File Search Path

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I'm looking for some code that allows me to find files the same way AutoCAD does, by searching in the folders specified in the Support File Search Path.

Thanx,

Marc

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

not tried, just searched through the object-catalog in vs ... and found:

Public MustOverride Function FindFile(fileName As String, database As Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.Database, hint As Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.FindFileHint) As String
Member von Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.HostApplicationServices

Sounds like that may be what you are searching for.

The other way would be using LISP   (findfile "myFileName.ext")

HTH, - alfred -

[Alexander.Rivilis]

Example: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/NET/Files-in-support-file-paths-not-found/m-p/2557270#M15906

[Anonymous]

1. get the AcadSearchPath:

           AcadPreferences acadPrefs = (AcadPreferences)Application.Preferences;
            string supportPath = acadPrefs.Files.SupportPath;
    //supportPath="path1;path2;path3..."

2.parse that string into an array of non empty pathnames

           string[] searchPaths = supportPath.Split(new char[] { ';' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).ToArray<string>();

 3. sample 1 search for A folder

           string menuPath = searchPaths .Where(name => name.ToUpper().Contains("TheFolderName")).First<string>();
 

Now the search for files

4. create the FindFile (overloaded) methodes, using the above searchPaths as a default

       public string AcadFindFile(string fileToFind)
        {

            AcadPreferences acadPrefs = (AcadPreferences)Application.Preferences;
            string[] pathsToSearchIn = acadPrefs.Files.SupportPath.Split(new char[] { ';' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).ToArray<string>();

            return AcadFindFile(fileToFind, pathsToSearchIn);
        }

        public string AcadFindFile(string fileToFind, string[] pathsToSearchIn)
        {
            string fileFound = "";

                        if (Path.IsPathRooted(fileToFind))
            {
                if (File.Exists(fileToFind))
                    return fileToFind;

                fileToFind=Path.GetFileName(fileToFind);
            }


            var initialFolderList =  pathsToSearchIn.ToArray<string>();
            var existingFolderList = initialFolderList.Where(path => new DirectoryInfo(path).Exists);
            foreach (var path in existingFolderList)
            {
                string fileFound2 = path..GetFiles(dir, fileToFind).First<string>();
            }
            var allfileList = existingFolderList.Select(dir => Directory.GetFiles(dir,fileToFind).First<string>());
            var matchingfileList=allfileList.Where(x => x.ToString().ToLower().Contains(fileToFind.ToLower()));
            var firstfile=matchingfileList.ToArray()[0];


            var dirQuery = pathsToSearchIn.Where(dir => Directory.Exists(dir))
                .Select(dir => Directory.GetFiles(dir).Where(x => x.ToLower().Contains(fileToFind.ToLower())));
            //var filesQuery = InitialFolderList.Where(dir=> File.Exists(dir));
         
            return fileFound;
        }

5. usage of the AcadFindFile methodes

           string theFile = AcadFindFile("lib_G-H_B.dwg");

            if (theFile.Length>0 )
                ed.WriteMessage("\n{0}", theFile);

you'll need the following:

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

using Autodesk.AutoCAD;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry;

[Anonymous]

Thank you for this input, but do you have the VB code too?

Some extra info;

The goal for my code is, I need to eccess a textfile for read that is stored in one of the folders that are defined in the search paths.

Marc

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> but do you have the VB code too?

What source code do you need more than the 3 answers above gave you? First you search the file, then (if it's found) you open it .... what is missing?

- alfred -