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unable to load pre-defined patterns from acad.pat file

unable to load pre-defined patterns from acad.pat file
hi all,
i'm trying to hatch entities. i've successfully hatched using solid hatch. when i tried to use predefined patterns patterns like dots, angle, etc. i failed to achieve. so anyone please help in this regard...
following is the piece of code, i tried to load patterns fron acad.pat file..
oddbhatchptr phatch;
odhatchpattern phatchpattern;
odgepoint3d point = odgepoint3d(120,120,0);
oddbdatabase *pdb = theapp.m_pdb;
oddbblocktablerecordptr pblock = pdb->getmodelspaceid().safeopenobject(oddb::kforwrite) ;
odstring sfile = theapp.findfile("c:\\acad.pat",pdb, oddbhostappservices::kpatternfile);
if(sfile.isempty() )
{
messagebox("file not found");
}
else
messagebox("file found");
odhatchpatternmanagerptr m_patternmanager = pdb->appservices()->patternmanager();
if (m_patternmanager.isnull())
messagebox("pattern manager null");
else
messagebox("pattern manager not null");
phatch = oddbhatch::createobject();
pdb->appservices()->patternmanager()->retrievepattern(oddbhatch::kpredefined,"dots", oddb::kenglish,phatchpattern);
oddbobjectid hatchid = pblock->appendoddbentity(phatch);
phatch->setassociative(true);
phatch->setcolorindex(5);
phatch->setpattern(oddbhatch::kpredefined, "dots");
phatch->setpatternscale(20);
phatch->setpatternangle(0);
phatch->sethatchstyle(oddbhatch::knormal);
oddbobjectidarray loopids;
oddbcircleptr pcircle = oddbcircle::createobject();
loopids.push_back(pblock->appendoddbentity(pcircle));
odgepoint3d centerpt(point);
centerpt.x += 100*3.0/2.0;
centerpt.y -= 100;
pcircle->setcenter(centerpt);
pcircle->setradius(100*3.0/2.0);
phatch->appendloop(oddbhatch::kdefault, loopids);
m_pdevice->invalidate();
redrawwindow();
i'm successfully getting the message boxes,
file found and pattern manager not null
this means that, from the first message box i've successfully loaded the pattern to my database and from the second, there is pattern, in my pdb database pointer.
but still i'm not getting any patterns.. its alwasy showing without hatch...
so i need help for using hatches with predefined patterns...
anyone please help...!!
thanks in advance
thanks & regards,
rajesh parameswaran

rajuinnet
# 30th august 2004, 08:52 am

softdev join date: jun 2002
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please change the line
odstring sfile = theapp.findfile("c:\\acad.pat",pdb, oddbhostappservices::kpatternfile);
to
odstring sfile = theapp.findfile("acad.pat",pdb, oddbhostappservices::kpatternfile);
in this case will file be found?
sincerely yours,
george udov

george udov
# 30th august 2004, 10:07 pm

registered user join date: jul 2004
location: india
posts: 82


quote:
originally posted by george udov
please change the line
odstring sfile = theapp.findfile("c:\\acad.pat",pdb, oddbhostappservices::kpatternfile);
to
odstring sfile = theapp.findfile("acad.pat",pdb, oddbhostappservices::kpatternfile);
in this case will file be found?
hi george udov
thanks for u'r reply..
i'm able to load the "acad.pat" when i gave the path. but when i gave without the path (as u suggested) its not only loading the file.. i.e.
odstring sfile = theapp.findfile("acad.pat",pdb, oddbhostappservices::kpatternfile);
if(sfile.isempty() )
messagebox("file not found");
else
messagebox("file found");
i'm getting the message - file not found
my query was, even though i've loaded the acad.pat file, i'm unable to use the predefined patterns from that file...
i need help in that regard...
expecting u'r reply....
thanks in advance
-------------------------------------------------
thanks & regards,
rajesh parameswran

rajuinnet
# 31st august 2004, 02:53 am

softdev join date: jun 2002
location: st'petersburg, russia
posts: 522

the clue is function retrievepattern uses findfile("acad.pat") to search this file. it doesn't know that you mean, that it is located on drive c.
to customize the path to acad.pat/acadiso.pat, you should override/modify/write your implementation of oddbhostappservices::findfile function.
sincerely yours,
george udov

george udov
# 14th november 2004, 07:30 pm

junior member join date: dec 2003
location: beijing p. r. china.
posts: 14

and my question is the name must acad.pat
quote:
originally posted by george udov
the clue is function retrievepattern uses findfile("acad.pat") to search this file. it doesn't know that you mean, that it is located on drive c.
to customize the path to acad.pat/acadiso.pat, you should override/modify/write your implementation of oddbhostappservices::findfile function.
btw, my question is the customed function oddbhostappservices::findfile, should be return the filename is acad.pat or acadiso.pat.

cadrd
# 15th november 2004, 03:29 am

softdev join date: jun 2002
location: st'petersburg, russia
posts: 522

quote:
originally posted by cadrd
btw, my question is the customed function oddbhostappservices::findfile, should be return the filename is acad.pat or acadiso.pat.
file name is passed to oddbhostappservices::findfile as argument. this function must return "a string value that uniquely identifies this file", i. e. file name with full path.
sincerely yours,
george udov

george udov

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please change the line
odstring sfile = theapp.findfile("c:\\acad.pat",pdb, oddbhostappservices::kpatternfile);
to
odstring sfile = theapp.findfile("acad.pat",pdb, oddbhostappservices::kpatternfile);
in this case will file be found?
sincerely yours,
george udov


quote:
originally posted by george udov
please change the line
odstring sfile = theapp.findfile("c:\\acad.pat",pdb, oddbhostappservices::kpatternfile);
to
odstring sfile = theapp.findfile("acad.pat",pdb, oddbhostappservices::kpatternfile);
in this case will file be found?
hi george udov
thanks for u'r reply..
i'm able to load the "acad.pat" when i gave the path. but when i gave without the path (as u suggested) its not only loading the file.. i.e.
odstring sfile = theapp.findfile("acad.pat",pdb, oddbhostappservices::kpatternfile);
if(sfile.isempty() )
messagebox("file not found");
else
messagebox("file found");
i'm getting the message - file not found
my query was, even though i've loaded the acad.pat file, i'm unable to use the predefined patterns from that file...
i need help in that regard...
expecting u'r reply....
thanks in advance
-------------------------------------------------
thanks & regards,
rajesh parameswran

the clue is function retrievepattern uses findfile("acad.pat") to search this file. it doesn't know that you mean, that it is located on drive c.
to customize the path to acad.pat/acadiso.pat, you should override/modify/write your implementation of oddbhostappservices::findfile function.
sincerely yours,
george udov

and my question is the name must acad.pat
quote:
originally posted by george udov
the clue is function retrievepattern uses findfile("acad.pat") to search this file. it doesn't know that you mean, that it is located on drive c.
to customize the path to acad.pat/acadiso.pat, you should override/modify/write your implementation of oddbhostappservices::findfile function.
btw, my question is the customed function oddbhostappservices::findfile, should be return the filename is acad.pat or acadiso.pat.

quote:
originally posted by cadrd
btw, my question is the customed function oddbhostappservices::findfile, should be return the filename is acad.pat or acadiso.pat.
file name is passed to oddbhostappservices::findfile as argument. this function must return "a string value that uniquely identifies this file", i. e. file name with full path.
sincerely yours,
george udov