Extract Block Attributes from UnOpened Dwg

[Anonymous]

Is there a way to access the block libary without opening a drawing? 

Or what object would you use to speed up drawing data extraction?

For example in other Cad programs you can open the drawing in a read-only mode or invisible and it speeds up the data extraction.

What would be a similiar method for Autocad 2011. 

-Ben 

[tyronebk · Accepted solution]

Yes you can. This is basically what you need to work with a drawing that isn't currently opened in the DocumentManager.

Dim db As New Database(False, True)

db.ReadDwgFile("C:\Test\drawing1.dwg", FileOpenMode.OpenForReadAndAllShare, True, "") 

Let Kean walk you though an example. Searching for "ReadDwgFile" should yield plenty more examples.