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[#1]

Hi All,

I'had just met another matter for my Add-on. I noticed that when I instance a new drawing, while a first one is opened, when I load a new Form, this one keep all first drawing's properties. What could happen? 

For example, I would like to add the layer list on a ComboBox.

My source:

Private Sub LayerBox_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

        '***************************'
        '* Initialisation LayerBox *'
        '***************************'       
              
        Using acTrans = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()
            acLyrTbl = acTrans.GetObject(acCurDb.LayerTableId, OpenMode.ForRead)
            For Each acObjId As ObjectId In acLyrTbl
                acLyrTblRec = acTrans.GetObject(acObjId, OpenMode.ForRead)
                ComboBox1.Items.Add(acLyrTblRec.Name)
            Next acObjId
        End Using        

    End Sub

 This source works, but if i instance a new form on a new drawing, the first drawing's layer list is kept and the new layer list on the second drawing is ignored!

Any ideas?

[#2]

Hi,

>> but if i instance a new form on a new drawing

then you have to set your variable acCurDb to this other drawing before getting the list of layers.

- alfred -

[#3]

Hi alfred,

How can i set my variable acCurDb to each drawing

I set my variables like that (as it's explained on autoCAD Developper's Guide)

 Public acDoc As Document = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument
 Public acCurDb As Database = acDoc.Database

Thank You

[#4]

Hi,

you have the DocumentCollection within the ApplicationServices.Application, that is a list of all opened Documents, run through this list and you have all Documents.

Next step is then to watch events for Opening/Activating/Closing Documents as you have then to update your list.

- alfred -

[#5]

Hi alfred,

I've found the source and it works! Thanks you.

In starter Sub just add an Event Argument to detect document activation.

Private Sub LayerBox_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

        AddHandler Application.DocumentManager.DocumentActivated, AddressOf docColDocAct

End Sub

 Then, when a document is activated the Event Argument refers to docColDocAct which reset acCurDb variable with the current document activated and return it to private Sub LayerBox_Load.

Public Sub docColDocAct(ByVal senderObj As Object, ByVal docColDocActEvtArgs As DocumentCollectionEventArgs)

        acCurDb = docColDocActEvtArgs.Document.Database

End Sub

Thank you alfred