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Nate Hunter
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 6:38 pm    Post subject: Check for attrib without opening AutoCAD Reply with quote
I am trying to write a routine that will go through a bunch of drawings
without opening AutoCAD. I have seen this done at AU but have not figured
out how to do it.

What I want to do is open the drawing (without actually opening AutoCAD) and
read some attribute information on blocks.

Any Ideas??

Thanks in advance.

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Paul Richardson
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 7:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Check for attrib without opening AutoCAD Reply with quote
Nate,

Look into DBX which should allow this, I have not tired.
Also, through Automation in VB you could just make the
Application NOT Visiable..I do it for excel should work
in Acad. Bit more overhead than DBX though, I would think.

gl
Paul

"Nate Hunter" <nhunter@planningdesignbuild.com> wrote in message
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Quote:
I am trying to write a routine that will go through a bunch of drawings
without opening AutoCAD. I have seen this done at AU but have not figured
out how to do it.

What I want to do is open the drawing (without actually opening AutoCAD)
and read some attribute information on blocks.

Any Ideas??

Thanks in advance.
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Mark Johnston
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 10:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Check for attrib without opening AutoCAD Reply with quote
ObjectDBX will do what you want.
Bear in mind that even though AutoCAD will not open up and display the
drawing you will still need to have AutoCAD installed on any workstation
that your program is run on.
Autodesk does license ObjectDBX so that it can be run even though
AutoCAD isn't installed. You will need to contact them for details.

Nate Hunter wrote:
Quote:
I am trying to write a routine that will go through a bunch of drawings
without opening AutoCAD. I have seen this done at AU but have not figured
out how to do it.

What I want to do is open the drawing (without actually opening AutoCAD) and
read some attribute information on blocks.

Any Ideas??

Thanks in advance.



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Nate Hunter
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Check for attrib without opening AutoCAD Reply with quote
do you have example code for this?? I am not familar with ObjectDBX.


"Mark Johnston" <mjohnston@westmarkproducts.com> wrote in message
news:41d2e881$1_3@newsprd01...
Quote:
ObjectDBX will do what you want.
Bear in mind that even though AutoCAD will not open up and display the
drawing you will still need to have AutoCAD installed on any workstation
that your program is run on.
Autodesk does license ObjectDBX so that it can be run even though AutoCAD
isn't installed. You will need to contact them for details.

Nate Hunter wrote:
I am trying to write a routine that will go through a bunch of drawings
without opening AutoCAD. I have seen this done at AU but have not
figured out how to do it.

What I want to do is open the drawing (without actually opening AutoCAD)
and read some attribute information on blocks.

Any Ideas??

Thanks in advance.
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Paul Richardson
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 6:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Check for attrib without opening AutoCAD Reply with quote
http://www.cadmin.com/VBA_for_ADT/ObjectDBX.htm

Don't think you have to register dbx environ for versions 2004+
Google ObjectDBX..Bunch of info out there on it..

gl
"Nate Hunter" <nhunter@planningdesignbuild.com> wrote in message
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do you have example code for this?? I am not familar with ObjectDBX.


"Mark Johnston" <mjohnston@westmarkproducts.com> wrote in message
news:41d2e881$1_3@newsprd01...
ObjectDBX will do what you want.
Bear in mind that even though AutoCAD will not open up and display the
drawing you will still need to have AutoCAD installed on any workstation
that your program is run on.
Autodesk does license ObjectDBX so that it can be run even though AutoCAD
isn't installed. You will need to contact them for details.

Nate Hunter wrote:
I am trying to write a routine that will go through a bunch of drawings
without opening AutoCAD. I have seen this done at AU but have not
figured out how to do it.

What I want to do is open the drawing (without actually opening AutoCAD)
and read some attribute information on blocks.

Any Ideas??

Thanks in advance.

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