Network Support files centralisation

[dphillips.115498]

Can anyone help?

I’m trying to roll out AutoCADLT 2009 across the network, but I’m having trouble with the support files. In AutoCADLT 2008 have customised the support files search path in the option command to look at particular folders on our network drives.

Is there a way that when I install LT2009 on everyone pc. The support files search paths are loaded with the network locations included. Or do I have to set them up on all pc individually?

[rkmcswain]

With AutoCAD, it's pretty easy. Just set the paths in ACAD.LSP.

But with no lisp in LT, I'm thinking the next best thing would be to create a .REG file that you can import on each machine, and merge this into the registry at logon time (using your network login script)

[charlie.bauer341340]

In Acad I use a profile to set search/support paths, is that available in LT?

[jpaulsen]

Do you make an installation image on the network?

With AutoCAD you can change the support paths when you create the installation image. I have never tried this so I don't know how well it works. I use a VBA script to set everyone's support paths.

[rkmcswain]

With AutoCAD you can change the support paths when you create the installation image. I have never tried this so I don't know how well it works.

I think it works ok for vanilla, but it's been broken in verticals for a while IIRC, not sure about LT. But since there is no provision for using code to update LT at startup, this may be the only way within the software itself. However, it does nothing to prevent changes from being made or to correct changes that are made.

If you pushed the settings using a REG file at system startup, then at least the settings would be restored at each boot up of the machine.

[09silverado]

we create profiles for each verticle, then use a .bat routine to uninstall and install. This routine also sets the paths in the registry.

It's not proprietary, we paid for this but I gave Chris Dodge the credit.

@ECHO OFF
cls

REM - Install script by Chris Dodge

echo .

Echo About to install all Civil 2007 products.  Please DISABLE virus protection and close all programs...
echo .

pause

Echo Start Time: %TIME%
SET BTIME=%TIME%

MD C:\AUTOSAVES

REM -----------------------------------------
REM - Backup CUI files and ACAD.PGP
REM -----------------------------------------
MD C:\_CADBACKUP
copy "%userprofile%\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2006\R16.2\enu\Support\acad.pgp" c:\_CADBACKUP\acad2006.pgp
copy "%userprofile%\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2007\R17.0\enu\Support\acad.pgp" c:\_CADBACKUP\acad2007.pgp
copy "%userprofile%\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2006\R16.2\enu\Support\*.cui" c:\_CADBACKUP
copy "%userprofile%\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2006\R16.2\enu\Support\*.mnr" c:\_CADBACKUP

REM -----------------------------------------
REM - Remove old versions of Land and Civil
REM -----------------------------------------

Echo Removing Survey 2006...
START /WAIT MsiExec.exe /X{C851CF10-78B3-4D41-AC43-052E87D02C92} /quiet

Echo Removing Civil Design 2006...
START /WAIT MsiExec.exe /X{2BDFA66C-ECC8-4C56-BD75-96575401AED4} /quiet

Echo Removing Land Desktop 2006...
START /WAIT MsiExec.exe /X{5783F2D7-4008-0409-0002-0060B0CE6BBA} /quiet

Echo Removing Civil 3D 2006...
START /WAIT MsiExec.exe /X{5783F2D7-4000-0409-0002-0060B0CE6BBA} /quiet


Echo Removing Civil Design 2007...
START /WAIT MsiExec.exe /X{C89B6268-5E93-4E1F-B04B-2F573233C099} /quiet

Echo Removing Survey 2007...
START /WAIT MsiExec.exe /X{7619DEB2-BC52-43A6-ADEC-6C2963270971} /quiet

Echo Removing Land Desktop 2007...
START /WAIT MsiExec.exe /X{5783F2D7-5008-0409-0002-0060B0CE6BBA} /quiet

Echo Removing Civil 3D 2007...
START /WAIT MsiExec.exe /X{5783F2D7-5000-0409-0002-0060B0CE6BBA} /quiet

REM -----------------------------------------
REM - Delete left over folders
REM -----------------------------------------

echo Deleting left over folders...

RD /s/q "c:\program files\Autodesk Land Desktop 2006"
RD /s/q "%userprofile%\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2006"
RD /s/q "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2006"
RD /s/q "%alluserprofile%\Application Data\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2006"

RD /s/q "c:\program files\Autodesk Land Desktop 2007"
RD /s/q "%userprofile%\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2007"
RD /s/q "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2007"
RD /s/q "%alluserprofile%\Application Data\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2007"

RD /s/q "c:\program files\Autodesk Civil 3D 2006"
RD /s/q "%userprofile%\Application Data\Autodesk\C3D 2006"
RD /s/q "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\C3D 2006"
RD /s/q "%alluserprofile%\Application Data\Application Data\Autodesk\C3D 2006"

RD /s/q "c:\program files\Autodesk Civil 3D 2007"
RD /s/q "%userprofile%\Application Data\Autodesk\C3D 2007"
RD /s/q "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\C3D 2007"
RD /s/q "%alluserprofile%\Application Data\Application Data\Autodesk\C3D 2007"

REM -----------------------------------------
REM - Run the main installs
REM -----------------------------------------

ECHO Installing Civil 3D 2007...
"\\Alpha\2007-Install\Civil-3d\AdminImage\deploy.exe" "Civil-3d"

ECHO Installing Land Desktop 2007...
"\\Alpha\2007-Install\Civil-3d-DComp\AdminImage\deploy.exe" "Civil-3D-DComp"

ECHO Installing Civil Design 2007...
"\\Alpha\2007-Install\07-Designcomp\AdminImage\deploy.exe" "07-DesignComp"

ECHO Installing Survey 2007...
"\\Alpha\Survey-07\AdminImage\deploy.exe" "Survey-07"

if exist c:\_CADBACKUP\acad2006.pgp copy c:\_CADBACKUP\acad2006.pgp "%userprofile%\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2007\R17.0\enu\Support\acad.pgp" 
if exist c:\_CADBACKUP\acad2007.pgp copy c:\_CADBACKUP\acad2007.pgp "%userprofile%\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2007\R17.0\enu\Support\acad.pgp" 

DEL "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\Autodesk LandXML Reporting 7.lnk"

:Done

echo .
echo [End Time: %btime%]
echo [End Time: %time%]
echo .
ECHO Done installing.

PAUSE