Autodesk Architectural Desktop menu utilities loaded.bad argument type:

[CADMama]

I have someeone with a problem and I am not sure if it is a path problem or not. Here is the text from her screen:
Opening an AutoCAD 2004 format file.

Resolve Xref "32TLTBLK": P:\-ACTIVE\05032\DRAWINGS\32TLTBLK.DWG

"32TLTBLK" loaded.

Regenerating model.

AutoCAD Express Tools Copyright © 2002-2004 Autodesk, Inc.

AutoCAD menu utilities loaded.

Autodesk Architectural Desktop menu utilities loaded.bad argument type: stringp nil bad argument type: stringp nil



Can someone enlighten me as to this error? Is it the "-ACTIVE" in the path?
Any other ideas?
Donnia

[Opie]

It looks like it may be a bad LISP file that doesn't have all of the variables correct. Have any new programs been added to her system recently?

[CADMama]

It looks like it may be a bad LISP file that doesn't have all of the variables correct. Have any new programs been added to her system recently?

No custom LISP at all.

Next idea?

[rkmcswain]

No custom LISP at all.

Next idea?

This has nothing to do with your xref. The bad argument type: stringp nil is a lisp error indicating that a function is expecting a string variable and is receiving NIL.

Something is trying to load, whether you know it or not.


Autodesk Architectural Desktop menu utilities loaded.bad argument type: stringp nil bad argument type: stringp ni


The red is a prompt line from the MNL file most likely. The blue is from lisp code either below the previous prompt string in the same file -or- more likely from another lisp file.

Try the following at the command line.

(findfile "acad.lsp")
(findfile "acaddoc.lsp")

If either return a path, temporarily rename the file to something like "acad.save", then startup again.

[CADMama]

This has nothing to do with your xref. The bad argument type: stringp nil is a lisp error indicating that a function is expecting a string variable and is receiving NIL.

....

(findfile "acad.lsp")
(findfile "acaddoc.lsp")

If either return a path, temporarily rename the file to something like "acad.save", then startup again.

Rename the lsp file?

[rkmcswain]

Rename the lsp file?

In other words, if (findfile "acaddoc.lsp") returns something like "C:\Cadstuff\acaddoc.lsp", then go to "C:\Cadstuff" and rename "acaddoc.lsp" to something like "acaddoc.save" (make sure your file extensions are ON in Windows Explorer)

This way AutoCAD cannot find (and will not load) code from this file.

[shirleyleong]

hi,
i google my problem, and found my way here,
the error bad argument problem is resolved.
Thank you very much

[shirleyleong]

But the problem resurface again, then the second time i just deleted the .lsp file.
what is the root error to make the problem occur again?