topic Re: Custom "Save As" dialog box in Archicad C++ API

Custom "Save As" dialog box

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:28:55 GMT

Hi,

I'm looking to create an add-on that allows for easy file naming using a naming standard. I was wondering if it is possible to either inject a button or tickbox into the standard Archicad Save As interface to automatically name files? The data for the name would be pulled from within the project itself.

If not, is it possible to create my own custom Save As dialog to allow for this feature?

Cheers.

Re: Custom "Save As" dialog box

Ralph Wessel — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 09:58:49 GMT

What kind of files are you planning to target? The main project or files exported from it?

And do you want to prevent the user from setting or modifying the name?

Re: Custom "Save As" dialog box

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 07:47:23 GMT

Ralph wrote:
What kind of files are you planning to target? The main project or files exported from it?

I'm looking to save the PLN model file.

Ralph wrote:
And do you want to prevent the user from setting or modifying the name?

The user should get a suggestion based on a set of criteria, but an override should be available.

Thanks for the response.

EDIT: Just to confirm my own research, is it possible to implement my own elements into standard ArchiCAD interface boxes?

Re: Custom "Save As" dialog box

Tibor Lorantfy — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:36:48 GMT

rCushing wrote:
EDIT: Just to confirm my own research, is it possible to implement my own elements into standard ArchiCAD interface boxes?

You have possibility to add user interface components integrated into the standard ARCHICAD dialogs to handle your custom element and attribute data.
You can append your additional panels into the

element settings dialogs
attribute settings dialogs
info box

You can append a new custom file format to the standard Save As dialog, but currently it's not possible to extend the Save As dialog with new controls.
After the user selected your registered custom file format and clicked to Save, you can invoke any dialog before the saving process, there you can ask the user to select the saving options.

Of course you can create your own custom Save As dialog also, with any additional buttons, tickboxes etc.
For example if you implement a new menu item, you can open your own Save As dialog after the user selected your menu item.

Re: Custom "Save As" dialog box

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:54:16 GMT

Tibor wrote:
After the user selected your registered custom file format and clicked to Save, you can invoke any dialog before the saving process, there you can ask the user to select the saving options.

Can you give an example as to how to invoke a dialog during saving? I'm unsure of how to do this, so any help would be gratefully received. Thanks for the suggestion.

Re: Custom "Save As" dialog box

Ralph Wessel — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:39:32 GMT

rCushing wrote:
Can you give an example as to how to invoke a dialog during saving? I'm unsure of how to do this, so any help would be gratefully received. Thanks for the suggestion.

Take a look at DG::FileDialog, e.g.:


	DG::FileDialog dialog(DG::FileDialog::Save);
	dialog.SetTitle(dialogTitle);
	dialog.Invoke();

It has options for setting the starting location for the file navigator, setting the possible saved file types and extracting the location specified by the user.

Re: Custom "Save As" dialog box

Akos Somorjai — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 06:37:33 GMT

Ralph wrote:

rCushing wrote:
Can you give an example as to how to invoke a dialog during saving? I'm unsure of how to do this, so any help would be gratefully received. Thanks for the suggestion.
Take a look at DG::FileDialog, e.g.:
	DG::FileDialog dialog(DG::FileDialog::Save);
	dialog.SetTitle(dialogTitle);
	dialog.Invoke();
It has options for setting the starting location for the file navigator, setting the possible saved file types and extracting the location specified by the user.

Thanks, Ralph!

Though this won't allow him to save to any other format than his own.

Best, Akos

Re: Custom "Save As" dialog box

Ralph Wessel — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 07:25:06 GMT

Thanks Ákos. I assumed that DG::FileDialog could be used to obtain the required location and the project saved to that location with ACAPI_Automate(APIDo_SaveID).