import layout dialogue box

[randyspear]

I have a "create new layout" tool in my tool palettes that loads from a template file with 30 layouts in it (named 01-30). The macro stops at the point where it asks which layout to import. At this point the user enters ## for the desired layout.

The problem is that a lot of users ignore the command line and then escape when they think nothing has happened.

What i'd like to do is have the layout dialog box pop up with the available layouts like it does if they were to right click on a tab, import from template and select the dwt themselves.

My macro looks like this:
^C^C-LAYOUT;T;Drive:/APPS/Client_Palettes/Highways/client/Standards/client_SHEET(1-30).DWT;?;

which lists the layouts in the command line but i'd rather have them pick from the actual dialogue box.

Can someone help?

[jaberwok]

Convert the macro to Lisp and create a DCL file to go with it. The programming gurus will help.

[randyspear]

got it!

I just change the filedia to 0 before the macro and back to 1 after. Then in the macro i use "layout" instead of "-layout".

thanks for your time.