button macro trouble

[Anne Hathaway]

^C^C-layer;m;Ebox;;^C^C-insert;F:/BLOCKS/ELECTRICBLOCKS/IBOX2;\(getvar"dimscale");;

when using this button macro I get this:

Enter an option
[?/Make/Set/New/ON/OFF/Color/Ltype/LWeight/Plot/Freeze/Thaw/LOck/Unlock/stAte]:

Command:
Command:
Command: -insert
Enter block name or [?]: F:/BLOCKS/ELECTRICBLOCKS/IBOX2

"IBOX2.dwg": Can't find file in search path:
C:\Documents and Settings\a.hathaway\Desktop\ (current directory)
F:\Jobs\Garin - Town 2\dwg\
F:\BLOCKS\Electric Blocks\
C:\Documents and Settings\a.hathaway\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land
Desktop 2004\R16.0\enu\
C:\Program Files\Land Desktop 2004\UserDataCache\Support\
C:\Program Files\Land Desktop 2004\support\
C:\Program Files\Land Desktop 2004\fonts\
C:\Program Files\Land Desktop 2004\help\
C:\Program Files\Land Desktop 2004\express\
F:\LDT Shared Files\Fonts\
C:\Program Files\Land Desktop 2004\support\color\
C:\Documents and Settings\a.hathaway\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land
Desktop 2004\R16.0\enu\support\color\
C:\Program Files\Land Desktop 2004\
*Invalid*

here the macro for another button:
^C^C-layer;m;Ebox;;^C^C-insert;F:/BLOCKS/ELECTRICBLOCKS/IBOX3;\(getvar"dimscale");;
Command:
Command:
Command: -layer
Current layer: "Ebox"
Enter an option
[?/Make/Set/New/ON/OFF/Color/Ltype/LWeight/Plot/Freeze/Thaw/LOck/Unlock/stAte]:
m
Enter name for new layer (becomes the current layer) <Ebox>: Ebox
Enter an option
[?/Make/Set/New/ON/OFF/Color/Ltype/LWeight/Plot/Freeze/Thaw/LOck/Unlock/stAte]:
Command:
Command:
Command: -insert
Enter block name or [?]: F:/BLOCKS/ELECTRICBLOCKS/IBOX3
Specify insertion point or [Scale/X/Y/Z/Rotate/PScale/PX/PY/PZ/PRotate]:
Enter X scale factor, specify opposite corner, or [Corner/XYZ] <1>:
(getvar"dimscale")
1.0
Enter Y scale factor <use X scale factor>:
Specify rotation angle <E>:

works perfectly.

how come the first one doesnt work? it says can't find file in search path when the one that does work is in the same path? Same toolbar, same drawing, one works the other doesn't?
Anne

[CarLB]

When the file wasn't found, iAutoCAD reports a search path of "F:\BLOCKS\Electric Blocks\" - note the space between 'Electric' and 'Blocks'. I thing your button macro should be:

^C^C-layer;m;Ebox;;-insert;"F:/BLOCKS/ELECTRIC BLOCKS/IBOX2";\(getvar"dimscale");;

You don't need the "cancel" in the middle of the macro (^c^c), and I *believe* quotes are needed around the path because of the space in the directory name, otherwise the space would be treated as a return.

HTH!

[Anne Hathaway]

Ok, thanks, that worked!
Anne