topic Exclude "Call" object from .pla in Libraries & objects

Exclude "Call" object from .pla

JGoode — Wed, 02 May 2018 10:03:21 GMT

Hello,

I am creating an object for our libraries that when saved as a .pla I don't want it to include the macros that it calls. Is this possible in AC21?

Thanks

Re: Exclude "Call" object from .pla

Piotr Dobrowolski — Fri, 11 May 2018 07:50:13 GMT

I have not tried it... but if a called string is a variable....it may be doable

some kind of:
xx=""
xx="somefile.gsm"

call xx ....

I am not sure if it works... just thinking loud...

in UI script - such way called bitmaps are not included in pla... so maybe the same will work for gsm's
(file_dependency command must be used for them to be included...)

Piotr

Re: Exclude "Call" object from .pla

JGoode — Fri, 11 May 2018 12:26:55 GMT

Piotr wrote:
I have not tried it... but if a called string is a variable....it may be doable

some kind of:
xx=""
xx="somefile.gsm"

call xx ....

I am not sure if it works... just thinking loud...

in UI script - such way called bitmaps are not included in pla... so maybe the same will work for gsm's
(file_dependency command must be used for them to be included...)

Piotr

Excellent! Didn't even consider this. Thanks very much!

Re: Exclude "Call" object from .pla

JGoode — Fri, 11 May 2018 12:42:59 GMT

Is there a way not have an error show up if the call isn't successful?
Thanks

Re: Exclude "Call" object from .pla

Barry Kelly — Mon, 14 May 2018 00:55:05 GMT

JGoode wrote:
Is there a way not have an error show up if the call isn't successful?
Thanks

In the Work Environment > Imaging and Calculation you can turn off error messages.
But this will apply to all error messages and obviously an error message is there to tell you that there is a problem that should be fixed - like including macros used in CALLS.

The other way not to get that particular CALL error is to edit your object so it does not CALL anything in the first place.

I am a bit confused as to why you would not want to include the CALLed object, but then you don't want a message to say the CALL didn't work.
Just edit your object so it doesn't CALL anything you don't want it to.

Barry.

Re: Exclude "Call" object from .pla

JGoode — Mon, 14 May 2018 13:39:49 GMT

The reason is that we have created objects which include links to guides on a layout. So when we send our stuff out, they don't have access to the link or even know it is there. Basically a safeguard.
Creating the call was the only option I could come up with to do this as I didn't think that there was an alternative option that would work with archicad.

Re: Exclude "Call" object from .pla

Barry Kelly — Tue, 15 May 2018 01:13:38 GMT

So you have an object that CALLs another object that has the link you mention?

I don't know how many licenses you have but can you use REQ ("Serial_number"0 and then compare that to a list of your actual licences numbers?
Then if there is a match, go to the link or even still CALL the link macro.
I haven't tried this but I think it should work.

Of course you can password protect your object so your license numbers are safe and can't be altered for anyone to gain access to the links.

Barry.

Re: Exclude "Call" object from .pla

JGoode — Tue, 15 May 2018 15:00:12 GMT

Barry wrote:
So you have an object that CALLs another object that has the link you mention?

I don't know how many licenses you have but can you use REQ ("Serial_number"0 and then compare that to a list of your actual licences numbers?
Then if there is a match, go to the link or even still CALL the link macro.
I haven't tried this but I think it should work.

Of course you can password protect your object so your license numbers are safe and can't be altered for anyone to gain access to the links.

Barry.

Excellent idea! I didn't even know such thing existed in ArchiCAD. I think it's as close to perfect as i'm going to get.

Thank you very much!