Extract all system variables

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I was wondering if there is any way to dump out all system variables with current value in a text file. One way would be to have the varible names already preset in a list of strings then extract them. But is there any other faster way? I need to compare some drawings side by side.

Thank you for any suggestion.

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[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

not dotNET but maybe it helps: the Express-Tools have the command _SYSVDLG where you can export (and import) all variables.

Be carefull: especially double values are rounded so importing may result in problems (especially angle-values).

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Hi Alfred,

thanks, this will work for me. This will be the entire list of variables (including those read only)? Just for curiosity.

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[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

sorry no, not the readonly ones (but thank you for requesting it, didn't know it by myself, now i learned that also 😉 )

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

It would be really nice to have a snippet that will dump out all the variables, including the read-only ones.

Anyway thanks for your help.

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[dgorsman]

As for comparing them, look into diff programs like WinDiff and TortiseMerge.  They make detecting changes  between files (LISP, dotNET source code, XML data, pretty much anything text) much easier.

[chiefbraincloud]

Again, not .NET, but it will accomplish what you asked.  Just turn on drawing logging (options dialog ->open and save tab-> lower left "Maintain a Log File")

Then run the SET command in the drawing window type "?" then "*".  then compare the log files for the two drawings.

I believe the complicated .NET approach would be to use reflection.  I might try to play with a form I already have that has a different purpose.