Hi folks,
Quick question about the command seen here for switching between symbol libraries:
(c:wd_loadmenu "Custom_Menu.dat")(c:wd_insym_go2menu 0)
which gets added to the icon menu. I know that the naming of the .DAT file has to match obviously, but the thing I can't get to work is if I have my default symbol library (let's say IEC) on my computer, but a custom symbol library on the network which I would want everyone to be able to access (let's say a folder on my mapped F: drive). In this case, the above command doesn't work. I've tried changing the first part of the command to:
(f:wd_loadmenu "Custom_Menu.dat")
incase the initial "c" was determining file location.
In short - I want to be able to switch between the default local symbol libraries, and a custom library on the network.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance! 🙂
John
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John, I usually set the default path in the wd.env file to my preferred library and menu path. Then all I have to do is click the Default button in Project Properties to automatically assign the menus and libraries.
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Hi Doug,
Thanks for the response, but it's not entirely what I'm looking for.
I'm still looking to have the functionality to switch between the different "Icon Menu" files - one being a default library, then a custom "company" one on the network. Apologies if I worded this wrong before and confused.
I've set up as in the previous example above, and I get errors when trying to switch to the network file.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
John
Further info for anyone reading this, I'm basically just trying to follow this, but make it work for a .dat icon file on the network:
Try placing all menus on the network, so they all reside in the same folder. Be sure to include the network path in the WD.env file. There is a line in the environment file that redirects the location AutoCAD Electrical searches for menus. Be sure to remove the asterisk from the line in order to activate the option.
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I think your problem may be putting the f: where you need it to be c:. That does not indicate drive but rather that it is a function. You would use f: inside the "Custom_Menu.dat" to indicate drive where the .dat file resides.
Hope this helps.
Scott
Scott is right. I didn't catch that. The c: is a command call, not a path. Good eye Scott.
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Thanks folks - managed to get it working using that point! Also had to use escape characters to get the pathname correct... incase anyone was wondering, my working command now looks like:
(c:wd_loadmenu "\\\\elmarnt\\PC_APPS\\engineer\\AutoCAD Electrical\\ELMAR_MENU.dat")(c:wd_insym_go2menu 0)
Double backslashes being the escape characters.
Thanks again folks! 🙂
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