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mtrautner-21-Visitor
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June 24, 2014
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Parameter/variable for Creo date code?

  • June 24, 2014
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I'd like to update my start script for Creo thus that it checks which date code version is installed on the users computer (e.g. M040, M090...)

Is there a general parameter, which i can use to do this?

Markus


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Best answer by FPerez

hello, we are using a DOS script:(if somebody has a better way...maybe we can do an idea ?)

we install Creo in : C:\CAO\appli\Creo 2.0

The script:

SET DRIVE=C:
SET REP_CAO=%DRIVE%\CAO

IF EXIST "%REP_CAO%\Appli\Creo 2.0" SET CREO_INSTALL=%REP_CAO%\Appli\Creo 2.0

SET PARAMETRIC_INSTALL=%CREO_INSTALL%\Parametric
SET COMMONFILES_INSTALL=%CREO_INSTALL%\Common Files

:: *** Récupération du release installé de Creo
PUSHD %COMMONFILES_INSTALL%
FOR /F %%a IN ('DIR /d /b') DO SET RELEASE=%%a
POPD

SET COMMONFILES_INSTALL=%CREO_INSTALL%\Common Files\%RELEASE%

ECHO RELEASE: %RELEASE%
ECHO COMMON FILES: %COMMONFILES_INSTALL%

Best Regards

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MartinHanak24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
June 25, 2014

Markus,

let us assume that you call something like C:\PTC\Creo 2.0\Parametric\bin\parametric.exe inside your script.

To get Creo Parametric 2.0 date code, look for the name of subdirectory of C:\PTC\Creo 2.0\Common Files directory.

Martin Hanak

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FPerez13-AquamarineAnswer
13-Aquamarine
June 25, 2014

hello, we are using a DOS script:(if somebody has a better way...maybe we can do an idea ?)

we install Creo in : C:\CAO\appli\Creo 2.0

The script:

SET DRIVE=C:
SET REP_CAO=%DRIVE%\CAO

IF EXIST "%REP_CAO%\Appli\Creo 2.0" SET CREO_INSTALL=%REP_CAO%\Appli\Creo 2.0

SET PARAMETRIC_INSTALL=%CREO_INSTALL%\Parametric
SET COMMONFILES_INSTALL=%CREO_INSTALL%\Common Files

:: *** Récupération du release installé de Creo
PUSHD %COMMONFILES_INSTALL%
FOR /F %%a IN ('DIR /d /b') DO SET RELEASE=%%a
POPD

SET COMMONFILES_INSTALL=%CREO_INSTALL%\Common Files\%RELEASE%

ECHO RELEASE: %RELEASE%
ECHO COMMON FILES: %COMMONFILES_INSTALL%

Best Regards

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mtrautner-21-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
June 25, 2014

Thanks Fabrice,

that's exactly the answer i was looking for

Best Regards

Markus

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AndyHermanson14-Alexandrite
14-Alexandrite
July 23, 2014

THANK YOU! We have been trying to figure this out for a long time.

Also for those moving to Creo 3.0 here is the new version.

We install to C:\PTC

So the Creo 3.0 folder is install to the above location.

SET DRIVE=C:

SET REP_PTC=%DRIVE%\PTC

IF EXIST "%REP_PTC%\Creo 3.0" SET CREO_INSTALL=%REP_PTC%\Creo 3.0

:: *** Recover Creo install release

PUSHD %CREO_INSTALL%

FOR /F %%a IN ('DIR /d /b') DO SET RELEASE=%%a

POPD

SET CREO_INSTALL=%CREO_INSTALL%\%RELEASE%

SET PARAMETRIC_INSTALL=%CREO_INSTALL%\Parametric

SET COMMONFILES_INSTALL=%CREO_INSTALL%\Common Files

ECHO RELEASE: %RELEASE%

ECHO COMMON FILES: %COMMONFILES_INSTALL%

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ClearBlueSky851-Visitor
1-Visitor
February 16, 2015

Thanks for the tip and examples that others provided.

I am using the command DIR /A:D /O:N /B instead to list only folders without the full path. The /D option (Wide List format, sorted by vertical column.) only controls the output format, and does not do anything since when /B option (Bare format (no heading, file sizes or summary).) is used then the wide list format is not used. To get only directories the option should be /A:D for file attributes of folders only. To sort by name the option /O:N can be used.

Example:

:: Define where Creo is installed (typically C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 2.0)

set CreoLoadPoint=C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 2.0

:: Define release build version

pushd "%CreoLoadPoint%\Common Files"

for /f %%a in ('DIR /A:D /O:N /B') do set CreoBuildVersion=%%a

popd

References:

Dir - list files and folders | Windows CMD | SS64.com

Pushd - change directory/folder | Windows CMD | SS64.com

Popd | Windows CMD | SS64.com

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