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How do i find a block in the BlockTable

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2006 07:13:10 GMT

Finally trying to get my hands dirty on .NET. It's not that easy really

How do i find a BlockTabelRecord from a name?

In objectArx i got the objectId using AcDbBlockTable::getAt(const ACHAR*
entryName,AcDbObjectId& recordId);
Then I created a new AcDbBlockReference using the id, added it to the
database and i was done.

In .NET I can not find any GetAt method. Do I have to iterate the enumerator
and find it by myself?

I'm to old for this new stuff. Guess i should stay with Arx and ADS 😉

/Matt

Re: How do i find a block in the BlockTable

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2006 08:45:30 GMT

I do it with the following code, but i don't know
if it is the best way:

public bool IsBlockInDrawing(string BlockName, out ObjectId BlockId)
{
bool BlockIsInDrawing = false;
ObjectId tmpID = new ObjectId();
BlockId = tmpID;
using (Transaction tr = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
using (BlockTable bt = (BlockTable)tr.GetObject(db.BlockTableId, OpenMode.ForRead, false))
{
foreach (ObjectId tmpBlockId in bt)
{
using (BlockTableRecord btr = (BlockTableRecord)tr.GetObject(tmpBlockId, OpenMode.ForRead, false))
{
if (String.Compare(btr.Name, BlockName, true) == 0)
{
BlockIsInDrawing = true;
BlockId = tmpBlockId;
break;
}
}
}
tr.Commit();
return BlockIsInDrawing;
}
}

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Finally trying to get
my hands dirty on .NET. It's not that easy really

How do i find a
BlockTabelRecord from a name?

In objectArx i got the objectId using
AcDbBlockTable::getAt(const ACHAR*
entryName,AcDbObjectId&
recordId);
Then I created a new AcDbBlockReference using the id, added it to
the
database and i was done.

In .NET I can not find any GetAt method.
Do I have to iterate the enumerator
and find it by myself?

I'm to
old for this new stuff. Guess i should stay with Arx and ADS
;-)

/Matt

Re: How do i find a block in the BlockTable

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2006 12:23:48 GMT

Thanks.

But I found a much better way (after a
while):

BlockId = bt[BlockName]

/Matt

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I do it with the following code, but i don't know
if it is the best way:
public bool IsBlockInDrawing(string BlockName, out ObjectId BlockId)
{
bool BlockIsInDrawing = false;
ObjectId tmpID = new ObjectId();
BlockId = tmpID;
using (Transaction tr = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
using (BlockTable bt = (BlockTable)tr.GetObject(db.BlockTableId, OpenMode.ForRead, false))
{
foreach (ObjectId tmpBlockId in bt)
{
using (BlockTableRecord btr = (BlockTableRecord)tr.GetObject(tmpBlockId, OpenMode.ForRead, false))
{
if (String.Compare(btr.Name, BlockName, true) == 0)
{
BlockIsInDrawing = true;
BlockId = tmpBlockId;
break;
}
}
}
tr.Commit();
return BlockIsInDrawing;
}
}
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Finally trying to
get my hands dirty on .NET. It's not that easy really

How do i find
a BlockTabelRecord from a name?

In objectArx i got the objectId using
AcDbBlockTable::getAt(const ACHAR*
entryName,AcDbObjectId&
recordId);
Then I created a new AcDbBlockReference using the id, added it
to the
database and i was done.

In .NET I can not find any GetAt
method. Do I have to iterate the enumerator
and find it by
myself?

I'm to old for this new stuff. Guess i should stay with Arx
and ADS 😉

/Matt

Re: How do i find a block in the BlockTable

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2006 12:44:12 GMT

Great, much shorter now 😉

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2

Re: How do i find a block in the BlockTable

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:59:00 GMT

Matt wrote:
> Thanks.
> But I found a much better way (after a while):
>
> BlockId = bt[BlockName]
>
> /Matt
>
Be wary that this method WILL return erased records, whether you want them
or not. It is a serious bug in the .Net api which AutoDesk SHOULD fix.
Tony Tanzillo has done a good job of explaining this.
Perry

Re: How do i find a block in the BlockTable

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2006 15:23:43 GMT

But this should help, shouldn't it?

if (!BlockId.IsErased)
BlockIsInDrawing = true;

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Matt wrote:
>
Thanks.
> But I found a much better way (after a while):
>

> BlockId = bt[BlockName]
>
>
/Matt
>
Be wary that this method WILL return erased records,
whether you want them
or not. It is a serious bug in the .Net api which
AutoDesk SHOULD fix.
Tony Tanzillo has done a good job of explaining
this.
Perry

Re: How do i find a block in the BlockTable

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2006 15:54:17 GMT

RolandF wrote:
> But this should help, shouldn't it?
>
>
> if (!BlockId.IsErased)
>
> BlockIsInDrawing = true;
>
>
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> http://www.pauser.at

I also have a section of code that asks "if(!btr.isErased)" which returns
true, then when I attempt to open the record I get an "eWasErased" exception.
I dont trust the api in this regard. The only for sure method I know of is
to iterate the whole table, using foreach.
See the posts here "when is erased really erased" and "transaction, purge and
ewaserased".

