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pete300010-Marble
10-Marble
October 5, 2023
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Can an instance index (.idx) be created thru a Creo DOS command line option (bat file)?

  • October 5, 2023
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We have a scenario where i would like a certain folder on a network drive to have the instance index updated.  Id prefer it be a behind the scenes action like at a  command prompt or batch file.

 

any thoughts?

 

currently running Creo 8

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    achirila5-Regular Member
    5-Regular Member
    October 11, 2023
    Hi @pete3000,
     
    Thank you for your question.
     
    I encourage you to bring more details and context to your initial inquiry. For example, screenshots are useful to better understand what you are trying to do and will also increase your chance to receive meaningful help from other Community members.
     
    KenFarley
    KenFarley21-Topaz II
    21-Topaz II
    October 12, 2023

    If you look at a part or assembly file with family table instances by editing it with an text editor that is capable of opening it, you'll see that the majority of such a file is binary and compressed.

    This makes use of a batch file impossible, since there is nothing in the file to parse to build the index file.

    Also, I'm not really sure what the structure of the index file is. What the syntax of each line needs to be to be useful.

    Finally, if I look at an index file of an oft-visited directory, it's loaded with outdated listings of instances of parts that are no longer in that directory. Parts that were renamed or deleted, etc. It doesn't seem like the indexing does any cleanup or updating. I suspect that things are only added to the file, but never removed. Perhaps this is a problem you are trying to address.

     

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