Autoloading excel spreadsheets (spanner software) when opening drawings in AutoCad.

[tonyj]

I was wondering if there is a way to automatically update excel spreadsheets in AutoCad. I want them to update each time I open a drawing. I have tried writing an acaddoc.lsp file to do this, but when I try to run the command from the lisp routine, it runs before AutoCad is ready to accept commands. This is what I have right now in my acaddoc.lsp:

;;; Start of AcadDoc.lsp

(load "span12.lsp")

(defun-q MYSTARTUP ( )
(sheetall)
)
(setq S::STARTUP (append S::STARTUP MYSTARTUP))

;;; End of AcadDoc.lsp


Is there a way to get a command to run everytime you start or open a new drawing after the drawing has been initialized. Thanks for any input.
Tony

[Glenn Pope]

Try adding it to the startup suite in the APPLOAD dialog. I believe routine added there run after the ones in the acaddoc.lsp file.

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Check out the following thread -

Loading Autolisps?

Have a good one, Mike

[timd]

Try using OLE instead of spanner.