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migration from toolkit 2.010 to dwgdirect 1.08
migration from toolkit 2.010 to dwgdirect 1.08
i am faced with what seems to be the long and arduous task of porting one of our inhouse dlls originally created with toolkit 2.010 to the new dwgdirect 1.08. simply put, we need acad2004 support.
i am not new to programming or autocad in general but am new to this dwgdirect library. while it does seem much more powerful than its earlier counterpart, i realize the lack of a proper migration procedure outline. such as arx2000 to 2002, adesk had a great document.
before i undergo my great ordeal, can anyone point me in the direction of an existing document, or at least enligthen me with a variety of do's and don'ts.
for example we would use the function adextractbmpfromfiletofile, what would be its new counterpart?
thanks in advance

there was a discussion in this forum about extracting a bitmap by using the dwgdirect library - you can search for it.
hope this helps.
regards
chudomir
best regards
chudomir

dwgdirect has an oddbgetpreviewbitmap() function that extracts the preview out of a dwg/dxf file.
for this general issue, please examine our existing 1.08 documentation and our sample applications--they are a good starting point. familiarity with arx should also be helpful, as many of the concepts in dwgdirect are similar to arx concepts.
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i recently had to do the same port. as you say, the new kit is quite powerful, but not yet well documented and exampled. i muddled through it, so you likely will be successful too.
as for the preview question, search the forum for "thumbnail". there is a thread from around may which has example code to do just what you want, i believe.
hth