Get OLE2FRAME or IMAGE file name

[deheylen690271]

I want to create a routine where if the user copy/pastes an OLE object or image from one drawing to another, my routine will copy the selected file from the source project directory to the destination project directory and then reassign the file name of the pasted entity to the file in the destination project directory. The intent here is to prevent inadvertent edits of the wrong documents as well as to prevent broken links when drawings are issued to clients.

Is there any way to get this information in AutoLISP or Visual LISP? If so, can the links be reassigned? Thanks for any help

[devitg.89838]

The best way to send a dwg with out broken links , and so on , is to use E-TRANSMIT , it will make a ZIP file , with ALL auxiliary item from the DWG , fonts, styles, and so on .

Also you can add a description and instructions.

[BIG-AL]

If you use Vla-get-imagename it will return the image name which includes where it is located. You can then use vl-file-copy to make a copy of it to the current dwg location. The image will be in the xref list as it is in current directory it will load automatically. You may want to look also for repath xref.

[deheylen690271]

Thanks for the help Big-Al. it turns out the function you reference is actually call vla-get-imagefile but you got me there! Does anyone know if there is an equivalent or similar function to get the filename of an OLE object?

[Tharwat]

Does anyone know if there is an equivalent or similar function to get the filename of an OLE object?

Hi,

Try it with function vla-get-name although you can retrieve the file name also with the function vla-get-imagefile with the help of function:

 (vl-filename-base (vla-get-imagefile <vla-object>)) ;; vla-object = rasterimage object

or this:

 (vla-get-name <vla-object>)

Hope this helps.