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How to get the "Support File Search Path" with code?

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:11:42 GMT

Hi:

I would like to get de "Support File Search Path" and "Working Support File Search Path" from Option in menu "Tools".

With VBA the name of dictionay was `DWGPROPS' and I used

Const DICTIONARY_NAME = "DWGPROPS"

Set DwgInfo = ThisDrawing.Dictionaries(DICTIONARY_NAME)

DwgInfo.GetXRecordData DataType, Data

but with .NET the dictionary name isn´t "DWGPROPS"

thanks

Re: How to get the "Support File Search Path" with code?

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:33:33 GMT

ApplicationServices.Application.AcadApplication.Preferences.files.SupportPath

same for all the other "options"..

ApplicationServices.Application.AcadApplication.Preferences.files.____________

Re: How to get the "Support File Search Path" with code?

Alexander.Rivilis — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:59:08 GMT

Another way is:

string support_path = Application.GetSystemVariable("ACADPREFIX") as string;

Re: How to get the "Support File Search Path" with code?

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:26:28 GMT

it is easier than it thought!

thaks,

Re: How to get the "Support File Search Path" with code?

StormyC — Sat, 03 May 2014 09:21:16 GMT

ACADPREFIX

Is there a way to edit this programatically? ie add some file support paths?

Re: How to get the "Support File Search Path" with code?

Anonymous — Tue, 11 May 2021 12:07:03 GMT

how can i get the exact code for other list folders, for example"Automatic SAve File Location"

Re: How to get the "Support File Search Path" with code?

Gepaha — Tue, 11 May 2021 13:04:41 GMT

string autoSavePath = Application.GetSystemVariable("SAVEFILEPATH") as string;

Re: How to get the "Support File Search Path" with code?

norman.yuan — Tue, 11 May 2021 13:35:34 GMT

Not all file paths in the "Options->Files" dialog box have a corresponding system variables. If the ones you need to reach as corresponding system variables, such as "automatic save location", then using system variable "SAVEFILEPATH", as @Gepaha suggested, would be easy and simple. For others, you can reach them by

Application.Preferences, which is an AcadObject (COM API object).

So the code would be like:

dynamic preferences = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.Preferences;

var autoSavePath = (string)preferences.Files.AutoSavePath;

var supportPath = (string)preferences.Files.SupportPath; // paths separated with ";"

var teplatePath = (string)preferences.Files.TemplateDwgPath.

... ...

Re: How to get the "Support File Search Path" with code?

Anonymous — Tue, 11 May 2021 13:44:07 GMT

Thankx.
But i want to have it in the form
ApplicationServices.Application.AcadApplication.Preferences.files.____________, what should i give? I have tried with AutoSavePath but doesnt work

Re: How to get the "Support File Search Path" with code?

Anonymous — Tue, 11 May 2021 14:02:50 GMT

Thx.
But i have tried for "Automatic Save File Location" with "Application.AcadApplication.Preferences.files.AutoSavePath", it turned to be invalid argument.

Re: How to get the "Support File Search Path" with code?

Gepaha — Tue, 11 May 2021 14:17:14 GMT

You need to better explain what you want to do.

Are you using a listbox on windows forms? Exactly what do you want to add?

It is best to post the code.

Re: How to get the "Support File Search Path" with code?

Anonymous — Tue, 11 May 2021 15:19:56 GMT

I was using a python node in Dynamo to add new file path to Options under different list folders. What i want is how should i change the code "SupportPath" in order to add new path under the list folders "Automatic Save File Location" and "Temporary External Reference File Location". Here is my code in a Python node:

# Load the Python Standard and DesignScript Libraries
import sys
import clr
# Add Assemblies for AutoCAD and Civil3D
clr.AddReference('AcMgd')
clr.AddReference('AcCoreMgd')
clr.AddReference('AcDbMgd')
clr.AddReference('AecBaseMgd')
clr.AddReference('AecPropDataMgd')
clr.AddReference('AeccDbMgd')
# Import references from AutoCAD
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices import *
from Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry import *
# Import references from Civil3D
from Autodesk.Civil.ApplicationServices import *
from Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServices import *

path = IN[0]
Application.AcadApplication.Preferences.Files.SupportPath += “;” + path
OUT = Application.AcadApplication.Preferences.Files.SupportPath.ToString().split(";")