VB Open Multiple CAD Drawings

[LouDog]

I am a VB beginner looking for some assistance.
I am trying to develop a code that can open multiple dwg's and plot
them using my defined Page-setups. I manage to get VB to open a single
dwg file in a defined location (C:\temp) but I cannot make VB to open
multiple drawings. How can I accomplish this?
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. I am running AutoCAD 2002
and VB-6.

Private Sub CmdRun_Click()

Dim acad As AutoCAD.AcadApplication
Dim dwg As AcadDocument

Set acad = New AutoCAD.AcadApplication
acad.Visible = False

Set dwg = acad.Documents.Open("c:\temp\007.dwg")
dwg.Close True
acad.Quit

End Sub

Thanks,
LouDog

[CS]

I do this through Excel In Excel I keep a list of Drawing numbers that are
in structured storage
The code develops the path and opens the drawing prints it and closes the
drawing then moves on to the next dwg.

Try this

Private Sub CmdRun_Click()
Dim i As Variant
Dim DwgList As New Collection
Dim FileName As String
Dim acad As AutoCAD.AcadApplication
Dim dwg As AcadDocument

FileName = "C:\Temp1.dwg"
DwgList.Add FileName
FileName = "C:\Temp2.dwg"
DwgList.Add FileName
FileName = "C:\Temp3.dwg"
DwgList.Add FileName
FileName = "C:\Temp4.dwg"
DwgList.Add FileName
FileName = "C:\Temp5.dwg"
DwgList.Add FileName
Set acad = New AutoCAD.AcadApplication
acad.Visible = False

For Each i In DwgList
'loop through the drawings open them if successful tell the user
Set dwg = Nothing
On Error Resume Next
Set dwg = acad.Documents.Open(i)
On Error GoTo 0
If dwg Is Nothing Then
MsgBox "Failed to open " & i
Else
MsgBox "Opened " & i
'code here to use your print settings
dwg.Close True
End If

Next

acad.Quit

End Sub




"LouDog" <LOUDOGG5150@YAHOO.COM> wrote in message
news:1105646123.067683.186010@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... I am a VB beginner looking for some assistance. I am trying to develop a code that can open multiple dwg's and plot them using my defined Page-setups. I manage to get VB to open a single dwg file in a defined location (C:\temp) but I cannot make VB to open multiple drawings. How can I accomplish this? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. I am running AutoCAD 2002 and VB-6. Private Sub CmdRun_Click() Dim acad As AutoCAD.AcadApplication Dim dwg As AcadDocument Set acad = New AutoCAD.AcadApplication acad.Visible = False Set dwg = acad.Documents.Open("c:\temp\007.dwg") dwg.Close True acad.Quit End Sub Thanks, LouDog

[Johan Bechthum]

What do you mean by "open multiple drawings" ?
If you want to open several drawings at the same time, you can use the .Open
method mor than ione time:

=====================================
Dim acad As AutoCAD.AcadApplication
Dim dwg(1 To 10) As AutoCAD.AcadDocument

Set acad = New AutoCAD.AcadApplication
acad.Visible = False

Set dwg(7) = acad.Documents.Open("c:\temp\007.dwg")
Set dwg(9) = acad.Documents.Open("c:\temp\077.dwg")
Set dwg(2) = acad.Documents.Open("c:\temp\707.dwg")
Set dwg(4) = acad.Documents.Open("c:\temp\770.dwg")

dwg(9).Close True
dwg(4).Close True
dwg(7).Close True
dwg(2).Close True
acad.Quit
=====================================

Hope this helps.

Johan.



"LouDog" <LOUDOGG5150@YAHOO.COM> schreef in bericht
news:1105646123.067683.186010@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... I am a VB beginner looking for some assistance. I am trying to develop a code that can open multiple dwg's and plot them using my defined Page-setups. I manage to get VB to open a single dwg file in a defined location (C:\temp) but I cannot make VB to open multiple drawings. How can I accomplish this? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. I am running AutoCAD 2002 and VB-6. Private Sub CmdRun_Click() Dim acad As AutoCAD.AcadApplication Dim dwg As AcadDocument Set acad = New AutoCAD.AcadApplication acad.Visible = False Set dwg = acad.Documents.Open("c:\temp\007.dwg") dwg.Close True acad.Quit End Sub Thanks, LouDog

[Suda Nym]

Check out my AutoCAD class:
http://www.veign.com/vrc_codeview.asp?type=app&id=11

It will make opening drawings and setting plotting options, and plotting a
breeze...

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Veign's Resource Center
http://www.veign.com/vrc_main.asp
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"LouDog" <LOUDOGG5150@YAHOO.COM> wrote in message
news:1105646123.067683.186010@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... I am a VB beginner looking for some assistance. I am trying to develop a code that can open multiple dwg's and plot them using my defined Page-setups. I manage to get VB to open a single dwg file in a defined location (C:\temp) but I cannot make VB to open multiple drawings. How can I accomplish this? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. I am running AutoCAD 2002 and VB-6. Private Sub CmdRun_Click() Dim acad As AutoCAD.AcadApplication Dim dwg As AcadDocument Set acad = New AutoCAD.AcadApplication acad.Visible = False Set dwg = acad.Documents.Open("c:\temp\007.dwg") dwg.Close True acad.Quit End Sub Thanks, LouDog