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swu
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:59 pm    Post subject: Get installation path from vb.net Reply with quote
Would it be possible to extract the installed path from autocad from vb.net without opening an autocad session?

I am a vb.net noobie, any feedback, examples would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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Mike Tuersley
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Get installation path from vb.net Reply with quote
For what purpose? Depending on the purpose, there could be a better way but
for now you can read it from the registry

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Frank Oquendo
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Get installation path from vb.net Reply with quote
swu wrote:
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Would it be possible to extract the installed path from autocad from vb.net without opening an autocad session?

Use the Microsoft.Win32 namespace. In it, you will find the Registry
class. Examine HKLM\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD.

There will be one subkey for each major version of AutoCAD (2005, 2006,
etc.). Each of version subkey will contain one subkey for each installed
product (AutoCAD, AutoCAD E, AutoCAD M, etc.).

Each product subkey will contain a Location value which points to the
location of ACAD.EXE.

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Tony Tanzillo
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Get installation path from vb.net Reply with quote
Without AutoCAD running, and assuming that there may be
more than one release of any number of AutoCAD based
products, you can get the location of the one that will be
started if you double click on a .DWG file, from the registry.

First read this key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AutoCAD.Drawing\CurVer

Take the value from the above key, and replace the
%curver% in the following key with it, and then read
that key to get the actual location of Acad.exe.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\%curver%\protocol\StdFileEditing\server

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Would it be possible to extract the installed path from autocad from vb.net without opening an autocad session?

I am a vb.net noobie, any feedback, examples would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
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swu
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 1:43 am    Post subject: Re: Get installation path from vb.net Reply with quote
Thanks for the advice, that will get me started in the right direction.

Can anyone recommend some general vb.net discussion groups for vb questions not related to autocad?

Thanks again!
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