Multi-sheet PDF with -publish

[jwhite]

I'm trying to standardize our creation of PDF files by having everyone run a lisp file to create them. Everything works until I use -publish with a .dsd file. If I load the .dsd file into the publish dialog it creates a multi-sheet PDF. When I use -publish with the same .dsd file it creates separate PDFs for each sheet. Is there a way to make a multi-sheet PDF using -publish?

[roland.r71]

Both create multi-sheet PDF's for me.

However i did note something as i was experimenting...

The Publish settings are stored within the DSD file.

Changing them afterwards, makes no difference.

I noticed because the directory it tried saving the PDF was no longer valid.

Although i changed it for the publish options.

Overwriting the DSD, with correct options, solved the problem.

So, I'm guessing you created the .dsd file with options type set to "Single-sheet file"

edit:

You can edit the file using notepad or similar as it's a ascii file (aka TXT file), with a .ini structure.

[header]

key=value

Scroll to the bottom and you see all the settings. (in a more cryptic way as with the dialog)

under the label [Target] there is a key called "Type", if the value is 5, change it to 6.

Type=5 : Single-sheet files

Type=6 : Multi-sheet file

[jwhite]

I run PUBLISH with the dialog and create a multi-sheet PDF and then save the .dsd file. I then run (vl-cmdf "-publish" "path&file.dsd") and it creates multiple PDFs. I'm using 2019 AutoCAD. Can you think of any other variables that may be affecting this?

[roland.r71 · Accepted solution]

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@jwhitewrote:

I run PUBLISH with the dialog and create a multi-sheet PDF and then save the .dsd file. I then run (vl-cmdf "-publish" "path&file.dsd") and it creates multiple PDFs. I'm using 2019 AutoCAD. Can you think of any other variables that may be affecting this?

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No.

I created 2 .dsd files. 1 with options set for single-sheet & 1 for options set to multi-sheet, made a compare and the only thing different is the value for type.

Changed it manually with notepad (textpad to be exact) & it worked.

When loading a .dsd file with the dialog, the settings from the file are ignored. (which made me frown, but that's what happens)

edit:

Are you sure that's how you run it?

If i use (vl-cmdf "-publish" "path&file.dsd") it says: unknown command .dsd & the .dsd selection dialog pops up. I tried without .dsd but then it says the "path+file" is an unknown command. Also tried C:\path, C:\\path & c:/path, nothing works ... (on ACAD2015)

[nikant]

Try this scrit file (example "publish_all.scr")

I wrote a script file, not lisp file and this work for me

===begin script 

(setvar "filedia" 0)
(vl-cmdf "-publish" "d:\\Project\\p1.dsd")
(vl-cmdf "-publish" "d:\\Project\\p2.dsd")

(vl-cmdf "-publish" "d:\\Project\\p3.dsd")

(vl-cmdf "-publish" "d:\\Project\\p4.dsd")

(vl-cmdf "-publish" "d:\\Project\\p5.dsd")

(setvar "filedia" 1)

===end script script 

Work and this

(command "-publish" "d:\\Project\\p1.dsd")

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ps: wow this post is from 2018