Setting File Paths

[dominique.vdwesthuizen]

Hi Guys 

I am trying to add to my Trusted file location search Paths as well as Set my Qnew Template. i have manges to add support paths, plot style paths and template paths but cant seem to set these 2? are there any specific reasons why i cant access them. here is the code i use for setting others:

     public void AddPlotStyles(string location)
     {
         Document doc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
         Editor ed = doc.Editor;
         var preferences = Application.Preferences as dynamic;
         if (preferences != null)
         {
             try
             {
                 if (preferences.Files.PrinterStyleSheetPath.Equals(location, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
                     ed.WriteMessage($"\nPlot Style path: {location} Already Exists.");
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     preferences.Files.PrinterStyleSheetPath = location;
                     ed.WriteMessage($"\nPlot Style path: {location} Added.");
                 }
             }
             catch (System.Exception)
             {
                 ed.WriteMessage($"\nPlot Style path: {location} Already Exists.");
             }
         }
     }

[SENL1362]

I suppose Trusted Path is not exposed because of obvious reasons.

QNew template: look at you're

var filesPrefs = acadPrefs.Files; 

[Ed__Jobe]

You can set TrustedPaths with a *.reg file like mine below. Or you can edit it the registry directly through code.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R24.0\ACAD-4107:409\Profiles\<<ACADE>>\Variables]
"TRUSTEDPATHS"="C:\\AcadCustom\\Support_GS"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R24.0\ACAD-4107:409\Profiles\<<VANILLA>>\Variables]
"TRUSTEDPATHS"="C:\\AcadCustom\\Support_GS"

[SENL1362]

I know but, just like Autodesk, i thought it would be wiser to keep this more or less secret.

[Ed__Jobe]

I don't think there's anything secret about it. Any IT tech would know it.

[JamesMaeding]

Not only that, but almost the whole acad security feature is worthless IMO.

The only "dangerous" thing that has ever happened with acad is people including an acad.lsp in the same folder as their drawings. It was never on purpose, but someone devious started sending files with that and people did not know they were bad.

Anyway, that is the only thing to watch for, as the security does not prevent bad things from running, just bad things from loading. The real danger is you purposefully running something bad, and its too late at that point.

The funny thing is it took adesk 5 years to finally add this to the security dialog:

and its the only useful thing, if trying to protect against that almost extinct acad.lsp thing.

Meanwhile, real problems like app ids are left to jump from dwg to dwg like an open border.