Comments on: Missing Language Pack DWG File Repair http://otb.manusoft.com/2010/07/missing-language-pack-dwg-file-repair.htm Random thoughts about AutoCAD, ObjectARX, and the meaning of life. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:57:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lars Eriksen http://otb.manusoft.com/2010/07/missing-language-pack-dwg-file-repair.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2103 Lars Eriksen Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:17:38 +0000 http://otb.manusoft.com/?p=371#comment-2103 I have AutoCAD 2010 x64 Mechanical. The cleanlanguage command appeared to work and reported the cleaning of a number of objects, and I saved and closed the drawing. But when reopening the drawing, AutoCAD reported that the drawing was corrupt and suggested that I use RECOVER. When I opened the drawing with Recover, the resulting drawing was blank. I have AutoCAD 2010 x64 Mechanical. The cleanlanguage command appeared to work and reported the cleaning of a number of objects, and I saved and closed the drawing. But when reopening the drawing, AutoCAD reported that the drawing was corrupt and suggested that I use RECOVER. When I opened the drawing with Recover, the resulting drawing was blank.

]]> By: David Coverdale http://otb.manusoft.com/2010/07/missing-language-pack-dwg-file-repair.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2096 David Coverdale Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:31:58 +0000 http://otb.manusoft.com/?p=371#comment-2096 Hi Owen, yeah, I'd be interested in how much it'll cost to have a 2000 version. I can't see your email address anywhere. Hopefully you can see mine from this entry, if not I'll let you know it. From discussion with our ver 2000 CAD users this issue has been around for years and years and they've ended up copying and pasting as blocks as there's never really been any symptoms other than it crashes the system. Since 2011 and 2012 the message box about corrupt language files pops up, so at least now we can see what the issue is. regards Dave Hi Owen, yeah, I’d be interested in how much it’ll cost to have a 2000 version. I can’t see your email address anywhere. Hopefully you can see mine from this entry, if not I’ll let you know it.

From discussion with our ver 2000 CAD users this issue has been around for years and years and they’ve ended up copying and pasting as blocks as there’s never really been any symptoms other than it crashes the system. Since 2011 and 2012 the message box about corrupt language files pops up, so at least now we can see what the issue is.
regards
Dave

]]> By: KaDe King http://otb.manusoft.com/2010/07/missing-language-pack-dwg-file-repair.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2066 KaDe King Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:39:38 +0000 http://otb.manusoft.com/?p=371#comment-2066 Owen, Thanks! We have a customer that has been struggling with this issue since they upgraded from 2008 to 2012. Pretty much every file they have has corrupted text in it. This is working beautifully! Thank you so much!! KaDe Owen,

Thanks! We have a customer that has been struggling with this issue since they upgraded from 2008 to 2012. Pretty much every file they have has corrupted text in it. This is working beautifully!

Thank you so much!!

KaDe

]]> By: Owen Wengerd http://otb.manusoft.com/2010/07/missing-language-pack-dwg-file-repair.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2043 Owen Wengerd Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:45:48 +0000 http://otb.manusoft.com/?p=371#comment-2043 I could make an AutoCAD 2000 version of the utility for you, but I would need to charge a small fee as nobody else has requested one. Email me to discuss if you're interested. I could make an AutoCAD 2000 version of the utility for you, but I would need to charge a small fee as nobody else has requested one. Email me to discuss if you’re interested.

]]> By: Dave Coverdale http://otb.manusoft.com/2010/07/missing-language-pack-dwg-file-repair.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2042 Dave Coverdale Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:24:51 +0000 http://otb.manusoft.com/?p=371#comment-2042 Hi Owen, thank you for all the answers. One last question hopefully. We still have a significant number of ACAD2000 seats. yes I know!!!!, however, there just isn't the business justification to upgrade to the latest version, as CAD is used to draw quite simple 2D drawings of buildings, and 2000 work perfectly. We have large a collection of ACAD2000 templates that everyone in the business shares, that includes title block, logos, layering conventions etc etc. I looks like some of these templates are causing the language corruption. Is there a cleanlanguage arx version available for ACAD2000. I'm guessing I could open the 2000 DWT in ACAD2011 run the ARX, save the file back as a 2000 DWG, and then in ACAD2000 open the DWG and save back as a DWT, but that's not a quick job. If there was a 2000 version that would be fantastic, and a lot quicker. My next task will be tracking down which PC's are infected with this acad.vlx issue, if indeed this is the cause or the corruption. Certainly the cleanlanguage ARX finds corruption when run. Deletes AcDbDictionary and reduces the files size typically from 4MB to 400KB. After that the missing language file dialogue doesn't appear and the users don't experience any issues copy and pasting within drawings. Thansk again for you help. Hi Owen, thank you for all the answers. One last question hopefully.

