%Folder% variables

Hello all,
What would be the best way to retrieve the values for the various %%
variables in lisp:
%LocalRootFolder%
%RoamableRootFolder%

Thanks
John

 

I don't know if there is a variable for those, but I *do* know that they
exist in the system registry.
You could read the registry and get the values.

For LDT4 they're located here...
Check under My
Computer\HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R16.0\ACAD-208:409\Lo
calRootFolder
Check under My
Computer\HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R16.0\ACAD-208:409\Ro
amableRootFolder

--
Matt W

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
"John burnsmcd dotcom>" <jherrman <at> wrote in message
| Hello all,
| What would be the best way to retrieve the values for the various %%
| variables in lisp:
| %LocalRootFolder%
| %RoamableRootFolder%
|
| Thanks
| John

 

if this is a variable like windir, userprofile

(getenv "LocalRootFolder")

 

The regstring would work ok, but I would need to build logic for each
application we have and adjust as needed. My thought process was
since the profile in/out and the installer use and resolve these values
there would be means us as well.

John
I don't know if there is a variable for those, but I *do* know that they
exist in the system registry.
You could read the registry and get the values.

For LDT4 they're located here...
Check under My
Computer\HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R16.0\ACAD-208:409\Lo

calRootFolder
Check under My
Computer\HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R16.0\ACAD-208:409\Ro

amableRootFolder

--
Matt W

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
"John burnsmcd dotcom>" <jherrman <at> wrote in message
| Hello all,
| What would be the best way to retrieve the values for the various %%
| variables in lisp:
| %LocalRootFolder%
| %RoamableRootFolder%
|
| Thanks
| John

 

After a bit more digging I found that AutoCAD has its own system variables
defined for:

%RoamableRootFolder% = ROAMABLEROOTPREFIX
%LocalRootFolder% = LOCALROOTPREFIX

John
Hello all,
What would be the best way to retrieve the values for the various %%
variables in lisp:
%LocalRootFolder%
%RoamableRootFolder%

Thanks
John

 

FYI
Here is how I was able to reproduce the profile variable paths is vlisp:

%RoamableRootFolder% (getvar "ROAMABLEROOTPREFIX")
%LocalRootFolder% (getvar "LOCALROOTPREFIX")
%InstallFolder% (vl-registry-read (strcat "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\"
(vlax-product-key)) "ACADLOCATION")
%UserProfileFolder% (getenv "userprofile")
%TempFolder% (getenv "temp")

John