Sendcommand randomly shows the dialog box

[dennis]

My code looks similar to:

myform.hide

SendCommand "DWGPROPS" & vbCr

myform.show

The problem is it will only randomly show the Drawing Properties dialog box, which in and of itself is odd to me.  Seems it would either show always or never.  When it doesn't show, myform 'appears' to never close, though it may be that it is quick and I can't see it.  The Drawing Properties dialog then will show up...but only after I close myform completely.

Then sometimes, it works just as I want, giving the user the Drawing Properties dialog and letting them make changes, and then they hit OK and right back into myform.

Am I going to always have this problem, going in the wrong direction, or what?

THanks for any help.

[doglips]

If I remember right your vb code will process before it will run the Sendommand so it will do all of it's vb stuff first and then process the SendCommand

[dennis · Accepted solution]

Here is what I have discovered and my "workaround".  "Yes" the VBA code will continue to run all code below the SendCommand.  Much how AutoCAD will accept keyboard entry and cue them up, the SendCommand works similarly.  So, as a workaround, I added to my code another command that would pick up where I needed it.  Then Sub that I am calling, I cue up two SendCommands, the first being a regular AutoCAD call to the Drawing Properties, then a second SendCommand call that re-enters my VBA code.  Following the two SendCommands, I exit the VBA routine.  It still will act funny when running it from the VBA Editor, but from AutoCAD it is consistent to the workflow I wanted.