editor.selectall() Problem...

[ckrath]

I am trying to make a program that read a dwg and create a BlockReference and place it in a new dwg in batch mode.

My code is as below:

		public void processDWG(string fileName)
		{
			Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Document SourceDoc = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.Open(fileName,false,"");
			ShowWindow(SourceDoc.Window.Handle, 3); //To Maximize the document window.
			SetForegroundWindow(SourceDoc.Window.Handle.ToInt32()); //To make the document window active.
			Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.Database Sdb = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Database;
			Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput.Editor Sed = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor;
			ObjectId[] objIds;
			Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput.PromptSelectionResult res = Sed.SelectAll();
			if(res.Status == PromptStatus.Error) //ALWAYS GETTING Status=ERROR HERE...
			{
				MessageBox.Show("Error Getting Entities.");
				return;
			}
			SelectionSet SelSet = res.Value;
			objIds = SelSet.GetObjectIds();
			
			DBObjectCollection ents = new DBObjectCollection();
			
			using(Transaction txn = Sdb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
			{
				foreach(ObjectId oid in objIds)
				{
					Entity ent = (Entity)txn.GetObject(oid,OpenMode.ForRead,false);
					ents.Add(ent);
				}
			}

			Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Document doc = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.Add("acad.dwt");
			ShowWindow(doc.Window.Handle, 3);
			SetForegroundWindow(doc.Window.Handle.ToInt32());
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);
			Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.Database db = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.GetDocument(doc.Database).Database;
			Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput.Editor ed = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.GetDocument(doc.Database).Editor;
			using(Transaction trans = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
			{
				BlockTable bt = (BlockTable)trans.GetObject(db.BlockTableId, OpenMode.ForRead);
				BlockTableRecord blkRec = new BlockTableRecord();
				blkRec.Name = "Plot";
				bt.UpgradeOpen();
				ObjectId blkId = bt.Add(blkRec);
				trans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(blkRec, true);
				
				foreach(Entity ent in ents)
				{
					Entity ClonedEnt = (Entity)ent.Clone();
					ClonedEnt.Color = ent.Color;
					ClonedEnt.LineWeight = ent.LineWeight;
					blkRec.AppendEntity(ClonedEnt);
					trans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(ClonedEnt,true);
				}
				trans.Commit();
				
				BlockTableRecord ms = (BlockTableRecord)trans.GetObject(bt[BlockTableRecord.ModelSpace], OpenMode.ForWrite);
				BlockReference br = new BlockReference(new Point3d(0,0,0),blkId);
				
				ms.AppendEntity(br);
				trans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(br,true);
				trans.Commit();
			}
			//SourceDoc.CloseAndDiscard();
			//MessageBox.Show(doc.Name);
			//object obj = Type.Missing;
			//((AcadDocument)doc.AcadDocument).SaveAs(outputPath + "\\" + System.IO.Path.GetFileName(fileName), obj, obj);
			doc.CloseAndSave(outputPath + "\\" + System.IO.Path.GetFileName(fileName));
		}

When I am getting the doc from MDIActiveDocument, then it works fine.

But my requirement is to open and process dwg files in Batch Mode.

Anybody ...Please Help..

Thanks..

Chandan.

[Partha.Sarkar]

Hi Chandan,

I didn't try to debug your code, but I feel, you might get a clue by looking into the source code of "ScriptPro 2.0 for AutoCAD" an utility available for download from Autodesk Labs (http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/ADN_plugins/catalog/ )

Thanks,
Partha Sarkar
Autodesk Developer Network