AEC Project Number (field?)

[Lee Roy]

I'm looking to do an If/Then for a list of AEC Project Numbers. However, I can't find the AEC Project Number field to create the list. I'm stuck before I start.

Help?

Thank you.

[BlackBox]

Is this for Revit (which you list as using), or for an AutoCAD Vertical?

AFAIK, Revit is relegated to .NET development, whereas AutoCAD products allow for LISP development; just not for all aspects of the Database. If the latter we should be able to help you out. Just post what version, and vertical you're using.

[Lee Roy]

Sorry, it's for AutoCAD MEP 2011/2012.

We use all Revit's and ACAD's, I just prefer Revit.

[BlackBox]

No worries; just wanted to clarify... I have AMEP 2012 installed, I'll skim the Developer Documentation.

[BlackBox]

Give this a try:

(vl-load-com)

(defun c:ProjectHistory (/ key descendents)

  (setq key (strcat "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\"
                    (vlax-product-key)
                    "\\Project History\\"
            )
  )

  (if (setq descendents (vl-registry-descendents key ""))
    (progn
      (terpri)
      (prompt "\n  >>  PROJECT HISTORY ")
      (terpri)
      (textpage)
      (foreach val descendents
        (prompt (vl-registry-read key val))
      )
    )
    (prompt (strcat "\n** No projects found ** \n" key))
  )
  (princ)
)

[Lee Roy]

What should I be expecting as an output? I got a huge history of my project navigator.

[BlackBox]

What should I be expecting as an output? I got a huge history of my project navigator.

You received exactly what the code was supposed to do... I needed to know if I am looking at the correct information, before I can push that info into any other format (i.e., the IF/COND statement in the OP). If this information is not correct, then I'm putting the cart before the horse, so-to-speak.

... Is this the information you want to compare against?

[BlackBox]

Oh... Each descendent for that registry key has a number; not sure if that is the project number, or if it is just an AMEP generated number? I don't really know enough about AMEP frankly. We're just testing it to see if it is a viable addition to our Civil 3D projects for buried pressure pipes. Any clarification would make my helping easier (if not possible! LoL).

[Lee Roy]

Kind of...

Z:\Active Projects\<project manager>\(<project number>) <project name>\AutoCAD Project Navigator\<project name>\<project name>.apj

Our file structure puts the project number in the directory path, so the text is there. Drawing on that would be difficult as the directory changes from one project to the next, so the length of the directory path would never be a constant.

I was thinking that AutoCAD would also hold the Project Number in an AEC field. In Project Navigator, Project tab, the "Number" field.

[BlackBox]

I'm not worried about the file path being inconsistent, as I can simply parse the file path into a list of strings which represent the directories, as shown here.

I still must be missing something, I just don't know what ???

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