Using lisp in .mns file - problem
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devon
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 2:45 am    Post subject: Using lisp in .mns file - problem Reply with quote
Hi,

I have a simple partial menu which has "full" paths to our server and the assiaoted files for the tools these icon's execute.

My problem is that I updated the paths with my lisp variable (the way it should be) but can't get lisp working for the icon paths.

here is an example...
This works.. but I want to "libpref" the icon file also...

ID_1 [_Button("Lysaght Products", "O:/Infra/CADD/Software/Acad/LIB/BHP/LYSAGHT.bmp", "LYSAGHT.bmp")](load (strcat libpref "lib/BHP/Lysaght.Lsp")) ^C^C_lysaght

Any ideas if this can be done?

Thanks
Devon

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ECCAD
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:47 am    Post subject: Re: Using lisp in .mns file - problem Reply with quote
Do you have a "/" at the end of 'libpref' var ?

ID_1 [_Button("Lysaght Products", "O:/Infra/CADD/Software/Acad/LIB/BHP/LYSAGHT.bmp", "LYSAGHT.bmp")](load (strcat libpref "lib/BHP/Lysaght.Lsp")) ^C^C_lysaght

Bob
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devon
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:51 am    Post subject: Re: Using lisp in .mns file - problem Reply with quote
Hi Bob,

My question is how can i have this line "("Lysaght Products", "O:/Infra/CADD/Software/Acad/LIB/BHP/LYSAGHT.bmp", " converted to a (libpref/bhp......bmp

as my origional code works fine, but I still have to "long path" the bitmap icon image.

Thanks
Devon

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ECCAD
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:55 am    Post subject: Re: Using lisp in .mns file - problem Reply with quote
Assuming you have the appropriate bitmap file there,
you will need to 'recompile' the menu - in order to refresh
the .mns (menu resource) file.
Do: menuunload, unload the menu, then, load the .mns file
again to recompile.

Bob
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devon
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:59 am    Post subject: Re: Using lisp in .mns file - problem Reply with quote
Hi,

I think there is a misunderstanding.

This is my code...
ID_1 [_Button("Lysaght Products", "O:/Infra/CADD/Software/Acad/LIB/BHP/LYSAGHT.bmp", "LYSAGHT.bmp")](load (strcat libpref "lib/BHP/Lysaght.Lsp")) ^C^C_lysaght

The code works fine. but in the 1st 1/2 I have to long path my bitmap file. I cannot do like what I have donw in the last 1/2 and use my (strcat libpref "lib/bhp/lysaght.bmp") string.

my question is "how" do you use lisp to point to the bitmap?

Thanks
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ECCAD
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:01 am    Post subject: Re: Using lisp in .mns file - problem Reply with quote
What 'exactly' do you have in var 'libpref' ?
Bob
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ECCAD
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:04 am    Post subject: Re: Using lisp in .mns file - problem Reply with quote
Or, you could make life easier.
Give me an E-Mail at:
ec-cad@centurytel.net

:)

Bob
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devon
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:04 am    Post subject: Re: Using lisp in .mns file - problem Reply with quote
libpref is just an variable of the full path.

I have libpref defined in my acad.lsp and then i only need all my lisp files to refer to this.

This is helpful if directory structure changes as you only need to change the origional libpref variable in one location and then all you other lsp's will work.

so libpref = o"\Software\CADD\Tools\Lisp

Regards,
Devon
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ECCAD
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:05 am    Post subject: Re: Using lisp in .mns file - problem Reply with quote
Put a "\" at the end....
Bob
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ECCAD
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:06 am    Post subject: Re: Using lisp in .mns file - problem Reply with quote
Better yet..
make all the '\" into "\\" so this is a quoted "\"..
For Lisp, if you use just a "\", it doesn't get it.
You need "\\" instead..
Bob
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ECCAD
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:13 am    Post subject: Re: Using lisp in .mns file - problem Reply with quote
Devon: change:
(setq libpref o"\Software\CADD\Tools\Lisp")
to:
(setq libpref "O:\Software\\CADD\\Tools\\Lisp\\")

Bob
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ECCAD
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:14 am    Post subject: Re: Using lisp in .mns file - problem Reply with quote
(setq libpref "O:\\Software\\CADD\\Tools\\Lisp\\")
instead.
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ECCAD
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:38 am    Post subject: Re: Using lisp in .mns file - problem Reply with quote
OK,
I'm glad you got it to work.
Cheers:

Bob
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