The following is a list of commands and features affected by this service pack:

• Xrefs to Architectural Desktop 3.x Drawings
• Build Selection Set
• Create 3D Polyline by Slope
• COGO Point performance
• Automation API
• Classification
• Database Connect
• Drawing Cleanup
• Import/Export
• Map Plot Set
• Query
• Topology

Summary of Primary Issues Resolved for Autodesk Land Desktop 2004

• The program no longer crashes when opening a drawing that has an Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3.x drawing attached as an xref.
• The Utilities > Build Selection Set command no longer hangs if you click any of the Names In Drawing buttons but do not select anything in the displayed dialog boxes.
• A general exception no longer occurs when using the Terrain > 3D Polylines > Create By Slope command.
• Point performance is improved when using high point numbers, or when large gaps exist between point numbers.

The following list describes the fixes included in Service Pack 1, which are also included in Service Pack 2:

Resolved Issues with Architectural Desktop Drawings

• You can now open Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3.x drawings in Autodesk Land Desktop 2004. Previously, this caused an exception error.

Resolved Issues with the Windows NT Operating System

• The Terrain Model Explorer menus are now displayed correctly when using Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 on a Windows NT operating system.
• Browse buttons, such as for selecting a point file to import, or for creating an XDRef, are now working correctly when using Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 on a Windows NT operating system.

Resolved Issues with the Windows XP Operating System

• In the the Drawing Setup dialog box, the buttons on the Load/Save Settings tab and the Browse button on the Text Style tab now work correctly when using Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 on a Windows XP operating system.

Resolved Issues with XRefs

• You can now use the XRef Manager button on the AutoCAD application window to manage XRef drawings in Autodesk Land Desktop 2004. Previously, this caused an exception error.

Resolved Issues with AutoCAD Tool Palettes

• You will no longer experience a crash when you click an .atc file you have dragged onto a Tool Palette.

Resolved Issues with Export to AutoCAD

• You can now change the way that the Export to AutoCAD command handles xrefs. In this service pack, a new AEC Editor tab has been added to the AutoCAD options dialog box which you can use to change some of the Export to AutoCAD settings. By default, the Export to AutoCAD command in Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 would bind all attached xrefs. By clearing the Bind Xrefs check box on the AEC Editor tab, you can prevent xrefs from being bound.

Resolved Issues with LandXML

• The number of description keys to export is now listed correctly in the LandXML Export dialog box when you select the Include Description Key Definitions check box in the LandXML Export Points dialog box.
• If a LandXML file that you are attempting to import is missing critical data, such as the start point of a parcel, the Import LandXML command now warns you of the missing data rather than displaying a run-time error.
• The LandXML Import Point Filters dialog box now has the correct title.

Resolved Issues with Description Keys

• A defect in Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 caused description keys to ignore the capitalization, or case, of description key codes. For example, a description key named TOPO was treated the same way as topo. With this service pack, the description key codes are once again case-sensitive.

Resolved Issues with XDRefs

• XDRef overrides for points are now working correctly. Previously, the overrides appeared as a period (.) for elevations and were blank for descriptions.

Resolved Issues with Point Formats

• Using the Points > Import/Export Points > Format Manager command to create new User Point File formats no longer causes exception errors.

Resolved Issues with Surfaces

• The Offset by Elevation, Copy by Slope, and Copy by Grade commands on the Terrain > Contour Utilities menu now offset contours correctly.
• The Edit Breaklines command now correctly respects multiple vertex elevation edits.

Resolved Issues with ActiveX Components

• Late binding of Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 ActiveX objects now functions correctly. Attempts to access methods or properties on late bound objects resulted in errors. Certain programming languages, such as VLisp, bind to COM Object via a mechanism referred to as “late binding” to access an Active X object through its IDispatch interface. In order for late binding to work, the COM Object itself has a version that must match the version of the type library, otherwise an error will result when methods or properties of the COM Object are called. In Autodesk Land Desktop 2004, there was a mismatch between the AeccApplication object and the type library. This has been corrected.
  
  Programming languages using “early binding” as their default mechanism for COM object access are working as expected in Autodesk Land Desktop 2004. These languages include VB, VBA and C++.

