how to run autocad using exe file? 1

[danijelSA]

Hi!

I want to make group of macro commands, and all that
macro commands link with new (my) toolbar. Problem is:
How to make some exe file using VBA, which I can run from desktop, for lunching autocad.exe?

Thanks in advance!!!

 

[cowski]

Use Visual Basic.

 

[johnwm]

You can't make an EXE with VBA, you need VB6 or VB.NET to do that.

Good Luck
johnwm
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[dynatang]

So far as I know, is use VB only.

 

[nightghos]

What you need to do is create a VB application that a reference to the AutoCAD API, i don't have installed AutoCAD in this computer but go reference on VB and look for the AutoCAD API Object.

 

[cowski]

The code would look something like this:

    On Error Resume Next
    Set CadApp = GetObject(, "AutoCAD.Application")
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then     'Not Running
        Set CadApp = CreateObject("AutoCAD.Application")
        Err.Clear
        'AutoCAD may open a new drawing upon opening - close it
        CadApp.ActiveDocument.Close False
        If Err.Number <> 0 Then
            Err.Clear   'No Drawings are Open
        End If
    End If
    On Error GoTo 0

I used to use similar code to connect to AutoCAD 2000. As long as AutoCAD's object model hasn't changed significantly it should work for later versions.