Topic: File New

[DBARANAS]

I wonder if anyone has ever made a new .dwg file by just passing the file name directly without user interaction.

I can't find anything in *.Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices and was hoping to find a .net way or maybe a DllImport

I keep project names in a datagridview and want to do all the file chores within my app and lock things up a bit. 

[Glenn R]

Do it all the time.

[DBARANAS]

Do it all the time.

I was thinking that this must be common

You can Open and Close a file like this so easy....but no .New

Code: [Select]

            ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.CloseAll()
            ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.Open("c:\test.dwg", False)


[Chuck Gabriel]

I think you want the Add method of the DocumentCollection object (which DocumentManager is an instance of).

[Alexander Rivilis]

I wonder if anyone has ever made a new .dwg file by just passing the file name directly without user interaction.

What about:

Code: [Select]

Database db = new Database(true,false);
// Adding entities, etc.
//...
db.SaveAs(newDwgFileName,DwgVersion.Current);
Or I've not understand question?

[DBARANAS]

Thanks Chuck and Alexander!

Chuck

I tried the DocumentCollection way and it through an error about accessing a private method in that class.

Alexander

I tried this and it worked

        Dim db As Database = New Database(True, False)
        db.SaveAs("c:\test.dwg", DwgVersion.Current)

BTW...this is the reason I am doing things this way (attached bmp) so that everything made in the app gets created with a derived filename/path so i can span across projects and do reporting, etc. I can also load up projects with just ~3 mouse clicks and also get to anything just as fast.

I also think Windows Explorer was the stupidest thing ever invented, terribly inefficient kinda like Microsoft Bob(if anyone remembers that )

They should have paid Christian Ghilsler some money. Anyway I'm off on another Rant....Thanks again for helping me both of you

[Glenn R]

'File New' implies that you want a document in the EDITOR and Chuck was right on the money.
If, however, you want to create a new DATABASE, that a different story and Alex was on the money.

A document is associated with a database, but not necessarily so the other way.