not a valid path using %username% in printer file support path

[ian]

Good Afternoon.

I having a problem with my lisp file.  I have have managed to set up to add trusted and support file paths, using the %username% in the file paths.  We are needing to update the paths because we are moving from network drives to SharePoint/OneDrive.  We want everyone to link to files on SharePoint, via the one drives.  so each path needs to contain individual usernames when loading.

It all works with the exception of the Printer support paths.  has anyone any idea what I'm missing?

;(vla-get-PrinterDescPath *files*)
(vla-put-PrinterDescPath *files* "C:\\Users\\%username%\\OneDrive - ###############\\02_Model and Design Support\\AutoCAD_Support Folder\\Plotters\\PMP Files;")

[pbejse]

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@ian wrote:

(vla-put-PrinterDescPath *files* "C:\\Users\\%username%\\OneDrive - ###############\\02_Model and Design Support\\AutoCAD_Support Folder\\Plotters\\PMP Files;")

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try  %userprofile% 

[pendean]

(strcat (getenv "userprofile") "\\OneDrive\\xyz") if you're already logged into OneDrive.

[ian]

Thanks for the response's, but I'm still don't seem to be having any look with this.  still getting an error to say it does not exist.

It defiantly does

[pbejse · Accepted solution]

(setq *files* (vla-get-files (vla-get-preferences (vlax-get-acad-object)))
)
(vla-put-printerdescpath *files* "%userprofile%\\DC\\YourPath")

[ian]

"%userprofile%\\DC\\YourPath"

am i just replacing the YourPath with "C:\\Users\\%userprofile%\\OneDrive - ########\\02_Model and Design Support\\AutoCAD_Support Folder\\Plotters\\PMP Files

or replacing the whole thing, "%userprofile%\\DC\YourPath" with the above?

what does the DC stand for?

[pbejse]

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@ian wrote:

what does the DC stand for?

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DC is just an example i used for this demo.

%userprofile% represents this part of the path  "C:\\Users\\pbejse"

This

"%userprofile%\\OneDrive"

 is read as

"C:\\Users\\pbejse\\OneDrive"

HTH

[ian]

(setq *files* (vla-get-files (vla-get-preferences (vlax-get-acad-object)))
)
(vla-put-printerdescpath *files* "%userprofile%\\OneDrive - ##########\\02_Model and Design Support\\AutoCAD_Support Folder\\Plotters\\PMP Files"
  )

  Still not having any look I'm afraid

[ronjonp]

@ian 

See @pendean response #3. (getenv "userprofile")

[ian]

still having no luck with this.

All i can get to input to the path location is %userprofile%\OneDrive - Asda Stores Limited\02_Model and Design Support\AutoCAD_Support Folder\Plotters\PMP Files.

Which is invalid

[ronjonp · Accepted solution]

This works for me..

(strcat
  (getenv "userprofile")
  "\\OneDrive - Asda Stores Limited\\02_Model and Design Support\\AutoCAD_Support Folder\\Plotters\\PMP Files"
)

[ian]

thanks do much for the support, I got there in the end