This is an addition to a time saver I posted awhile back to open Explorer from within AutoCAD to the folder where the drawing is saved.
This lisp can be altered direct users to a system resource folder where ever it may be. This one is going to a mapped drive where vendor equipment blocks may be located. The back slash means something in lisp. You will have to fool lisp by using a double backslash in the path you are directing users to.
(defun c:Explore_Vendor_Equipment ()
(startapp "explorer" (strcat "/n,/e," "S:\\CIN-Custom\\Standards\\Vendor_Equipment"))
(princ)
)
Now make it easy for everyone by firing the lisp from a palette or toolbar.
I wrote this today for my friends at HDR. So here a big Hello to Jeremy Holland, the dude that asked for it, and Dave Benscotter, Greg Moon and Derek Hayes. I'm sure I misspelled your names so sorry about that.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
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4 comments:
Cool tip, .. imagine the possibilities, I have done this with the Autodesk Design Center for some time now but this can compliment it!
Thanks,
I kicked your article (a good thing), for more exposure at CadKicks.com
http://lazydrafter.blogspot.com/2008/05/lisp-to-open-windows-explorer-to-any.html
i tried load the file its not working
Make sure your path information is correct. If you want, post back what you have and I'll take a look at it.
Todd
I've been using this one for a long time. It starts up explorer in the current drawing folder
(defun c:explore ()
(startapp "explorer" (strcat "/n,/e," (getvar "dwgprefix")))
(princ)
)
Peter
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