Can't get my lisp to show on toolbar

[Markeckert]

I have the tool bar below with a cuix containing a VBA app. 

I'm trying to add the CID.lsp file to that tool bar. I've created a CID.cuix for the CID.lsp file. I can't get the CID.cuix added to the tool bar. Can someone give me some guidance on what I need to do?

[paullimapa]

At command prompt enter CUILOAD and if you see BatchMe listed, select it and click Unload

[paullimapa · Accepted solution]

the other place to look for cui files that causes AutoCAD to load automatically at startup is under here:

C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\The Office Script Magician.bundle

Perhaps there's a folder here that's trying to load batchme.cuix

[Markeckert]

Thanks, That got rid of the batchme reference but I still can't get the button for the Change Issue Date. I added it to the GridTool but it doesn't seem to be showing. I also have all three buttons in the Grid.mnu.

[Markeckert]

I think I have it working. Thanks for your help!!. 

[paullimapa]

Looks like you're missing this step:

[paullimapa]

glad you got it working now...cheers!!!

[Markeckert]

Do I need the grid.mnu file if I'm using a grid.cuix file? I guess I'm not clear on what the mnu file does?

[Markeckert]

Do I need the grid.mnu file if I'm using a grid.cuix file? I guess I'm not clear on what the mnu file does?

[paullimapa]

Both mns & mnu were old ways of creating AutoCAD menus.

Now AutoCAD uses cuix and the compiled version is mnr

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2025/ENU/?guid=GUID-9EF6BC00-4C90-47CB-BF93-6FC382FA9E81

[Sea-Haven]

My $0.05 comment and starting to many years ago with mnu is that it is so much easier using notepad than trying to use CUI. I have made mnu using lisp to write bulk code regarding programs to be called, cuts down creation time. The cuix is a ZIP file and you can look inside and you will see the xml files making up your menu.

Yep back to convert say a mnu file to a XML file, then zip to a CUIX. Looking at say create contents in Excel. Using lisp to read Excel make XML and yes lisp can zip files.

[paullimapa]

True, the mnu & mns days were pretty easy to edit using a regular text editor.

But since Autodesk went with the Ribbon GUI, the cuix took over.

[Sea-Haven]

Yes the ribbon is not supported via a mnu. But that is why I have for too long looked at make a ribbon from plain text, converting to xml. The xml is a repeating pattern have a look. I need to bring it to the top of my "To do" say remake a  custom ribbon, from a Notepad file.