Summary of Primary Issues Resolved for Autodesk Map 2004

• Fixes the causes of several intermittently encountered crashes as follows:
  
  
  • when executing the command line version of MapImport, and
  • when editing the Timestamp value after opening an Oracle table containing a Timestamp (Oracle DATE) column in the Data Viewer.
  
  
• Topology name and description are now remembered and restored even if a create topology operation fails.
• Drawing cleanup will now affect only the selected polyline(s), instead of automatically selecting the entire object.
• The numeric boundary values in the Plot Boundary Selection dialog box are now displayed in numerical order.
• Map property ranges are now applied automatically when creating an object.
• Oblique Text Style will now appear when executing map queries.
• The MapUtil object in the ActiveX API is now accessible via the Project.MapUtil property.

Summary of Primary Issues Resolved for AutoCAD 2004

• Fixes the causes of several intermittently encountered failures, including ones in 3D Orbit, the Customize dialog box, and when dragging objects between drawings.
• Corrects a problem with draw order when using the Bind option of the XREF command.
• Fixes several problems with hyperlinks in DWF files. To take advantage of the fixes when viewing DWF files, download the latest version of the Autodesk Express Viewer from the Autodesk website.
• Corrects the problem of the command line disappearing under some circumstances.
• Fixes a problem so that a space or semicolon now acts correctly as an ENTER with the SETENV macro in the system registry.
• Corrects other miscellaneous issues.

Applying this Service Pack to a Stand-Alone Installation

1. Download the service pack and save it to any folder.
2. Insert your Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 CD into your CD drive.
3. Navigate to the folder where you saved the service pack.
4. Double-click the executable file for the service pack to install it.
   

Use this procedure if you want to use Communication Center to apply this service pack through your local network.

To apply this service pack through Communication Center using local patch list functionality

1. From the Autodesk Product Support website, download <Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 Service Pack 2.exe> and <Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 Service Pack 2 Readme.htm> to a local server.

   NOTE: Make sure that all users who need to apply the service pack have access to this server.

2. On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following information, and then click OK:

   <local server name>\<patch name> /p <patch list location name>\<patch list name>

   For example:

   c:\LDT2004_SP2_UL.exe /p c:\patchlist.txt

   The contents of the patch list file are similar to the following:

   *****
   ProductCode={5783F2D7-0208-0409-0000-0060B0CE6BBA}
   ProductVersionCandidate=7.26.0.100;7.26.0.108;7.26.0.110;7.26.0.118
   PatchTitle=Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 Service Pack 2
   PatchGUID={58CC83EF-1C4D-4A98-A9D2-6F71507A06CF}
   PatchFileLocation=\\\\your_server_name\\your_share_name\\subfolders\\patch_name.exe or ftp://your_server_name/your_share_name/your_path/patch_name.exe
   PatchSize=8238592
   PatchDesc=This Service Pack updates Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 Unlocked. The use of this software is subject to the terms and conditions contained in the software license agreement that accompanied Autodesk Land Desktop 2004.
   PatchDescLocation=\\\\your_server_name\\your_share_name\\subfolders\\readme_name.htm or ftp://your_server_name/your_share_name/your_path/readme_name.htm

   NOTE: If a patch list file already exists in this location, the new patch list information is added to the end of that file. The original file is not overwritten.

3. Open the patch list file. If there is more than one patch list, the lists are separated by asterisks (*****).
4. Change the fifth line in step 3, PatchFileLocation, to one of the following:
   • If you want to make the service pack available from a file server, enter:
     PatchFileLocation=\\\\<your_server_name>\\<your_share_name>\\<subfolders> \\<patch_name>.exe

   • If you want to make the service pack available from an FTP server, enter:
     ftp://<your_server_name>/<your_share_name>/<your_path> /<patch_name>.exe

5. Change the last line in step 3, PatchDescLocation, to one of the following:
   • If you want to make the Readme available from a file server, enter:
     PatchDescLocation=\\\\<your_server_name>\\<your_share_name>\\<subfolders> \\<readme_name>.htm

   • If you want to make the Readme available from an FTP server, enter:
     ftp:////<your_server_name>//<your_share_name>//<your_path> //<readme_name>.htm

6. Save and close the patch list file.
7. Insert the Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 CD into you local computer's CD-ROM drive.
8. On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following:

   <your_CD-ROM drive>:\BIN\Installer\Support\CADManagerControl

9. Double-click CMControl.exe.
10. In the CAD Manager utility, in the product list, select Autodesk Land Desktop 2004, and then click OK.
11. In the CAD Manager utility, on the Communication Center tab, do the following:
    • In the Live Update Configuration list, select Enable Using Local Patch List.
    • In the Local Patch List Location box, enter the patch list file location (the UNC network path).
    • Click Apply to save these settings to your own system.