Re: How do i find a block in the BlockTable

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2006 16:04:34 GMT

Have a look at this newsgroup, you'll find discussions
about the indexer behavior (it returns erased records).

To get a non-erased record you must iterate the table,
if the IsErased property of the ObjectId returned by the
indexer returns true.

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"Matt" wrote in message news:5182988@discussion.autodesk.com...
Thanks.
But I found a much better way (after a while):

BlockId = bt[BlockName]

/Matt

wrote in message news:5182890@discussion.autodesk.com...
I do it with the following code, but i don't know if it is the best way:

public bool IsBlockInDrawing(string BlockName, out ObjectId BlockId){bool BlockIsInDrawing = false;ObjectId tmpID = new ObjectId();BlockId = tmpID;using (Transaction tr = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())using (BlockTable bt = (BlockTable)tr.GetObject(db.BlockTableId, OpenMode.ForRead, false)){foreach (ObjectId tmpBlockId in bt){using (BlockTableRecord btr = (BlockTableRecord)tr.GetObject(tmpBlockId, OpenMode.ForRead, false)){if (String.Compare(btr.Name, BlockName, true) == 0){BlockIsInDrawing = true;BlockId = tmpBlockId;break;}}}tr.Commit();return BlockIsInDrawing;}}

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"Matt" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:5182844@discussion.autodesk.com...
Finally trying to get my hands dirty on .NET. It's not that easy really

How do i find a BlockTabelRecord from a name?

In objectArx i got the objectId using AcDbBlockTable::getAt(const ACHAR*
entryName,AcDbObjectId& recordId);
Then I created a new AcDbBlockReference using the id, added it to the
database and i was done.

In .NET I can not find any GetAt method. Do I have to iterate the enumerator
and find it by myself?

I'm to old for this new stuff. Guess i should stay with Arx and ADS 😉

/Matt

Re: How do i find a block in the BlockTable

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2006 16:08:49 GMT

"perry" wrote

>> I also have a section of code that asks "if(!btr.isErased)"
>> which returns true, then when I attempt to open the record
>> I get an "eWasErased" exception.

Are you opening the record with the optional third
argument to GetObject() (e.g., true = open erased
object) ?

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Re: How do i find a block in the BlockTable

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2006 16:42:33 GMT

Tony Tanzillo wrote:
> "perry" wrote
>
>
>>>I also have a section of code that asks "if(!btr.isErased)"
>>>which returns true, then when I attempt to open the record
>>>I get an "eWasErased" exception.
>
>
> Are you opening the record with the optional third
> argument to GetObject() (e.g., true = open erased
> object) ?
>
>
Heres the relevant snippet:
// Get the block table
BlockTable blkTbl = (BlockTable)(trans.GetObject(dBase.BlockTableId, OpenMode.ForRead));
BlockTableRecord blkTblRec = (BlockTableRecord)trans.GetObject(blkTbl[BlockTableRecord.PaperSpace], OpenMode.ForRead);
foreach (ObjectId objId in blkTblRec) //iterator should skip erased objects?
{
// For each object in the block table record, cast it to a block reference
DBObject dBaseObj = trans.GetObject(objId, OpenMode.ForRead);
BlockReference blkRef = dBaseObj as BlockReference;
if (blkRef != null && !blkRef.IsErased)//still getting erased !!!!!!!!!!!!
{...}

No, I didnt specifically include the "false" in the getobject statement. I thought the default
was false. Anyways, from previous discussion I was left with the impression that "getobject"
was faulty and returned erased records regardless.

Re: How do i find a block in the BlockTable

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2006 07:01:09 GMT

If i delete all blockreferences in the drawing and then i purge the drawing
i do not get an error.
So the error just occours when i delete it in the programm, dosn't it?

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Re: How do i find a block in the BlockTable

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2006 09:37:29 GMT

Now i changed the function a little bit. This
should work now.

public bool IsBlockInDrawing(string BlockName, out ObjectId BlockId)
{
    bool BlockIsInDrawing = false;
    BlockId = new ObjectId();
    using (Transaction tr = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
    using (BlockTable bt = (BlockTable)tr.GetObject(db.BlockTableId, OpenMode.ForRead, false))
    {
        try        {
            BlockId = bt[BlockName];            using (BlockTableRecord btr = (BlockTableRecord)tr.GetObject(BlockId, OpenMode.ForRead, false))
            {
                if (!btr.IsLayout && !btr.IsAnonymous)                    BlockIsInDrawing = true;
            }
        }
        catch        {
        }        tr.Commit();
        return BlockIsInDrawing;
    }
}

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