Read-only mode

Can anyone tell me how to open a drawing in "Read-only" mode using a script file? I created a batch routine that opens up a list of drawings one at a time but the script stops whenever the drawing is opened by another user.

 

(command "open" "y" "c:/d-demofiles/panel1" "y")

1st Y is to answer question ' save changes' (in current .dwg), 2nd Y is to answer question 'Open read-only'.

Also, you could use McNeel DOS_Lib function..
(if (= (cdr (dos_attrib "filespec")) 1)(command ".open" "filespec" "Y")(command ".open" "filespec")
)

Bob

 

I'm looking more in the line of a script format rather than autolisp. Also I would like to open up the file in read-only mode regardless of whether there is someone currently in a drawing or not.

I've tested the routine you included using DOSLib 5. (dos_attrib "filespec") yields 104 and not 1 and I tested this on an open drawing and one that is not. They yield the same results.

 

copy all of the files to a local drive, open them, do whatcha gotta do,
start a new drawing, delete the copied files.
That's probably what I would do in lieu of writing a VBA program.

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Matt W

There are 3 kinds of people:
Those who can count, and those who can't.

I would like to open up the file in read-only mode regardless of whether
there is someone currently in a drawing or not.

"filespec") yields 104 and not 1 and I tested this on an open drawing and
one that is not. They yield the same results.