Expert: Bill DeShawn - 2/25/2010

Question
Hi Bill
I'm working on some utilities to be run within the AutoCAD 2009. I want to deliver some Tool Palettes made on my machine to user's machines.

I'm aware of Exporting them and then importing on other computers, but I want to automate this process via some installer or LISP.


Is there any method to automatically import the exported tool palettes on user's machine?

Any LISP/VBA methods?

Thanks and best regards
Farrukh Waheed

Answer
I am a CAD manager, and supply LISP routines, block and customization to other PCs on our network.  I set up all the customization on each AutoCAD installation.  When I create or edit a routine or customization file or menu file, I send it to them automatically via a batch file that I wrote to check to see if each of the computers is online, and if it is, send the file to the folder where their customization files are located and overwrite what's there if there is already such a file in place.  If the PC is offline, A document file comes up and you write in that document the name of the file that you want to send to that PC at a later time when the PC is back online.  It is all activated by typing in a LISP command in AutoCAD.  It's a little complicated to set up, but once done, it's a huge timesaver.  That's the concept.  How does that sound?  Can you set it up?

Or another way:
Create a command to open up all the customization folders on all the computers all at once.  Then copy and paste the file to each of the client folders.

Keep in touch.

Bill DeShawn
http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn