SCRIPT FILE
Steve –
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The script file capability of AutoCAD was not meant to be used in the
manner you outline. It was originally designed to allow Autodesk
sales people to have a running "show" on the screen at trade shows. So,
the only pause capability relates to interrupting the script and resuming.
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Nonetheless, a lot of us have done stuff with scripts that were never
intended. I've got customers with large geological databases that are
massaged by fancy inquiry programs that generate huge scripts that draw
entire sets of maps overnight. (Hmm…the databases are massaged, not the
customers.)
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Anyway – tell us more about your application, and, more importantly, which
version of AutoCAD are you working with? Hopefully, you'll be able to
use the built-in programming language (AutoLISP) to accomplish your goal.
If that isn't available, try constructing the entire script with another
language (like BASIC or C) before actually submitting it to AutoCAD.
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Lansing Pugh
Authorized AutoCAD Dealer / Austin, Texas (512) 441-4666