Change AutoCAD profiles with a toolbar button

[doug.55667]

I am looking to swithch profiles with a toolbar button. I had built this 1x before but can't find it and before tackling it again, I was hoping somebody has the code.

I had two buttons on this toolbar and I could switch profiles. I had the toolbar loaded in each profile. This way I could switch background colors, toolbar layouts, etc...

I belive the button referenced a macro or VBA script. Anybody have an idea?

Thanks,
Doug

[dgorsman]

In my experience, switching profiles inside AutoCAD isn't worth it anymore. From the sounds of things, you should look into workspaces first.

[Ed Jobe]

And there's already a toolbar for that.

[Liamnacuac]

Unfortunately, some of us out here have budget constraints to deal with, and thus run older software. For instance, I still have 9 seats of AutoCAD 2006, 3 seats of ADT '06, and 6 seats or '06LT. I will
get some more subscriptions this year, but not all of these '06 will go away, I'm afraid.
I also have a couple of users who mess up their profiles on occasion. I was having them save their profile to a public drive, but I've been requested to use personal network drives, and I thought there is probably a routine for exporting a profile to a network drive already?
Does anyone have a .lsp that exports profiles?
Can I create this with 2009 's recorder and still use it in 2006 (if there aren't any modern commands in the routine)?

[Liamnacuac]

Unfortunately, some of us out here have budget constraints to deal with, and thus run older software. For instance, I still have 9 seats of AutoCAD 2006, 3 seats of ADT '06, and 6 seats or '06LT. I will
get some more subscriptions this year, but not all of these '06 will go away, I'm afraid.
I also have a couple of users who mess up their profiles on occasion. I was having them save their profile to a public drive, but I've been requested to use personal network drives, and I thought there is probably a routine for exporting a profile to a network drive already?
Does anyone have a .lsp that exports profiles?
Can I create this with 2009 's recorder and still use it in 2006 (if there aren't any modern commands in the routine)?

OK, I can answer at part of my own question; "Action Recorder??!! Are you serious??!! HA HA HA HA HA HA....."

[lessZmore]

I'm trying to export profiles to our server via lisp as well. No luck so far, but, if I get it figured out I'll pass along the answers.

Also trying to set paths (normally accesed/set via files tab in options dialogue) via lisp in order to reduce the time spent fixing all the 'not so stable' settings that seem to be a permanent part of AutoCAD. Does anyone know how?

Also, does anyone else find it easier/quicker to edit profiles from a simple text editor? And in the process see all the stuff you can't edit from the GUI, like default paths for IMPORT or EXPORT of profiles etc.

[RobertB]

Also trying to set paths (normally accesed/set via files tab in options dialogue) via lisp in order to reduce the time spent fixing all the 'not so stable' settings that seem to be a permanent part of AutoCAD. Does anyone know how?

It is simple using the ActiveX interface.

(vla-Put-SupportPath (vla-Get-Files (vla-Get-Preferences (vlax-Get-Acad-Object))) "path1;path2;path3")