open next idw/ipt file in directory

[Anonymous]

I am looking for a command that would open the NEXT drawing or part in a folder.

This was available when I used Microstation a while back and found it very useful.

Example:

You have file A.idw you just type "open-next" it opens B.idw
You have file C.idw you just type "open-next" it opens D.dwg, and so on.

Does something like this already exist?

Thanks in advance.

note: Using Inventor Pro 2017

[Mark.Lancaster]

@Anonymous

Welcome to the Autodesk User's Community..

Out of the box, no..  But some coding can be done to do this for you.

Update:  Or log it as an Inventor idea and have others vote on it.

[MechMachineMan · Accepted solution]

Sure.

Use this as a rule. Uses the folder's indexing as found in GetFiles to determine the next file to open.

Doesn't save or close the previous file.

Sub Main()
	oCurrFile = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.FullFileName
	oCurrDir = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(oCurrFile)
	
	oFiles = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(oCurrDir, "*.idw", System.IO.SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly)
		
	If oFiles.Length < 1
		MsgBox("No Drawings Found in current directory!" & vbLf & vbLf & "Current Directory: " & oCurrDir)
		Exit Sub
	End If
	
	For j = 0 To oFiles.Length - 1
		If oFiles(j) = oCurrFile Then
			If j >= oFiles.Length - 1 Then
				MsgBox("Currently Opened File is Last File in Folder!")
			Else
				ThisApplication.Documents.Open(oFiles(j+1), True)
			End If
		End If
	Next
End Sub

[Anonymous]

Hello,

This is exactly what I was looking for.

However, I was pasting in the rule and received some errors shown in the screenshot below

I want to thank you in advance for you help.

[MechMachineMan · Accepted solution]

Dude. Look at the code I posted, then look at what you pasted in your the iLogic window.

You double pasted it all in there.

Try pasting ONLY as it shows in my last post.

Also, the Error Traces read like plain english, from the bottom up. So that's a pretty quick way to get to the bottom of the error.

[Anonymous]

My mistake...It Worked!

Thank you very much