12. At the bottom of the CAD Manager utility, in the drop-down list, select Create .reg Registry File. Then click OK.
13. In the Save As dialog box, save the file to your system. Make note of this location.
14. The registry file must be run at each workstation so the service pack can be applied. Distribute the registry file to each user (workstation). Each user should save the file locally and double-click the file from Windows Explorer to run it.
15. At each workstation, the service pack must then be applied using the Communication Center.

NOTE: Once the registry changes have been applied to the client, the Communication Center in Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 will alert the users with a "Maintenance Update Available" notice. When the user clicks on the notice, a page will be displayed that says "Autodesk Live Update." This page contains instructions, a description of the patch, and an "Update" button that will start the patch download and install.

The following two methods of distributing Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 Service Pack 2 apply only to administrative images created with the Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 Network Installation wizard. After you complete these procedures, any new deployments of Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 will have the service pack applied to them automatically.

NOTE: In both of the following procedures, the service pack file that you download contains an MSP (Microsoft Patch) file. You must extract that file from the executable file. To extract the MSP file from the executable, use the /e ("extract") switch.

NOTE: The following procedures require you to first download and run the Autodesk Network Installation Wizard patch. The Autodesk Network Installation Wizard patch allows you to apply a service pack to an existing AutoCAD 2004-based product administrative image. You can find the patch on the Autodesk Land Desktop Support website at http://www.autodesk.com/landdesktop-support. From this site, navigate using the following links: Data & Downloads > Updates & Service Packs > Autodesk Network Installation Wizard Patch.

To add Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 Service Pack 2 to a new Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 administrative image

1. From the Autodesk Product Support website, download <Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 Service Pack 2>.exe to your local computer.
2. On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following information, and then click OK.

   <local drive>:\<patch name>\ /e <local drive>:\<patch name.msp>

3. On the computer where you installed the Network Installation wizard patch, on the Start menu (Windows), click Programs > Autodesk > Network Installation Wizard.
4. In the Network Installation wizard, on the Welcome page, select Create an Administrative Image, and then click Next.
5. On the Create Administrative Image page, in the Select Autodesk Installer (MSI) File box, enter the path to ldt.msi, the MSI file you use as the basis for your administrative image. This file is found on your product CD-ROM, in CDROM:\BIN\Installer.
6. In the Administrative Image Location box, enter an existing shared network location where you want to create an administrative image, or click Browse to navigate to a location. Users install Autodesk Land Desktop from this location.
7. Select the Apply a Patch (Service Pack) to This Image option.
8. In the Select Patch box, enter the path to the patch location (the location you entered in step 2, including the extension .msp). You can also Browse to locate the MSP file.
9. Click Next, and follow the instructions in the Network Installation wizard to complete the deployment of this service pack.

1. From the Autodesk Product Support website, download <Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 Service Pack 2>.exe to your local computer.
2. On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following information, and then click OK.

   <local drive>:\<patch name>\ /e <local drive>:\<patch name.msp>

3. On the computer where you installed the Network Installation wizard patch, on the Start menu (Windows), click Programs > Autodesk > Network Installation Wizard.
4. In the Network Installation wizard, on the Welcome page, select Modify an Administrative Image, and then click Next.
5. On the Modify Administrative Image page, in the Select an MSI File box, select the existing Autodesk installer file (MSI) from the shared network location that contains the administrative image you want to modify. Users install Autodesk Land Desktop from this location.
6. Select the Apply a Patch (Service Pack) to This Image option.
7. In the Select Patch box, enter the path to the patch location (the location you entered in step 2, including the extension .msp). You can also Browse to locate the MSP file.
8. Click Next, and follow the instructions in the Network Installation wizard to complete the deployment of this service pack.