Field: FileName gets confused when plotting multiple drawings

[piper]

Howdy,

I have the fields FileName & Tab Name embedded into a Title Block. When I have several drawings open & begin plotting, the Document name (in plot preview & on the hardcopy) reflect the name of the 1st drawing I opened....On the screen, the Field reflects the correct drawing name.

I noticed this when I reviewed several plots. All had the same drawing name plotted on them. The TAB names were all correct.

I am rewritting the Field to read 2 DIESEL strings instead of the FileName....

$(getvar,"DWGPrefix")$(getvar,"DWGName")

This works OK....BUT, is only a Band-Aid to the real problem.

Any Suggestions?


Best Regards,
Ray Foren
CAD Manager
Pigeon-Roberts & Associates
Ocala, FL

[Mlabell]

Is it possible to see them problem drawings? Also was just several drawings, or does this happen all of the time across all work stations? I have the Filename field embedd into our titleblock too, and have never seen this problem. Maybe Taskbar? Or what is your "SDI" system variable set to? From AutoCAD's help file
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Turns on multiple-drawing interface.

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Turns off multiple-drawing interface.

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(Read-only) Multiple-drawing interface is disabled because an application that does not support multiple drawings has been loaded. SDI setting 2 is not saved.

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(Read-only) Multiple-drawing interface is disabled because the user has set SDI to 1 and an application that does not support multiple drawings has been loaded. (SDI was set to 1 before the application was loaded.) SDI setting 3 is not saved.

[ccowgill]

I have recently experienced this problem as well, I used the dwgname system variable and experienced the problem when trying to plot out the drawings, but if I regened, it would place the correct name, then I would try to plot again and it reverted back. Very Strange. I am using DWGMan by CAE-Link, could this be a common element?

[Mlabell]

... Very Strange. I am using DWGMan by CAE-Link, could this be a common element?I have not used this software, so I am unsure. Are you guys using Sheet Set Manager? I do not use SSM, I just open and print as needed, or for large sets I use scripts. I do have the drawing tab utility listed here... (http://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/2006/10/trick_or_treat_.html) I really doubt that would correct any programming errors. Maybe the service packs aren't installed?

[ccowgill]

I dont use ssm, we are uptodate on updates and service packs, it was just a piece of mtext with a field in it for the dwgname that was messing up for me

[Mlabell]

I dont use ssm, we are uptodate on updates and service packs, it was just a piece of mtext with a field in it for the dwgname that was messing up for meUse an attribute instead of mtext. Mtext is squirrley with fields. Attributes usually play better with fields.