std-block-update | ![]() |
Re-load a block from the harddisc, searching the standard library path for a matching DWG file, updating its internal definition.
If it was not defined before, load a new one.
It returns the found filename of the DWG if the block was updated or nil if not, or calls STD-CERROR if the the external block was found but couldn't be updated successfully.
It honors the global variable *VERBOSE*. If set, it prints various diagnostic messages.
name: A string
A string of the found filename or nil
See description. Only called because of its sideeffects.
(std-require 'STDMISC)
Defined in STDMISC