mdlMeasure_elmDscrArea : is this changed in connect version
if have this function that works in V8i version :Private Function CalculateArea(ByRef area As Double, ByRef perimeter As Double, ByRef desc As Long) As Boolean Dim cExpression As String cExpression =...
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This function is definitely bugged and Bentley need to fix or replace it. I often get an exception error if I try to reuse a StringList via the second argument, and I've noticed memory corruption...
View Article[V8i] and [CONNECT] mdlFileList_edit OR mdlStringList_getMember bugs with too...
1) When over 1,000 files are selected with mdlFileList_edit() and mdlStringList_getMember() is used to extract the file names, the last file in the list is corrupt.2) When over 2,000 files are...
View Article[V8i C++] Getting the Visible Edges setting for a reference file
I've had a look at the the ReferenceFile C structure, the mdlRefFile_getParameters() function and also the newer DisplayStyleManager C++ class, but I can't seem to find the correct API function to...
View ArticleRE: [MVBA]How to let the text string to move with cursor when place text...
[quote user="Changsong Ling"]I want the text string move with cursor[/quote]Write a class that Implements IPrimitiveCommandEvents. There are examples in VBA help.[quote user="Changsong...
View ArticleRE: [V8i] and [CONNECT] mdlFileList_edit OR mdlStringList_getMember bugs with...
[quote user="Piers Porter"]I often get an exception error if I try to reuse a StringList via the second argument, and I've noticed memory corruption straight after using it[/quote]Preferably, dump the...
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Hi Changsong, as Jon wrote, the right way is to implement IPrimitiveCommandEvent class that ensures your command can behave quite the same way as standard MicroStation tools (element selection and...
View Article[MVBA]How to let the text string to move with cursor when place text elment ?
Hello All,I'm creating codes to place label. I have already succeed to get all necessary information except the location, which I'm going to let the user to pick up in the drawing manually. I don't...
View ArticleRE: [V8i VBA] Cell Creation and Annotation Scale
Thanks for the suggestion Jan, I was wondering how one was able to target a cell after it is written to the designfile and that method sounds exactly what I was looking for. I'll give it a try later if...
View ArticleRE: mdlMeasure_elmDscrArea : is this changed in connect version
Finally found time again to work on this project. This works. Don't know why the old code contained the GetCExpression, I just copied the old code and found this not working. I don't even think about...
View ArticleRE: mdlMeasure_elmDscrArea : is this changed in connect version
Hi jon, thanks for the tip, but yes, i'm using Jan's suggestion.
View ArticleRE: mdlMeasure_elmDscrArea : is this changed in connect version
Sorry, I meant to say " I had not thought to call the function directly." :-)
View ArticleRE: [V8i MDL C++] Getting a BSIColorDescr from an element colour
BSIColorDescr and BSIColorPalette are legacy concepts from the days before 32 bit displays. BSIColorDescr remains for use with some gui items. For example mdlTreeCell_getColorDescr. There isn't any...
View ArticleRE: [V8i] and [CONNECT] mdlFileList_edit OR mdlStringList_getMember bugs with...
[quote user="Jon Summers"]Preferably, dump the StringList and move into the 21st century...StatusInt FindFilesFunction (std::vector<std::wstring>& files, ...);[/quote]Is this the world where...
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RE: [V8i MDL C++] Getting a BSIColorDescr from an element colour
Hi Brien, thanks for your reply.I am only using a BSIColorDescr because it's the only way I can see to create a symbology preview in a list model. I want to show the colour of design elements in a...
View Article[V8i MDL C++] Getting a BSIColorDescr from an element colour
I need to get a BSIColorDescr for a given element colour. If the element colour is 0-256 then this is trivial with mdlColorPal_getElemColorDescrByModelRef(), but of course MicroStation allows the...
View ArticleRE: VBA support in the future
Hi minion,I agree you are probably safe for at least several years. If talking about VBA and VBA apps future, in my opinion 3 different aspect exist: Support of VBA as language itself, support of VBA...
View ArticleVBA support in the future
Hi Guys and Gals,Okay, now that I've written my Microstation VBA programs. I am wondering how long they will be able to be used. I probably should have wondered that first, but when I started in 2014...
View ArticleRE: [V8i] and [CONNECT] mdlFileList_edit OR mdlStringList_getMember bugs with...
[quote user="Piers Porter"]I only use mdlFileList_edit() because there isn't any replacement for it that does the same thing on all Bentley platforms.[/quote]On re-reading my comment, I see that you...
View ArticleRE: [V8i] and [CONNECT] mdlFileList_edit OR mdlStringList_getMember bugs with...
7 foot joke for a 6 foot bloke! Never mind, I agree that a replacement for this function would be grand.
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