Multiple command macro within pulldown menu

[louis.64641]

i am trying to xref a fastener into my drawings and then the symbols right behind it as i used to use the insert command and it worked fine. the following is the macro i am using the first x-ref comes in but not the second

^C^C-XREF A S:/fastener/f1; ^C^C-INSERT S:/SYMBOLS/FASTMARK ;;;2

i the process of using the xref i noticed this (Xref "f1" has already been defined.
Using existing definition.) the whole i reason i wanted to get away from insert command to bring blocks into my drawings was to make sure i would get the current drawing and not some duplicate definition. Or does it only use a duplicate of the block through xref when the block has not been altered.

anyway if somebody knows what is wrong with my macro it would be greatly appreciated as i have about a 1000 macro to fix and need to get going

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Please note I have *moved* this thread from the AutoCAD CUI Menus forum to this one, as I feel this particular forum is a more appropriate place for such a topic.

Thanks, Mike

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[Mike.Perry]

Hi

i am trying to xref a fastener into my drawings and then the symbols right behind it as i used to use the insert command and it worked fine. the following is the macro i am using the first x-ref comes in but not the second

^C^C-XREF A S:/fastener/f1; ^C^C-INSERT S:/SYMBOLS/FASTMARK ;;;2

Are you saying the above command macro does not work ?

If yes, try this...

^C^C_.-XRef;_A;"S:/fastener/f1";\;;;_.-Insert;"S:/SYMBOLS/FASTMARK";\;;;

If no, please give more details.

i the process of using the xref i noticed this (Xref "f1" has already been defined using existing definition.) the whole i reason i wanted to get away from insert command to bring blocks into my drawings was to make sure i would get the current drawing and not some duplicate definition. Or does it only use a duplicate of the block through xref when the block has not been altered.

Are you saying Xref "f1" is already Xref'd into the drawing file before you attempt to run your command macro ?

Have a good one, Mike