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vba help doesn't work for autocad commands

user_eng
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vba help doesn't work for autocad commands

user_eng
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Hi,

F1 Help Key doesn't work for Autocad command within the vb editor.

 

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Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

for me it's working, so please let us know a bit more about your environment.

  • Which operating system
  • Which AutoCAD version
  • Where was your mouse position/which was the active Window when you used <F1>

 

20190429_145607.png

 

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lionel.bekale
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Hi @user_eng,

Welcome to the Autodesk Community

I understand that you have issues with the product help. You have noticed that F1 Help does not work for AutoCAD Commands within the VB editor. 

 

Can you please reply to @Alfred.NESWADBA post and share some information? 

Which command are you trying to use?

 

We would appreciate if you could send us a Screencast video, so we can see all the steps you are following from the start, until the issue appears (How to use Autodesk Screencast to document a support issue).

 

I look forward to hearing from you. 

 

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ed57gmc
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Hi Lionel,

Its not that F1 doesn't work at all, it does bring up topics that relate to VBA. The picture Alfred shows is what happens when you don't have an AutoCAD object selected at the cursor. However, it does not work when you have AutoCAD methods/properties selected. I reported this as a bug in a tech support case some time ago. It used to work in 2016, but when I upgraded to 2018, the functionality was missing/broken.  As a workaround, I have a shortcut to acadauto.chm on my desktop. I also have 2019 installed and it seems to be fixed for most acad objects. For example, nothing happens when you have AcadDynamicBlockReferenceProperty selected.

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Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

AutoCAD 2020 and "AcadEntity" selected:

20190429_195531.png

 

I can commit with not getting the help for "AcadDynamicBlockReferenceProperty", however I guess that is not a bug for the help functionality, it's simply not having a link to that item in the help content.

 

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ed57gmc
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Its good that they didn't break it again in 2020. That means that only 2018 is affected.

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user_eng
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Thanks for the replies,

I'm working with Autocad 2019 on Windows 10,

I can't  get Help for Autocad objects or methods when I press F1 key.

For example, help for object 'AcadLine' get no response at all,

On the other hand, no problem with getting help for vb common data type or functions such as 'Len' function.

it seems that I can't get help from Autocad activix reference guid, 

and I already tried to reinstall 'Autodesk Autocad 2019 VBA Enabler'.

Is there something else I can do before reinstalling Autocad Program?

 

Autocad Help Bug.jpg

 

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Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

>> I'm working with Autocad 2019 on Windows 10,

I have tried the same with AutoCAD 2019, cursor placed inside "AcadLine" (not even marked the whole word) ... and it's working well on my side.

20190430_081309.png

 

As I don't see your cursor in your screenshot, try to click inside the word AcadLine (like you would do for adding a character inside that word), then press <F1> ... same result?

If the first attempt does not work, close the help and again press <F1> (I see this sometimes happen for AutoCAD help, where I'm starting a command, press <F1>, get the base site for help, not the command specific one .. then I close the help and press <F1> again and then it's working)

 

Another try: login with a different Windows user account, start AutoCAD (without any customization) and again try the same workflow.

 

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lionel.bekale
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Hi @user_eng ,

Can you please reply to @Alfred.NESWADBA post ? 

If any reply was helpful, please give a "Like" or click the "Accept as Solution" button below (or both).

 

Regards,

 




Lionel Bekale


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