Update menus after updating cuix without menu unload/reload?

[Jason.Rugg]

We have a custom tab/panel in our ACAD ribbon. We are always updating our custom items, the cuix is in a network location that all users have access to but users can't simply shutdown ACAD and relaunch to get the newest updates. The users or myself have to manually unload/reload the cuix to get the newest updates. Is there a better/more automated way of reloading the cuix? My initial thought was a simple lisp that silently runs menuload but there doesn't appear to be command line options for this.

Any suggestions?

[ronjonp]

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@Jason.Rugg wrote:

Got it. I had to remove the "_" from the \\KCI-Client Print.cuix")) and then on the menuunload I had to add the underscore back and remove the cuix extension.

(defun c:menufix (/ f)
(if (setq f (findfile "R:\\CAD\\Keys\\Menu\\2019\\KCI-Client Print.cuix"))
(progn (setvar 'filedia 0)
(command "_.menuunload" "KCI-Client_Print")
(command "_.menuload" f)
(setvar 'filedia 1)
)
)
(princ)
)

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Glad you got it sorted (y).

[Jason.Rugg]

@ronjonp Now I'm not sure what's going on with the lisp, it was working perfectly, I closed and relaunched acad ran the command and not it says "too many arguments". Nothing changed, why would it work and then not work after a relaunch?

[ronjonp]

Not sure .. it might bomb if the menu is not loaded then the menuunload command is used?

[Jason.Rugg]

Nope, I manually unloaded and ran the command and it still says too many arguments.

[ronjonp]

Sorry don't know what to tell you. I tested the latest snippet with my custom menu and it works fine.

[Jason.Rugg]

@ronjonp Try this one if you would, maybe I inadvertently changed something and didn't realize it. I did remove the initial (if

(defun c:MENUFIX (/ f)
(setq f (findfile "R:\\CAD\\Keys\\Menu\\2019\\KCI-Client Print.cuix"))
(progn (setvar 'filedia 0)
(command "_.menuunload" "KCI-Client_Print")
(command "_.menuload" f)
(setvar 'filedia 1)
)
(princ)
)

[ronjonp]

You could try this code too if you want:

(defun c:menufix (/ f mgs mn o)
  ;; RJP - 03.30.2018
  (vl-load-com)
  (setq mn "KCI-Client_Print")
  (cond	((and (setq mgs (vla-get-menugroups (vlax-get-acad-object)))
	      (= 'vla-object (type (setq o (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-item (list mgs mn)))))
	 )
	 (setq f (vla-get-menufilename o))
	 (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-unload (list o))
	 (vl-catch-all-apply 'vla-load (list mgs f))
	)
  )
  (princ)
)

[Jason.Rugg · Accepted solution]

Well it's fixed, it's amazing what a system reboot can fix sometimes, not sure what was wrong but it works again after a reboot.

[ronjonp]

Did you try the code above ?

[ВeekeeCZ]

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@ronjonp wrote:

Did you try the code above ?

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I did... unfortunately it's not working due the space with in the file name. See the other thread.

[ronjonp]

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@ВeekeeCZ wrote:

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@ronjonp wrote:

Did you try the code above ?

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I did... unfortunately it's not working due the space with in the file name. See the other thread.

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@ВeekeeCZ 

What other thread? Also .. just tested a cuix that has a space in the name as well as path and it worked fine here?

[ВeekeeCZ]

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@ronjonp wrote:

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@ВeekeeCZ wrote:

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@ronjonp wrote:

Did you try the code above ?

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I did... unfortunately it's not working due the space with in the file name. See the other thread.

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@ВeekeeCZ 

What other thread? Also .. just tested a cuix that has a space in the name as well as path and it worked fine here?

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Sorry about that. Too quick assumption. In fact, now I'm not sure if it works or not.

The OP's routine confirms both unload and load to the command line. Yours confirms just the unload, for some reason.

Your routine is twice as fast as the OP's... So that was my assumption.

Now, looking if the test cui is still loaded in MENULOAD dialog... It is... so it probably works, but I cannot prove if the update was successful visually because test cui file is empty.

So please never mind my previous note. And keep on on your good work! 

[ronjonp]

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@ВeekeeCZ wrote:

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@ronjonp wrote:

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@ВeekeeCZ wrote:

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@ronjonp wrote:

Did you try the code above ?

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I did... unfortunately it's not working due the space with in the file name. See the other thread.

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@ВeekeeCZ 

What other thread? Also .. just tested a cuix that has a space in the name as well as path and it worked fine here?

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Sorry about that. Too quick assumption. In fact, now I'm not sure if it works or not.

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So please never mind my previous note. And keep on on your good work! 

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Thanks for testing and the encouragement. 🙂 From my quick tests it works pretty well.