BTW, in my situation the boss doesn't use AutoCAD so he's not the problem.I have a couple of "elder" designers who tell me they are used to working for places where there were not enough licenses to go around so they got used to leaving AutoCAD running whenever they got up from their computers.Since that's not the case here, I've explained why they shouldn't leave drawings open over night but for some it just doesn't matter.Unless there is a definitive punishment hanging over them, some people just don't care enough to follow the rules.
On a side note, I'm glad today is Friday Sometimes you just want to slap someone upside the head.Twice.
TGIF...yep, I hear ya. @ all: thanks for the reply.
ReMark:
This is definitely thrue , shall I take this sentence to be my signature on CADTutor?
As for the replies so far they all are regarding to the possible trouble I would get when hacking around my bosses computer. I am well aware of that but there is nothing to worrie because all my actions will be dicussed before, he will know and he will approve. This will not be the problem for shure.
If I may be so free to say, do not reply anymore about the do's / don'ts ... I am more interested in a possible solution.
@ JohnM:
I am running my programs on ObjectDCL, you probably know how to see this compared to ObjectDCL. TBH: let's not discuss about those 2....
The delayedinvoke function is not available in ObjectDCL so I will have to figure something out....
What you suggest is kinda like my idea, having a file created upon opening a dwg. Then, when closing it, is removed.
If the dwg is opened there is a textfile that contains "maybe even nothing"...
Let's suppose my collegue is in a dwg and the textfile that was created is removed from over the network by me.
Somehow AutoCAD should notice this and tell to do something else it will save & close.
I have searched for reactors but have no clue if a reactor exists that reacts on external files.
Maybe you guys are right: I should teach 'em... it is by far the easiest and best solution... Is there any chance a drawing your co-worker or boss is currently working on gets closed right before their eyes and they go "WTF just happened?"The law of unintended consequences has to be considered here. Hey ReMark, you seem to be here all the time .
As I said you all are right, but I am not willing to do illegal or something that is not discussed with my boss. I do not want to be rude to you so please take no offence but let's not talk about "my boss / collegues" opinion. Usually there are opened numereous windows of excel, some word documents and the rest like the mail program, some calculation software and last but not least 1 AutoCAD window. But in this window, do some "control+tab" and you'll see 10 to 15 dwg's... They are opened all day. But as long as I can ask them to colse there is no problem, but when I am alone at the office things get nastier. I agree I should take some time and learn them not to behave like this. And maybe this is your point... that I just shouldn't do this.
Let me think about this over the weekend. Kind regards,
MarcoW. I did think about it, I will try to make 'em understand before attempting to "kick one out of the session".
Thanks for the replies anyway.
Regards,
MarcoW.
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