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Import PageSetups

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:54:39 GMT

Hello everybody,

I am trying to import a page setup into the active drawing; the code works fine but I get an error when trying to save the file: Error writing/closing file. I've attached the code, can someone help me? I need to run the code in batch mode. I've tried different ways of saving but I get the same error.

Thanks,

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Re: Import PageSetups

Alfred.NESWADBA — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:03:45 GMT

Hi,

I haven't tried anything of your code, but wondering about these things (I would avoid):

Why do you lock the document twice (in ActiveDrawingImportPageSetups and in CopyPageSetup)
What is the TransAction tr in ActiveDrawingImportPageSetups for? You do your transaction-handling in the subroutine already and I don't see any reason for this one (and so for nested transactions).
Why do you use COM-object-handling (through PropertyDefinitions of Interop.AcadDocument) for saving, why don't you just use the db.SaveAs version?

- alfred -

Re: Import PageSetups

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:29:42 GMT

Hi Alfred,

thanks for your quick answer; I had the extra transaction because I had different pagesetups, for model and paper and some layouts were not initialized so I had to make them active and then import the pagesetup. Anyway, I've updated and attached the sample code; it gives me the same error. My feeling is that I am missing something when using the source database.

Thanks for helping.

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Re: Import PageSetups

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:51:54 GMT

Ok, I've made a shorter version of the code, and I don't know why I cannot save the file. I've tried to also run the command in application context.

Thanks for any suggestion.

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