AUTOCAD (DOS SHELL)
HELLO, THIS IS BILL MIDA FROM TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS. I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH
THE DOS SHELL. I'M USING DOS 3.3. EVERYTIME I SHELL OUT TO DOS AND COPY A
FILE OR TWO , THE FILE(S) REMAIN UNCHANGED UNTIL I EXIT OUT OF AUTOCAD (TO
MAIN MENU) AND GET BACK INTO A DRAWING. WHAT I'M DOING FOR A CUSTOMER IS
WRITING AN AUTOLISP PROGRAM WHICH PROMPTS THE USER FOR SOME INFO. (TOOL,
TURRET POSITION FOR NCP), THEN SHELLS OUT TO DOS TO RUN AN AUTOLISP-CREATED
BATCH FILE WHICH COPIES TWO FILES (.DWG FILES). I CAN'T USE THE FILES,
HOWEVER, UNTIL AFTER I EXIT OUT OF THE DRAWING AND GET BACK INTO IT. WELL,
NOT THAT I CAN'T USE THEM BUT THEY REMAIN UNCHANGED. SO, HOW CAN I GET THOSE
COPIES TO TAKE AFFECT WHILE STILL IN AUTOCAD, WITHOUT HAVING TO EXIT OUT?
CAN I DO IT OR DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER SUGGESTION POSSIBLY OR NOT ENOUGH
INFORMATION. I'D APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU CAN TELL ME. THANKS A LOT.
BILL MIDA
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