Hi Neil,
I was out of office for a few days, but now there is some time to return to the discussion ;-)
[quote user="Neil McGuire"]In response to the user making a choice in that application, I need to download the file to the local disk (not MicroStation-specific) and trigger the built-in, standard MicroStation model import feature on a running instance with an active .dgn file.[/quote]
Based on you description I see two possible solutions:
- If there is NET API available to be able to select and download the file, everything can be done from MicroStation environment. It's user friendly and robust solution, because the user don't leave MicroStation and the whole process is done at background.
- If from any reason it's not possible or is in conflict with expected workflow, you can control MicroStation from outside using COM (OLE Automation) interface. Personally I don't like this approach, but for this simple workflow it should be enough, because it's only about connecting to running MicroStation and sending one key-in.
With regards,
Jan