How to use current Layout ID and name i GDL script

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to create a GDL object for making revision handling easier. This objects needs to "know" which layout it is placed on (the Layout ID and name).

I know I can use the <LayoutID> to create an autotext in the object, but that is not what i'm after, because I want to be able to store the Layout ID and Layout name in a database.


Is this possible, and how do I do it, or where can I read about it? I have looked through the GDL reference guide but I can't find anything.

[Barry Kelly]

It is not possible.
You can use autotext in an object but you can never retrieve the value of the autotext itself.
So you can't pass its value onto a parameter or to a database.
Barry.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for a fast reply.

It's a shame it can't be done.... That means I can only generate lists of layouts based on the built in scheme tools.

The problem is that the layouts have to few parameters. I would be great if they would have a lot of custom parameters that could be used as filters in the schemes. Then one could give the layouts parameters like "part of revision 1", and then generate a list of all layouts in revision 1 etc.

[Anonymous]

Barry wrote:
It is not possible.
You can use autotext in an object but you can never retrieve the value of the autotext itself.
So you can't pass its value onto a parameter or to a database.
Barry.

I guess it's not possible then to reach the layout's ID in any other way either?

[Barry Kelly]

Not that I am aware of.
Barry.

[sinceV6]

Didn't try it myself, but can't this be used?

n = request ("HomeDB_info", "", n, LayoutNumber, LayoutName, n)

from:
http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/techsupport/documentation/developer_docs/BasicLibraryDoc/15/DrawingTit...

and page 312 of the GDL documentation.

[Anonymous]

That above code works well. Thanks! I was trying to solve the very same problem.

[sinceV6]

So it works eh? YAY! Good to know for the next object/title.