Creating a log file

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Hi guys,

I need to create a button that will copy the full pathnames of the selected file and then paste that pathname into a predefined txt file, prefixing it with the current date & time.

i.e.

20091027 12:10:45 f:\folder\filename.abc

When I select another file and hit the new button this file should also be added to the next line of the same txt document.

Ideally I would like to automatically create a log whenever I launch a certain filetype from Directory Opus but I can't imagine this being possible!!!

Any help would be much appreciated.

Regards

Roly

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For the command itself, simply create an MS-DOS batch mode button that runs the following command:

echo {date|yyyyMMdd} {time|HH:mm:ss} {filepath$} >> C:\Temp\FileLog.txt

This will append each filename to a file called C:\Temp\FileLog.txt (change this path as desired)

To have it happen automatically when you launch a filetype, you could edit the double-click setting for the FileType in question, to run this function first before launching the file.

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Excellent, so far so good... I think.

I've edited the left double-click event in the file types editor with the following MS-DOS Batch Function :

echo {date|yyyyMMdd} {time|HH:mm:ss} {filepath$} >> C:\Temp\FileLogDWG.txt
"C:\Program Files\AutoCAD 2009\acad.exe" {f}

Can I hide or exit the command prompt after I run the DO command...? Currently I have to exit AutoCAD before the command prompt disappears, which I find quite irritating!!!

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You can use the @runmode HIDE directive.

Regards, AB

5

Works a treat!!!

Thanks guys.

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Further to the above, is it possible to add the same functionality when I right click on a file(s) and select "open" rather than double clicking...?

Currently, the only way to add to the log file is by double clicking a single file or pressing enter when multiple files are selected. I prefer to use the "open" option rather than hitting enter on multiple files.

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Not without changing what "Open" does.

However, you could add another item to the context menu which does the same thing as your double-click action, and select that instead of Open.

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Good shout, I'll do that instead. Cheers Leo.

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Hi guys,

Nine years on and I need to revisit this post.

I haven't used this for several years now but I need to start using it again. Unfortunately it no longer seems to fully work. This is the code I am using for the latest version of AutoCAD.

@runmode HIDE
echo {date|yyyyMMdd} {time|HH:mm:ss} {filepath$} >> C:\Users\%username%\Documents\FileLogDWG.txt "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2018\acad.exe"  /P AutoCAD /Product "C3D" /Language "en-US"

When I run the command "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2018\acad.exe" /P AutoCAD /Product "C3D" /Language "en-US" from the Run prompt, AutoCAD opens as expected, so that's all good.

The first part of the command echo {date|yyyyMMdd} {time|HH:mm:ss} {filepath$} >> C:\Users\%username%\Documents\FileLogDWG.txt initially created and then appends to the log file so all is good there as well.

The issue I have is after double clicking on a DWG file, the file does not open, only the log file gets updated.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Regards

Blueroly

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There should be a return in the command, which the new forum ate in the old post.

I've corrected the old post.

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That works, thanks Leo.

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Am I right in saying that I can replace line 3 in the code below to FileType ACTION=open

I assume if this is ok, I won't have to update the path when I upgrade to a newer version?

@runmode HIDE
echo [{date|yyyyMMdd} {time|HH:mm:ss}] {filepath$} >> "C:\Users\%username%\OneDrive - WSP O365\01 Software\[Log Files]\FileLogDWG.txt"
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\AcShellEx\AcLauncher.exe" /O {f}
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Looks OK. Did you try it and find a problem?

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No problem, it seems to work in the same manner as the original code.