Difference between acedCmd and acedPostCommand?

[Anonymous]

Just out of curiosity, what's the difference between acedPostCommand and acedCmd?

[Alexander.Rivilis · Accepted solution]

This is a completely different functions:

1) The first asynchronous - the second synchronous
2) The first takes as a parameter only string - the second strings, doubles, array of doubles, etc.
3) The first requires the final " " or "\n" - the second does not.

But both functions require PInvoke in .NET 🙂

[Anonymous]

How does this vary from Editor.Command()? Is it basically a wrapped implementation of acedCmd?

[Alexander.Rivilis · Accepted solution]

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@Anonymous wrote:
How does this vary from Editor.Command()? Is it basically a wrapped implementation of acedCmd?

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acedCmd is the same as Editor.Command()

acedPostCommand is similar (but not the same) as Document.SendStringToExecute()

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the information. Very good info.

[Anonymous]

Sorry for the additional reply. I was answering from out of town previously. What is the major difference between acedPostCommand() and SendStringToExecute() then?

[Alexander.Rivilis]

acedPostCommand send command only to active document (Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument)

Document.SendStringToExecute() send command to any opened document.

More on this can probably tell only Autodesk specialists.