Simple Macro to change Text Style not finding file

[rponsell]

^C^C-Style;Standard;C:/Users/User/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Fonts/Helvetica.ttf

The above code should change my Standard Text Style to the Helvetica font. I have verified that the font file is indeed in that location, but when I run this code I get the error: "Font file doesn't exist".

I know that it does, and I can manually select it as my font when I just use the "Style" command normally.

Why isn't my macro working?

Thanks

[Kent1Cooper]

See >this recent similar topic<.  Could it be that the full actual font file name is not the same as what displays in the <Default> in the prompt, but something longer in the line above that, as in the example in the link?

[rponsell]

I found that elsewhere the font name was "Helvetica Regular" and I see different error messages depending on what I use. But still no success.

Command: -STYLE
Enter name of text style or [?] <Standard>:
Existing style.
Specify font name or font filename (for SHX) <txt>: Helvetica Regular
Font not available.
Command: -STYLE
Enter name of text style or [?] <Standard>:
Existing style.
Specify font name or font filename (for SHX) <txt>: Helvetica
Font file doesn't exist.

[pendean]

Also... why do you need to fully path the font location if I may ask? Seems odd, your stock Windows fonts are pre-pathed in stock AutoCAD installations.

[rponsell]

I just tried that when it didn't work without the path.

[pendean]

Sure you got the correct font names? try different ones as a test, this is a snippet of one of my scripts, has been working just fine for 20+ years now

STYLE
WINGDINGS
WINGDINGS
0
1
0
N
N
STYLE
LABEL
ARIAL.TTF
A
Y
N
5
1
0
N
N

[pendean]

Do yourself a huge favor: go to the Windows fonts folder, find the font you want to use, select it, right-click and choose PROPERTIES: actual file name and extension will be in that pop-up.

[rponsell]

That's exactly what I did the first time.

[pendean · Accepted solution]

Do you have file extensions hidden in Windows File Manager? Turn it on, when I do it the above includes he full file name and extension.

>>>...That's exactly what I did the first time....<<<
Try ARIAL.TTF (not just ARIAL) and TIMES.TTF (not just TIMES) in another commandline test, no pathing, since none of us have your unique font file: does it fail too? Works fine here. If it does not for you, there is something else going on at your workstation.

[rponsell]

That was it! I needed to use Helvetica.ttf, but not the full file path. Thank you so much for your time.