topic Re: How to close ArchiCAD file? in Archicad C++ API

How to close ArchiCAD file?

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:15:32 GMT

I tried to close file 2 ways.
1. By Name:


IO::Location loc(fileName); //fileName has _bstr_t type
IO::File file(loc);
file.Close(); // return NoError

2. Close current project:


ACAPI_Automate(APIDo_CloseID); //return APIERR_REFUSEDCMD

But nothing happens. I have no ideas about closing now.

Re: How to close ArchiCAD file?

Karl Ottenstein — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:47:11 GMT

I have never tried any of these, but noticed that CloseID says it will not close if another add-on is active. I wonder if APIDb_CloseWindowID on the plan window would work, although the docs seem to indicate that this function is only for a 'custom window opened from the same add-on'.

I would have thought that a goodie or automate function would have been the answer.

Ralph? 😉

Karl

Re: How to close ArchiCAD file?

Anonymous — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:58:40 GMT

Hi, Karl

I tried next code:

API_WindowInfo windowInfo;
BNZeroMemory (&windowInfo, sizeof (API_WindowInfo));
windowInfo.typeID = APIWind_FloorPlanID; // and try APIWind_WorksheetID typeId also
windowInfo.index = 1;
GSErrCode err = ACAPI_Database (APIDb_CloseWindowID, &windowInfo);

But APIERR_REFUSEDPAR error code returns.

Re: How to close ArchiCAD file?

Ralph Wessel — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:53:09 GMT

equilibrium wrote:
I tried to close file 2 ways.
1. By Name:

I haven't tried to explicitly close a project. I've used the method for opening a project, which implicitly closes the current project. Why do you want to close a project without opening another?

Re: How to close ArchiCAD file?

Anonymous — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:49:19 GMT

Ralph wrote:
I haven't tried to explicitly close a project. I've used the method for opening a project, which implicitly closes the current project. Why do you want to close a project without opening another?

Hi, Ralph

My Add-On monitors project file folder for changes. When file changed, monitor should make some actions with him and show some message boxes in ArchiCAD too.
Typically ArchiCAD not lock project file all time. But I try to close project to guarantee file not locked by ArchiCAD and my monitor works right.

I can to open template project for closing current, but it's need some seconds. I will try to find decision, for example ask user to close again.

Thanks a lot