topic Saving preferences to project in Archicad C++ API

Saving preferences to project

Miha Nahtigal — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 07:34:24 GMT

Hi everyone. I have another question about API saving preferences into projects (different preferences/settings for each separate project).

The documentation states that preferences can be stored into a project. There is also mention of storing project preferences on forum. Despite all written documentation, when trying to save preferences into project, they get saved globally (same preferences for everytime, for every project). There is no mention in documentation how to determine saving target (globally or into project). Can this be achived with ACAPI_SetPreferences or should I use ACAPI_AddOnObject*?

Regards, Miha

Re: Saving preferences to project

kovacsv — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 08:16:26 GMT

According to the documentation preferences are stored globally, and in the project, too: “The preferences data is also stored in all project files.” So in theory if an addon saves things in preferences, and the user saves the project, it should work fine.

Re: Saving preferences to project

Miha Nahtigal — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 08:37:34 GMT

If I store preferences in project 1, than open project 2, modify and store preferences, close project 2 and open project 1, the preferences remaind as saved from project 2. I would like to store per-project preferences, if it is possible.

Re: Saving preferences to project

kovacsv — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 09:04:49 GMT

Are you sure you saved project 1 before closing it?