Add 'current drawing folder' to the Places list on the file open/save dialog

[BlackBox]

So that looks like it changes the default directory for certain dialogs.

Correct... I'm not exactly a fan of forcing these dialog to always go to the ActiveDocument's location either; I tend to use *Here Commands for such tasks (i.e., OpenHere, WorkingFolderHere [when there's not an existing ShortcutsHistory.xml for a new project, followed by a call to the undocumented RefreshShortcutNode Command], etc.)

I wonder if it's possible to programatically change the "Places List" at run time, so that the Open and SaveAs dialog defaults are not modified, but more to the OP's wish, there is a button link to the current directory...
I'd think you'd need a reactor on the Open and SaveAs commands to make this registry change before the command is actually executed - because you might have drawings open from a variety of locations, and you could not set the "Current drawing" directory until the moment "Open" or "SaveAs" is executed...

This is the basis for my earlier comments in this post... I'd have to test some code to know for sure.

[3dwannab]

(vl-load-com)

(defun c:OpenHere (/ dwg)
  (if (and
        (setq dwg (getfiled "Select File" (getvar 'dwgprefix) "dwg" 8))
        (setq dwg (findfile dwg))
      )
    (vla-activate
      (vla-open (vla-get-documents (vlax-get-acad-object))
                dwg
                :vlax-false
      )
    )
  )
  (princ)
)

Is it possible to get the normal open dialog and to select multiple files to open.

I've tried in vain to modify this.

Thanks.

[Tom Beauford]

Is it possible to get the normal open dialog and to select multiple files to open?

Not with getfiled, but try: http://www.lee-mac.com/getfilesdialog.html

[3dwannab]

Not with getfiled, but try: http://www.lee-mac.com/getfilesdialog.html

That's a little too complicated for me to at this stage.

I was thinking maybe the _.OPEN command would accept arguments.