-xrefs/m-p/1146511#M153665 Anonymous 2004-09-30T16:01:00Z