AutoCAD Text window pops-up every time I open a drawing file.

[Robert.Hall]

Every time I open a drawing I have the AutoCAD text window popping up.
For the life of me, I cannot figure out why......any suggestions?



Menu item failed to load: ACAD:&File

Opening an AutoCAD 2000 format file.
Substituting [simplex.shx] for [el______.shx].
Regenerating model.

AutoCAD Express Tools Copyright © 2002-2004 Autodesk, Inc.
ucsicon
Enter an option [ON/OFF/All/Noorigin/ORigin/Properties] <OFF>: off
AutoCAD menu utilities loaded.
Copyright (c) 2006 qjchen
Enter b2e to start.
Type TX2MTX to begin.; error: malformed list on input

Type > cx < to draw double arc:
*** Type DSTP to execute ***

Type RefreshBlocks to run program.
LookUp loaded, Enter lookup to run.
type < pipe > to start: Plot Tabs is loaded, Enter PLotTabs to run.error:
extra right paren on input

Loaded new command CheckText.
[c]2004, Andrzej Gumula.
"SPACE.dwg": Can't find file in search path:
C:Documents and SettingsrhallMy Documents (current directory)
P:Cad DwgDChryslerC144(06JS41FrontDoor)
C:Documents and SettingsrhallApplication DataAutodeskAutodesk Mechanical
Desktop 2007R17.0enusupport
C:Program FilesAutodeskMDT 2007support
C:Program FilesAutodeskMDT 2007fonts
C:Program FilesAutodeskMDT 2007help
C:Program FilesAutodeskMDT 2007express
C:Program FilesAutodeskMDT 2007supportcolor
C:Program FilesAutodeskMDT 2007drv
C:Program FilesAutodeskMDT 2007
*Invalid*
error: Function cancelled
SPLINE-TO-PLINE by Tony Hotchkiss. Enter S2P to start/nType DALI to Run

Autodesk DWG. This file is a Trusted DWG last saved by an Autodesk application
or Autodesk licensed application.

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

First...

Try fixing the reported two *errors* that are occurring during Loading / Opening of DWG files.

OR

Remove the files from the AutoCAD start-up process that are causing the *errors*.

With the *errors* fixed / removed, does the AutoCAD text window still pop-up ?

Have a good one, Mike

[rkmcswain]

This is at least one reason:



"SPACE.dwg": Can't find file in search path:
C:Documents and SettingsrhallMy Documents (current directory)
P:Cad DwgDChryslerC144(06JS41FrontDoor)
C:Documents and SettingsrhallApplication DataAutodeskAutodesk Mechanical
Desktop 2007R17.0enusupport
C:Program FilesAutodeskMDT 2007support
C:Program FilesAutodeskMDT 2007fonts
C:Program FilesAutodeskMDT 2007help
C:Program FilesAutodeskMDT 2007express
C:Program FilesAutodeskMDT 2007supportcolor
C:Program FilesAutodeskMDT 2007drv
C:Program FilesAutodeskMDT 2007


Whenever you try to insert a block, and you do not supply a path, and the drawing cannot be found, the textscreen pops up to tell you that it cannot be found.

Try it yourself with this:


(command "._insert" "noexist")


Note that any lisp code evaulated at startup contains a (textscr) call, this will cause the text screen to appear also. Check out your startup routines. Code inside of a (defun) does not count, only code evaluated at load.


As Mike says, you have a couple of errors in startup routines
error: malformed list on input
and
extra right paren on input
...need to be fixed, although this is not what is causing the text screen to appear.

[Robert.Hall]

Thanks for the help. I removed some lisp routines that didn't appear to be working.
I had some test routines that I was using in 2006 that made their way into my
startup for 2007. Seems I should check my list before I copy "Everything" over.