We still have a significant number of ACAD2000 seats. yes I know!!!!, however, there just isn’t the business justification to upgrade to the latest version, as CAD is used to draw quite simple 2D drawings of buildings, and 2000 work perfectly.

We have large a collection of ACAD2000 templates that everyone in the business shares, that includes title block, logos, layering conventions etc etc.

I looks like some of these templates are causing the language corruption. Is there a cleanlanguage arx version available for ACAD2000.
I’m guessing I could open the 2000 DWT in ACAD2011 run the ARX, save the file back as a 2000 DWG, and then in ACAD2000 open the DWG and save back as a DWT, but that’s not a quick job. If there was a 2000 version that would be fantastic, and a lot quicker.

My next task will be tracking down which PC’s are infected with this acad.vlx issue, if indeed this is the cause or the corruption. Certainly the cleanlanguage ARX finds corruption when run. Deletes AcDbDictionary and reduces the files size typically from 4MB to 400KB. After that the missing language file dialogue doesn’t appear and the users don’t experience any issues copy and pasting within drawings.

Thansk again for you help.

]]> By: Owen Wengerd http://otb.manusoft.com/2010/07/missing-language-pack-dwg-file-repair.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2041 Owen Wengerd Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:06:10 +0000 http://otb.manusoft.com/?p=371#comment-2041 Sure, you can use any of numerous free and commercial batch script utilities such as Autodesk's ScriptPro utility. All you have to do is load the appropriate .arx file, run the CLEANLANGUAGE command, then save. Sure, you can use any of numerous free and commercial batch script utilities such as Autodesk’s ScriptPro utility. All you have to do is load the appropriate .arx file, run the CLEANLANGUAGE command, then save.

]]> By: Dave Coverdale http://otb.manusoft.com/2010/07/missing-language-pack-dwg-file-repair.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2037 Dave Coverdale Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:26:05 +0000 http://otb.manusoft.com/?p=371#comment-2037 Thanks Owen, I have access to full AutoCAD 2011 so can run the ARX code and fix the issue, but now I'm faced with potentially 1000's of files that could be corrupt. Is there a way of scripting this and running it unattended? regards Dave Thanks Owen,

I have access to full AutoCAD 2011 so can run the ARX code and fix the issue, but now I’m faced with potentially 1000′s of files that could be corrupt.
Is there a way of scripting this and running it unattended?

regards
Dave

]]> By: Owen Wengerd http://otb.manusoft.com/2010/07/missing-language-pack-dwg-file-repair.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2027 Owen Wengerd Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:12:21 +0000 http://otb.manusoft.com/?p=371#comment-2027 LT doesn't support loading third party ARX modules, so I'm afraid you're out of luck. LT doesn’t support loading third party ARX modules, so I’m afraid you’re out of luck.

]]> By: Dave Coverdale http://otb.manusoft.com/2010/07/missing-language-pack-dwg-file-repair.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2026 Dave Coverdale Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:50:17 +0000 http://otb.manusoft.com/?p=371#comment-2026 The clenalanguage is great for a installation of Autocad 2011 I have. I have another user who uses AutoCAD LT 2012, but I'm not sure the ARX works on LT. I can't really keep asking user 1 to keep cleaning the files for user 2. Is there a way of running the ARX in LT? thanks The clenalanguage is great for a installation of Autocad 2011 I have. I have another user who uses AutoCAD LT 2012, but I’m not sure the ARX works on LT. I can’t really keep asking user 1 to keep cleaning the files for user 2. Is there a way of running the ARX in LT?

thanks

]]> By: Steve Johnson http://otb.manusoft.com/2010/07/missing-language-pack-dwg-file-repair.htm/comment-page-1#comment-675 Steve Johnson Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:21:30 +0000 http://otb.manusoft.com/?p=371#comment-675 Barry, I believe it's the 0x00008000 bit of HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R1x.x\ACAD-xxxx:xxx\Profiles\profilename\Drawing Window\MoreHideWarningDialogs, which may not exist if no warnings are suppressed. Barry, I believe it’s the 0×00008000 bit of HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R1x.x\ACAD-xxxx:xxx\Profiles\profilename\Drawing Window\MoreHideWarningDialogs, which may not exist if no warnings are suppressed.

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