#ATTEXT COMMAND
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Here is what I would call an unusual glitch. I am using acad 11 on a novell
network rev 2.15 c and have 7 users….. one user has suddenly lost the
ability to use the ATTEXT command. When he types ATTEXT he gets the next
prompt (cdf sdf dxf…..etc) and after selecting the s there is no dialog
box, the prompt just goes to the command prompt. All other stations work
just fine. And the problem station has all other acad commands. Any help
would be appreciated.
Clark – This sounds like a bug we recently fixed.
AutoCAD saves the name of the most recent ATTEXT template file in its
configuration file, ACAD.CFG. The saved file name includes the
drive/directory prefix. In subsequent ATTEXT commands, that saved file
name is presented as the default for the template file. BUT… it's
possible that the file (or the directory it was in) no longer exists; if
FILEDIA is set to enable file dialogue boxes, AutoCAD gets confused when it
tries to list a nonexistent directory in the dialogue box.
One quick way to fix the problem would be to turn FILEDIA off temporarily
and try the ATTEXT command; it should prompt with the now-nonexistent
default template file, and you can enter the name of the new template file.
Following the ATTEXT command, you can turn FILEDIA back on if you wish.
The problem will be fixed in the next update. We're sorry for the trouble
this bug has caused you.