GOAL: To craft a drawing setup routine for 2D-based drawing output that employs with user choices from preset custom styles, templates, system data via a set of dropdowns
1ST QUESTION
Besides considering the choice based on sheer volume of data as text strings, what are other the instances where it is beneficial to read data from external source files versus including this data in the main program?
INITIAL SPECIFICATIONS
So far, my specifications include user choices and reading system data for:
- Type of template file (Architectural, Mechanical (machine design), Process Piping)
- ANSI A, B and C sizes +ARCH D size Drawing Borders (Independent choice)
- Types of Title Blocks (Based on template file choice)
- Read and Write Both
- User-selected (Drawing Version as Preliminary or As-built, Engineer Initial , Checker Initials) and
- System Information (User login name to convert to Drafter Initials, Current Date)
- Tolerance Block (Mechanical Only)
- Printing Resource (All Preset Custom Options for Local Office only)
- Scale
At this point, it seems a daunting task. I do have many separate LISP examples as sources.
FUTURE
I understand that DOS LIB will be required for any additional directory-based coding as far as selecting and saving a file to a directory.
Sincerely,
Clinton E. Hill