How to import CSV coordinates with additional text into Microstation V8 2004?

Attached my version of PLTPNT. I have made some additions so that LIDAR .xyz files can be imported.PLTPNT.ZIP

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Attached my version of PLTPNT. I have made some additions so that LIDAR .xyz files can be imported.(Please visit the site to view this file)

if I run the bat  file does it make a  new  ma file  (ie recompiled)  version?

It will not compile as it is for Windows in german language and you need SDK and Visual Studio 2005.

I tried to compile with the [censored] BMAKE but stuck on error - "Recursion on macro expansion has exceeded limit"

Bentley Systems Make Utility. Version 08.11.09.02, Jan  5 2010
Thu Feb 01 14:45:00 2018
BMAKE: Recursion on macro expansion has exceeded limit - $(baseDir)\PLTPNT\
BMAKE: call trace
    line:   43, \PLTPNT\PLTPNT.mke
Thu Feb 01 14:45:00 2018, elapsed time: 0:00

It will not compile as it is for Windows in german language and you need SDK and Visual Studio 2005.

I tried to compile with the [censored] BMAKE but stuck on error - "Recursion on macro expansion has exceeded limit"

Bentley Systems Make Utility. Version 08.11.09.02, Jan  5 2010
Thu Feb 01 14:45:00 2018
BMAKE: Recursion on macro expansion has exceeded limit - $(baseDir)\PLTPNT\
BMAKE: call trace
    line:   43, \PLTPNT\PLTPNT.mke
Thu Feb 01 14:45:00 2018, elapsed time: 0:00

BMAKE is evil of all evils. It seems to contain lot of hardcoded paths which differ from default installation path but at last was able to compile it for v8i.

Had to comment out this section as not sure why it gives error. So cell placement doesn't work but all others are ok.

MSWChar cell[18];    
 
    /* --- read cell for cell library --- */
    if (params.toggleMask & TOGGLEID_Cell)
        {
//compile error!
//        strcpy(cell, params.cellName);
//        strupr(cell);

PLTPNT-v1.02.zip

Source:

https://github.com/otofoto/PLTPNT-PLot-PoiNTs-

Any instructions on how to use this Otto,btw your link below says page not found

Oto said:

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Corrected the link:

PLTPNT (originally by Bill Steinbock) is an Microstation v8 MDL application which plots points at the location specified in an ASCII file.

PLTPNT is an MDL application which plots points at the location specified in an ASCII .txt or LIDAR .xyz file. Each point may have a cell, elevation, decriptor text, and a text label associated with it. The user activates the application by keying-in MDL L PLTPNT. A dialog box activates where all choices for placing point and associated text are selected. One recent addition is the settings for the number of decimal places for the elevation text.

The users' data files must be formatted to comply with one of the space or comma delimited formats available. These formats are:

D,X,Y,Z,L \ D = Point Descriptor text
D,Y,X,Z,L \ X = X coordinate value (easting)
X,Y,Z,D,L / Comma Y = Y coordinate value (northing)
Y,X,Z,D,L / Z = Z coordinate value (elevation)
D X Y Z L \ L = Point Label text
D Y X Z L \
X Y Z D L / Space
Y X Z D L /


Note that text strings (D or L) to the right of the X Y and Z data are not required to be defined, 
but any descriptor text designated as left of the actual coordinates must be defined. 
For example, if you select the format D,X,Y,Z,L, the point descriptor text is required 
but the label may be left blank. Similarly, if the format is set to X,Y,Z,D,L 
the only required data are the X,Y, and Z values. Sample design, cell library, 
and data files are include for software testing. The sample data files show the different input formats. 

File Input Format
------- ----------------------
test_1c D,X,Y,Z,L or D,Y,X,Z,L
test_2c D,X,Y,Z,L or D,Y,X,Z,L (L not used)
test_3c X,Y,Z,D,L or Y,X,Z,D,L (L not used)
test_4c X,Y,Z,D,L or Y,X,Z,D,L (D & L not used)
test_1s D X Y Z L or D Y X Z L
test_2s D X Y Z L or D Y X Z L (L not used)
test_3s X Y Z D L or Y X Z D L (L not used)
test_4s X Y Z D L or Y X Z D L (D & L not used)

I cant see how to adjust the decimal places?