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Replace [projectLocation] with the path to the parent folder thatwas entered as [projectName].Replace [scriptName] with the desired name of the script that willbe generated. The root of the file name can be customized but thefile extension must always be .scr.Replace [promotionTarget] with a path and folder name for thelocation where the drawings to be promoted will be copied.NOTEArguments containing spaces must be enclosed in quotes. Forexample: “C:\My Documents\Autodesk\My Projects\StadiumProject”.As an example, if you had previous version drawings stored in aR:\CAD_Files\Projects\2006\Hospital folder and wanted thepromoted version of these files to be created in aR:\CAD_Files\Projects\2009\Hospital folder, the following wouldbe the appropriate syntax to use:promote.bat Hospital R:\CAD_Files\Projects\2006\ promote.scrR:\CAD_Files\Projects\2009When this process is complete, a script file with the specified nameis generated in the same folder as the promote.bat file. Running thisscript file will automatically promote each of the copied drawingsthat reside in the [promotionTarget] location to 2010 format.During the use of this script, please note that if any dialogs aredisplayed when a previous version drawing is opened, the script willterminate. If this problem is encountered, edit the script file andremove all references up to the last previous version drawing thatwas successfully promoted. Next, identify the reason why theunexpected dialog was displayed and take the necessary steps toeliminate the display of this dialog. Then run the modified script fileand the remainder of the copied drawings should be promoted to2012 format. If the script halts frequently due to unexpected dialogs,run the AecFileOpenMessage command and change the current valueto No, which may help to eliminate this problem. Be sure to restorethe original AecFileOpenMessage value after the promotion processis complete.@echo offSETLOCAL@rem promote.batAutoCAD Architecture Readme | 23