rod.238423
2010-01-03, 06:58 PM
I read Robert Bell's document “Migrating from MNU to the CUI” (Autodesk University 2007) with interest. I have been using 2005 up until now and I am finally forcing myself to get to grips with 2010. I have 2005, 2008, 2009, and now 2010 loaded, but workflow has prevented me from migrating customization until now. I know, it is ridiculous that I have waited this long.
Still using a tablet, still loving it. I managed to get it to work after much trial and error through the CUI transfer interface.
My customizing makes use of a lot of swapping pull-down menus, which swap in and out based on current layer setting...
A typical command would be:
(MENUCMD "P15=RCASPOPS.mfireeqp") where RCASPOPS is my swapping menu loaded at POP15.
Then I would use (MENUCMD "P15=*") to force the “mfireeqp” area of the pull-down menu to display.
Trouble is, when I CUIload RCASPOPS, it does not seem to recognize the various areas of the menu.
Here is a part of that subsection of RCASPOPS:
***MFIREEQP
[FireProtEquipLayers]
[--]
[0]0;
[defpoints]defpoints;
[X-Refs]x----ref;
[--]
[Fire Prot. Total L&ayers - *]h-f*,*|h-f*;
[Fire Prot. Equip. L&ayers - *]h-fe*,*|h-fe*;
[--]
[->Fire Hose Ca&binet Group]
[&Fire Hose Cabinets - *]h-fe-cab*,*|h-fe-cab*;
[&STANDARD]h-fe-cab;
h-fe-cab-???,*|h-fe-cab-???,h-fe-cab,*|h-fe-cab;
[&EXIST]h-fe-cab-e;
h-fe-cab-???-e,*|h-fe-cab-???-e,h-fe-cab-e,*|h-fe-cab-e;
[&BASE]h-fe-cab-s;
h-fe-cab-???-s,*|h-fe-cab-???-s,h-fe-cab-s,*|h-fe-cab-s;
[&NEW]h-fe-cab-n;
h-fe-cab-???-n,*|h-fe-cab-???-n,h-fe-cab-n,*|h-fe-cab-n;
[&PLANNED]h-fe-cab-p;
h-fe-cab-???-p,*|h-fe-cab-???-p,h-fe-cab-p,*|h-fe-cab-p;
[&REMOVE]h-fe-cab-x;
[<-*]h-fe-cab-???-x,*|h-fe-cab-???-x,h-fe-cab-x,*|h-fe-cab-x;
Where am I going wrong?
Typically the whole of RCASPOPS is loaded but when I try to force it to display, the whole of it pops on the screen (well, the top of the file does anyway with the rest of it disappearing off the bottom of the screen) and not just the subsection I want.
Is this a syntax issue with the newer AutoCad?
Also I am worried about the possibility that dynamic drop-down menus will not be supported in the future - what will be my alternative?
I really would appreciate any hints, thanks in advance.
Still using a tablet, still loving it. I managed to get it to work after much trial and error through the CUI transfer interface.
My customizing makes use of a lot of swapping pull-down menus, which swap in and out based on current layer setting...
A typical command would be:
(MENUCMD "P15=RCASPOPS.mfireeqp") where RCASPOPS is my swapping menu loaded at POP15.
Then I would use (MENUCMD "P15=*") to force the “mfireeqp” area of the pull-down menu to display.
Trouble is, when I CUIload RCASPOPS, it does not seem to recognize the various areas of the menu.
Here is a part of that subsection of RCASPOPS:
***MFIREEQP
[FireProtEquipLayers]
[--]
[0]0;
[defpoints]defpoints;
[X-Refs]x----ref;
[--]
[Fire Prot. Total L&ayers - *]h-f*,*|h-f*;
[Fire Prot. Equip. L&ayers - *]h-fe*,*|h-fe*;
[--]
[->Fire Hose Ca&binet Group]
[&Fire Hose Cabinets - *]h-fe-cab*,*|h-fe-cab*;
[&STANDARD]h-fe-cab;
h-fe-cab-???,*|h-fe-cab-???,h-fe-cab,*|h-fe-cab;
[&EXIST]h-fe-cab-e;
h-fe-cab-???-e,*|h-fe-cab-???-e,h-fe-cab-e,*|h-fe-cab-e;
[&BASE]h-fe-cab-s;
h-fe-cab-???-s,*|h-fe-cab-???-s,h-fe-cab-s,*|h-fe-cab-s;
[&NEW]h-fe-cab-n;
h-fe-cab-???-n,*|h-fe-cab-???-n,h-fe-cab-n,*|h-fe-cab-n;
[&PLANNED]h-fe-cab-p;
h-fe-cab-???-p,*|h-fe-cab-???-p,h-fe-cab-p,*|h-fe-cab-p;
[&REMOVE]h-fe-cab-x;
[<-*]h-fe-cab-???-x,*|h-fe-cab-???-x,h-fe-cab-x,*|h-fe-cab-x;
Where am I going wrong?
Typically the whole of RCASPOPS is loaded but when I try to force it to display, the whole of it pops on the screen (well, the top of the file does anyway with the rest of it disappearing off the bottom of the screen) and not just the subsection I want.
Is this a syntax issue with the newer AutoCad?
Also I am worried about the possibility that dynamic drop-down menus will not be supported in the future - what will be my alternative?
I really would appreciate any hints, thanks in advance.