ProjectWise V8i has a few new system variables that can be used in environment attributes. I think the most asked for variable is the full ProjectWise path to be used as a titleblock field. Although most of the new variables deal with the document name we now have two new variables for folder name and description. Below is the full list of new variables in V8i and example output.
$DOCUMENT.FULLDESC$ = pw:\\server:datasource\Documents\Folder\File Description $DOCUMENT.FULLNAME$ = pw:\\server:datasource\Documents\Folder\File.dgn $DOCUMENT$ = 3 $VAULT.FULLDESC$ = pw:\\server:datasource\Documents\Folder Description $VAULT.FULLNAME$ = pw:\\server:datasource\Documents\Folder
JP
Is there a system variable for Version?
Hi Jo,
Thanks for the guidance of the system variable, $DOCUMENT.FULLNAME$. Is there a way to control how much to show of the filepath? I understand it's helpful to see which server:datasource the file resides on ProjectWise. I'm just curious if there's an addition variable string that allows to not show the server:datasource, as the file path stamp on the sheet can get way too long.
In the past we've use the text substitution within a .tbl along with separate vb script to query the datasource of the file path, the script removed the additional information of the server, datasource and Documents folder. Hence making the file path stamp shorter. However using this vb script caused some freeze up on the database side.
Thank you for your advice on my question.
Alex
Can we extract the user email from a system variable yet?
Chris, I made this into a new blog entry on how to take the variables and make them show up in your titleblock integration.
http://communities.bentley.com/Other/Old_Site_Member_Blogs/Bentley_Employees/b/jo_wests_blog/archive/2009/05/22/new-system-variables-in-your-titleblock.aspx
Hope it helps, JP
Hi Joe
Another interesting artice, but how do you use these variables ?
Do you just put this text in the dgn and it is substuted.
Thanks
Chris