Determining APPLICATION with variable

For mechanical, try:    %if exists($(HVACDIR_PROGRAM))

HVACDIR_PROGRAM only loads with BBMS (by default, unless you force it to load in your config)

For electrical, try:        %if exists($(BBES_DATASETNAME))

BBES_DATASETNAME only loads with BBES (by default, unless you force it to load in your config)

for Structural, try:   %if exists $(STF_DATASETNAME)

STF_DATASETNAME only loads with Bentley Structural (by default, unless you force it to load in your config)

For Architecture, try: %if exists $(ATFDIR_MDLAPPS)

ATFDIR_MDLAPPS only loads with Bentley Architecture

 

I've done this for our office, and we did similar stuff at previous firms (for GEOPAK, InRoads, GeoGraphics, TranSoft, Axiom, etc.)

You may also try %if defined....

Plus, this will probably only work if you are running each app individually...if you are running the Suite (all together), I don't think this would work.

HTH,

Shawn

Personally, I think the %if defined option is idea. In our build I use a few of these to open up and add menus and so on depending on the app. A good example is Descartes. MS_DECSARTES is always defined if Descartes is installed on a users machine. So in our configs I use: '%if defined (MS_DESCARTES) \ %include $(HA_CADSITE)descartes/dcartes_2004.cfg \%endif'. This sets off a series of additions that then become available to people with Descartes on their machine. Pretty good stuff. (sorry about the syntax, still having issues with Chrome). Other applications have their own defined configs, BS sets STF_DATASETNAME as Shawn has posted so you could set up a line to do the same thing.

Yes, that's the idea.  As far as loading the building suite... good question!  It may be possible to use some type of "and" condition so that you can test for multipe results, but this is reaching the limits of what I know about workspace configuration...

You may want to post something on the MicroStation forum along those lines; i.e., testing for the existing of multiple results.

Steve,

The "_USTN_ECAPPL" if used with "%if defined (_USTN_ECAPPL) == $(_USTN_TFROOT)triforma/Architecture/config/appl/

" looks for a constant where as $(_USTN_TFROOT) is a variable. Could you try something and let me know. I want a sure shot tool to determine the application in the configuration. Please let me know.

 I tried other options suggested below but I still am looking for something which is in-built into the system.

Regards,

Rabi

Damon,

 Did it work for you? The _USTN_ECAPPL method didn't help me.

Rabi

http://communities.bentley.com/Communities/Other_Communities/AskInga/w/AskInga/configuration-variable-processing-.aspx

 Finally this was a lot help. I hope this will help you all.

 

Sincerely,

Rabi

That seems to be a dead link...

Anyhow, you are correct in that _USTN_TFROOT is a variable in itself, and not a hard coded value.   However, it's the program side of the application, not the workspace, so I'd imagine it would be fairly consistent.   I guess I'm not understanding why this would not work for you.

 

That seems to be a dead link...

Anyhow, you are correct in that _USTN_TFROOT is a variable in itself, and not a hard coded value.   However, it's the program side of the application, not the workspace, so I'd imagine it would be fairly consistent.   I guess I'm not understanding why this would not work for you.

 

http://communities.bentley.com/Wiki/view.aspx/Configuration_Variable_Processing_I think the link missed the _ in the end. Copy the link and paste in the address bar. It should work. Its not a dead link but misdirected. Now it is working.