topic Accessing Layout Status in GDL in Libraries & objects

Accessing Layout Status in GDL

Matthew Johnson — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 05:47:15 GMT

With AC18 we now have a few more fields attached to each layout page. If you go to the Autotext entries you can see that each layout has a "Status" and "Status Code". These can be scheduled in the Sheet Index, but...

I can't find a request statement that will let me access the layout status.

What I want to be able to do is to have a stamp as part of my Master Layout that reads the "Status" for each layout (e.g. Information Only, For Tender, For Construction, Preliminary) and stamps each page with a custom format object. This will enable us to have a central control of the issue purpose for each drawing and a linked report showing the status that each document is stamped for.

Re: Accessing Layout Status in GDL

Matthew Johnson — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 03:42:36 GMT

Also,

Is there any way to request any information about the layout?

e.g. documents scales etc

Re: Accessing Layout Status in GDL

Piotr Dobrowolski — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 08:15:17 GMT

Via autotext names.

Best Regards,
Piotr

Re: Accessing Layout Status in GDL

Matthew Johnson — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 08:19:10 GMT

Autotext names in GDL can't be used for scripting.

From the GDL Reference Guide:
"It’s not part of GDL itself. ArchiCAD will substitute all references to autotext fields in whatever GDL output it finds them. For example, if you write <PROJECTSTATUS> in the parameter string of a text2 command, ArchiCAD will nicely replace it with the actual value. All this is invisible to GDL – consequently the size and other attributes of the text are not measurable."

I want to be able to use GDL to query the layout information and use that to drive parameter values in my script.

Re: Accessing Layout Status in GDL

Barry Kelly — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 08:55:59 GMT

Yes I would love to be able to read the actual values of autotext and not just the autotext container.
It seems odd that we can use the autotext itself but we can't determine what the actual value of it is to use in other ways.
It would be very handy.

Here is a vote on being able to use Project Info in particular.

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=229818

There are quite a few post requesting the same.

Barry.

Re: Accessing Layout Status in GDL

Piotr Dobrowolski — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 20:59:57 GMT

You understood me wrong:
the Autotext names can be used in text blocks, but they cannot be accesed by GDL ie transformed read out or something like that.
But if You use the Autotext like a plain text - it will show up
(example: make a text block with any autotext and save it as a gdl object)

Best Regards,
Piotr