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Dimi1-Visitor
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January 29, 2014
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Use trail files for batch conversion

  • January 29, 2014
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Hi

I want to use trail files for converting files.

Right now every time I issue a trail command

which opens the file dialog it starts up always inside /users/<name of user>/documents

 

Is there a way to avoid and have creo use the directory form which it was run from, or maybe even specify the directory from where file open will start.

When I start creo using the command line, its working directory is the local directory from which the executable was called but the file open command always opens up inside /users/<name of user>/documents which makes it impossible to choose local files.

 

Thanks in advance

Dimi


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Best answer by Dimi

Thanks fpr the reply,

after your suggestion I saw that I can create a config.pro file and put the

file_open_default_folder working_directory

For this I can either change the global config or create a local config.pro file.

Dimi

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Jose_Costa12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
January 29, 2014

Are you trying to call Creo with the -nographics option?

Why don´t you just include in the beginning of the trailfile the "set working directory" command?

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Dimi1-VisitorAuthor
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January 30, 2014

I did not even know that there is a -nographics option... Right now creo openup normaly and shuts down again. This seams like a nice option. Do you supplu it on the command line? What other command line parameters can I use?

According to @Doug and from what i have read I can use the file_open_default_folder inside a config.pro file.

Are you suggesting setting as a command right into the trail file? If yes this is even better since the trail file will be self contained and not need a external config.pro file to function correctly.

How is the syntax of this command? Is there a doc for all available trail file commands?

Thanks

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Jose_Costa12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
January 30, 2014

Yes, is a good option if you are concerned with performance. Creo is much more faster working with this option on.

I have a aplication for batch processing too and is possible to run it in background. The disavantage is that you can´t see what is happening

I think this is how I called it from command line:

C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 2.0\Parametric\bin\Parametric.exe -g:no_graphics trail_file.txt

In the beginning of the trailfine I define the working directory and that´s it, it works fine for me.

Doesn´t exist a document with trail file commands. These commands are generated when you are working with creo, and trailfiles were initialy created for recovery purposes, not for programming.

I suggest to read some articles at:

inversionconsulting dot blogspot dot com/2008/05/proe-anatomy-of-trail-file-part-1.html

Some good and rare info there.

Godd luck.

Jose

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dgschaefer21-Topaz II
21-Topaz II
January 29, 2014

Look at the config optio "file_open_default_folder". I beleive the default is "my_documents", you want it set to "working_directory".

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Dimi1-VisitorAuthorAnswer
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January 30, 2014

Thanks fpr the reply,

after your suggestion I saw that I can create a config.pro file and put the

file_open_default_folder working_directory

For this I can either change the global config or create a local config.pro file.

Dimi

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