Command dialog boxes no longer open

[recook]

I suddenly lost the windows that should pop up when I click on a toolbar icon. For example, the "open file" icon used to load a window where I could navigate to find a drawing. That no longer happens, I just get a prompt on the command line. I'm running plain ACAD 2007, Windows XP Pro, Dell Precision 670.

[.T.]

I suddenly lost the windows that should pop up when I click on a toolbar icon. For example, the "open file" icon used to load a window where I could navigate to find a drawing. That no longer happens, I just get a prompt on the command line. I'm running plain ACAD 2007, Windows XP Pro, Dell Precision 670.

Hi,

Check to make sure that the FILEDIA system variable is set to 1.

[recook]

Thank you, Tim. That was the problem, although have no idea how it got changed from 1 to 0.
Ron.

[.T.]

Thank you, Tim. That was the problem, although have no idea how it got changed from 1 to 0.
Ron.

You're welcome, Ron. :)

I find it happens when the drawing recovery dialog comes up after a glitch. There are probably other things that will turn it off, also.

[BrenBren]

You're welcome, Ron. :)

I find it happens when the drawing recovery dialog comes up after a glitch. There are probably other things that will turn it off, also.

It will also happen if interrupt a script or lsp program that has turned them off; which a lot do for the purpose of running them. If you interrupt it before it's over, it may not have a chance to turn them back on.

[Chris.N]

this is a random occurance on many machines. i've solved them on mine by having those 'setvars' (from a lisp file) make sure they are set correctly everytime i open up cad.

[djahnke]

If you have your autosave setup make sure you check it after a glitch. Mine kept shutting off on me if I had to reboot the program when this problem came up.