set layout current via objectDBX

Is there a way via objectDBX to set a layout current?

I aksed about this a while back and was just wondering
if anything has changed since then.

http://tinyurl.com/6yodp


Things I have tried that do not work:

vla-delete the unwanted layouts from the layout collection

vla-put-activelayout

vla-delete the unwanted layouts from the block collection

 

Seeing how the Active* properties are only relevent in Documents residing in
the current Acad's Documents collection I don't think there would be such a
thing as an 'ActiveLayout. I havn't tried with respect to layouts, mind
you, but I wanted to use the 'ActiveDimstyle to store the office standard
dimstyle. There is no ActiveDimstyle in a databases opened via ObjectDBX.

If I'm wrong, Tony or some other extremely intelligent individual will chime
in soon. ;-)

jb

 

Jason,

I tried these more than once with no luck either and I agree with James. But
apparently Tony T. had a solution using his AcadX.

I'm wondering but exactly you want to acheive by setting the active layout
in document opened via objectdbx. Maybe you can store the desired active
layout name in a xdata and attach it to layer "0", or store in a xrecord.
Then in your startup routines, write couple of line to check if such
xdata/xrecords exist. If so, switch to that layout. Same concept applicable
to active dimstyle, active textstyle, etc..

 

Thanks for the confirmation, just surprises me
that there is (still) not a way to manipulate a
layout via objectDbx.

 

Kelie,

I don't use Tony's AcadX.arx, and since it isn't
available anymore doesn't have much relevance
here (unfortunately).

As to why I need to set a layout active via DBX,
we have a client that is still nursing R14 and we
must save files down to that version for them to
review/coordinate with us.

I am using multiple tabs in these drawings so each
tab must be set current and saved as it's own file
before converting to R14. I've got working code
to save the files as each layout name but I need a
way to make the correct layouts current so when
the client opens the files they have what they need.

Sure, I could do this with a script or some-such
thing but would rather stick with not opening the
files in the editor if at all possible.

Any layout that is not current is ignored when opened
with R14. Once I have the files saved and the layouts
set, I'll run the batch converter on the entire set to
finish things up.


PS: Why batch converter? Trying to saveas a different
file format via DBX (R14 or otherwise) crashes here,
so I just omit that argument and let the batch converter
take care of it.

 

Have you tried setting the *paperspace block to the layout block?

 

Hi Doug,

Not sure I understand what you are suggesting.
Could you explain a little more?

 

Interesting, but both the Layout property for the Block and the Block
property for the Layout are read only when accessed via ObjectDBX. I don't
think you could even add either and get around the read only property.

; IAcadPaperSpace2: A special Block object containing all the entities in
the active paper space layout
; Property values:
; Application (RO) = Exception occurred
; Count (RO) = 3
; Document (RO) = #<VLA-OBJECT IAxDbDocument 09628db8>
; Handle (RO) = "1B"
; HasExtensionDictionary (RO) = 0
; IsLayout (RO) = -1
; IsXRef (RO) = 0
; Layout (RO) = #<VLA-OBJECT IAcadLayout 09635474>
; Name = "*Paper_Space"
; ObjectID (RO) = 2127998168
; ObjectName (RO) = "AcDbBlockTableRecord"
; Origin = (0.0 0.0 0.0)
; OwnerID (RO) = 2127997960
; XRefDatabase (RO) = AutoCAD.Application: No database

; IAcadLayout: The plot settings and visual properties of a model space or
paper space block
; Property values:
; Application (RO) = Exception occurred
; Block (RO) = #<VLA-OBJECT IAcadPaperSpace2 09635704>
; CanonicalMediaName = "Letter_(8.50_x_11.00_Inches)"
; CenterPlot = 0
; ConfigName = "None"
; Document (RO) = #<VLA-OBJECT IAxDbDocument 09628db8>
; . . .

 

What release of AutoCAD are you using?

 

2005