[CONNECT] How to Stop Autoload of MDL apps

Hi Loren,

Maybe it is a good idea to post this in the MicroStation programming forums communities.bentley.com/.../microstation_programming

Also review this link
communities.bentley.com/.../running-mdl-applications

MicroStation initialization. MicroStation loads programs specified by the MDL environment variables MS_INITAPPS and MS_DGNAPPS

also check the help, searching for "To Specify MDL Applications for Automatic Loading", provide the following information: configuration variable dialog under category list: Design Applications shows all the applications for automatic loading.

By default i get just the following

Regards
Maria

Thanks Maria but this is not a programming question. I just don't want CONNECT to try and automatically load certain third party mdl apps UNLESS I have specified to do so through the "Design Applications" config variable (as your linked article explains).

I am not able to reproduce your issue.

• I loaded an application “mdl load displayrule”
• I didn’t unload the application
• Save Settings and closed MicroStation
• Started MicroStation and don’t find the displayrule mdl automatically loaded

Note: When you add any applications to MS_DGNAPPS configuration variable, then this application is automatically loaded when MicroStation starts. This is the default behavior.

Regards,
Leonard Jones.

Hi Leonard,

Is the folder for your displayrule.ma set in MS_MDL and MS_MDLAPPS?  I think that is required to reproduce this issue. I am aware of the MS_DGNAPPS variable and the apps that are auto loading are not included in that. As you can see below, no apps other than “BENTLEY” are set to autoload, however if I “mdl load tscan” then exit, it is auto loaded next session:

Unknown said:

If I “mdl load tscan” then exit, it is auto loaded next session

Does MicroStation modify your MS_DGNAPPS variable?

Unknown said:

If I “mdl load tscan” then exit, it is auto loaded next session

Does MicroStation modify your MS_DGNAPPS variable?

Hi Jon,
RE: Does MicroStation modify your MS_DGNAPPS variable?
No

I have also just discovered that not all MDL apps show this behavior. The tscan app mentioned above is a third party commercial app and I also have an in-house app that auto loads. However, I have just compiled and tried a few of the example apps delivered with the API and so far have not found one that auto loads.

So this looks like it may be somewhat of a programming issue after all. I am going examine the differences between my mdlMain and the examples. I'll report back here when I have found the connection and probably open a new topic in the programming forum.