Change to LISP in 2018?

[brian_shick]

We have a LISP that would automatically set up the paper space layout tabs so that each tab is zoomed extents and properly set to the correct printer and CTB file.  After installing 2018 it seems to have been broken somewhere around the setting of the layout tab name and the printer.  Then is just errors out for the rest of the settings.

Line where is breaks: right after the SLT setting...

(command "-plot" "Y" SLT PRNTNAME PLTSZ "I" LORP "N" "E" "1=1" "C" "Y" PSTBL "Y" "N" "N" "N" "N" "Y" "N")

Below is a copy of the LSP file and a photo of how it errors out..

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[cadffm]

-PLOT is not a Lispfunction, -PLOT is a normal native AutoCAD command, nothing to do with Lisp.
You codes crashes in other versions in the same kind.

> "Line where is breaks: right after the SLT setting..."
Exactly, at PLTSZ

I could understand your problem only if no suitable paper size is set.
Normally, the dialog should then ask for a paper size again, if you type in commandline that is working so,

but if you control -PLOT within a lisp-command statement, you get another result - the -plot command is canceled

if the papername is not available.

Check PLTSZ value before (command "-plot"

(alert (if PLTSZ PLTSZ "No PLTSZ"))

(command "-PLOT" ...

Reload the edited Lisp and try it again.

If "No PLTSZ"-Alert appears, you have a problem with you SSGET-Block statements to set the papersize.

(perhaps you edited your blocks and renamed them or you edited the block to a dynamic Block now. in this case Acad renamed your Block 😉 - )

DynBlock? Read this: Click1 or Click2

If a papersize is displayed in the alert-window, you have a problem with your available papersizes.

Perhaps it is filtered in the current pmp of the 'DWG to DWF.pc3'?

Lets check you available papersize:

command: -PLOT

yes

<current Layout>

DWG to DWF.pc3

?

You get the list of all available papersizes now.

B U T: I do not think that this ever worked properly, where do you set the DWF filename?
I do not have the a sample DWG from you, but in my own test file, there is another problem after your current issue:

Befehl: _-plot
Detaillierte Plotkonfiguration? [Ja/Nein] <Nein>: _Y
Layoutnamen eingeben oder [?] <Layout1>: Layout1
Ausgabegerätname eingeben oder [?] <DWF6 ePlot.pc3>: DWF6 ePlot.pc3
Papierformat angeben oder [?] <ISO A4 (210.00 x 297.00 mm)>: ISO A4 (210.00 x 297.00 mm)
Papiereinheiten angeben [Zoll/Millimeter] <Millimeter>: _I
Ausrichtung der Zeichnung angeben [Hochformat/Querformat] <Hochformat>: _P
Auf dem Kopf plotten? [Ja/Nein] <Nein>: _N
Plotbereich angeben [Anzeige/Grenzen/Layout/ANsicht/Fenster] <Grenzen>: _E
Plotmaßstab angeben (geplottet Zoll=Zeichnungseinheiten) oder [Anpassen] <1:1>: 1=1
Plotversatz angeben (x,y) oder [Zentrum] <Zentrum>: _C
Mit Plotstilen plotten? [Ja/Nein] <Ja>: _Y
Potstiltabellenname angeben oder [?] (. für keinen Namen) <acad.ctb>: acad.ctb
Mit Linienstärken plotten? [Ja/Nein] <Ja>: _Y
Linienstärken mit Plotmaßstab skalieren? [Ja/Nein] <Nein>: _N
Papierbereich zuerst plotten? [Ja/Nein] <Nein>: _N
Papierbereichobjekte ausblenden? [Ja/Nein] <Nein>: _N
Dateiname angeben <D:\temp\scrtest\z2-Layout1.dwf>: _N  ; You should better use "DUMMY.DWF" as input, it is easier to read the code // sorry
Änderungen an der Seiteneinrichtung speichern [Ja/Nein]? <N> _Y
Plotten fortsetzen [Ja/Nein] <J>: _N

Note: Do not be surprised I translated your command content with international input

-PLOT = _-plot, "ZOOM" = "_ZOOM" and Options = YES = _YES, "e" = "_e"

(easy for you and then it is working with french, german and other languages too.

And I add one bypass for my own (existing) papersize, because the papersizes from your lisp are not one of the predefined papersizes(Names) of my AutoCAD/DWG to DWF.pc3 and THAT is cause your error.

In German the size "ANSI full bleed A (8.50 x 11.00 Inches)" is named as "ANSI full bleed A (8.50 x 11.00 Zoll)" 😉

As indicate block i used a block named as "Test".

That not a technical change and i need it for testing your code (i dont habe your printer and also not your ctb)

[brian_shick]

Thank you very much for your pointers...!

I mostly understand what you are saying, but do not see a revised attached LSP file. (the one that you were able to get to work)  I did look closer at the paper sixes in the original LSP file and found 2 that had been enter incorrectly.  Thanks again for that tip...

[cadffm]

You found the problem and all works now?

I only wrote about my edits, because you can see some values in my Textscreen log above

these are impossible with your original code, like blockname, papersizes..:

Papierformat angeben oder [?] <ISO A4 (210.00 x 297.00 mm)>: ISO A4 (210.00 x 297.00 mm)

So, as a precaution, I wrote about my edits - so you would not be surprised and reproach me that this can not be your program at all.

The proble is or was in the cond/ssget section, you don't found a known Blockname OR the papersize which you set for that block was not available for the 'DWG to DWF.pc3'.

Nice if I could help.

[brian_shick · Accepted solution]

Thank you again for all your help and explanations.  I have been able to fix the LSP file so that it now works.  As you suggested the main problems I was having were: 1) incorrect title block names when getting setting the print parameters, and 2) having miss spelled paper sizes.  Once I fixed those it worked great.  The purpose of this Lisp is to be sure all layout tabs have been Zoomed to Extents, and set the layout "Page Setup Manager" so that the layout tabs have the proper printing settings before being released back into our documentation Manager.

Attached below is a copy of the now working LISP file.  To modify this LISP for other companies the user must enter in the "correct" title block name, paper sizes, and account for all possible variations. 

Thanks again to "CADffm" for all the help given!