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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Create folder for plots when project is created.</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/f/microstation-forum/123112/create-folder-for-plots-when-project-is-created</link><description>Microstation Vi8ss4 
 I have additional folders created in my project other than just the typical setup. 
 I would like to create a folder that is for my pdf plot files that is on a different drive under the folder e:\Plots\ 
 So every time I create a</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Create folder for plots when project is created.</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/374112?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2016 02:55:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:b47d15a2-08e3-4d86-9fb1-2f10ddb9d968</guid><dc:creator>Lorys</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;[quote user=&amp;quot;David Trejo-Rodriguez&amp;quot;]&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The folders created through the msdirs.cfg file are always created to the same location from the msdirs file it states as follows:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;# Each directory is appended to the directory defined by $(_USTN_PROJECT)/&amp;lt;project name&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;# and then created.&amp;nbsp; Sub directories are allowed, i.e.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can certainly move the directory in which the folders are created but it would redirect them all not just a single folder. This would involve editing other system cfg files which I would not recommend.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The best suggestion would be to edit the project template file&amp;nbsp;so any new project the ms_pltfiles variable is set. In your case it would be something like:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ms_pltfiles = e:/plots/$(_ustn_projectname)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;you would then just have to create a folder in the proper location that matches the project name.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;This could be done as a two step process not &amp;nbsp;sure which come first&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Step 1 Create your project through &amp;nbsp;mstn new project as set above ms_pltfiles = e:/plots/$(_ustn_projectname)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;( I assume you &amp;nbsp;have a separate system to allocate &amp;nbsp;project numbers)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Step 2 &amp;nbsp;Either create a batch file ( DOS programing search google ) that &amp;nbsp;creates the new pathed e:\plots\projectname by either uses a &amp;nbsp;prompt to enter the &amp;nbsp;project name or &amp;nbsp;edit your &amp;nbsp;project number allocation system program to create the &amp;nbsp;said folder...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have used dos batch files for years &amp;nbsp;to create folders with subfolders renaming &amp;nbsp;which copy a default template and rename everything very simple stuff &amp;nbsp;ask your &amp;nbsp;you IT dept or &amp;nbsp;google... lots of examples you can copy and edit....&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Create folder for plots when project is created.</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/374097?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 20:15:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:d6482014-9679-4bc7-8543-c76b2129b251</guid><dc:creator>Kirk</dc:creator><description>Didnt work for me. It just prepended the pdf with the project name . And I would still have to select the sub folder&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Create folder for plots when project is created.</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/373308?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2016 23:39:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:41f7c236-cabc-42e4-9e69-f290ec733fc1</guid><dc:creator>David Trejo-Rodriguez</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;The folders created through the msdirs.cfg file are always created to the same location from the msdirs file it states as follows:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;# Each directory is appended to the directory defined by $(_USTN_PROJECT)/&amp;lt;project name&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;# and then created.&amp;nbsp; Sub directories are allowed, i.e.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can certainly move the directory in which the folders are created but it would redirect them all not just a single folder. This would involve editing other system cfg files which I would not recommend.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The best suggestion would be to edit the project template file&amp;nbsp;so any new project the ms_pltfiles variable is set. In your case it would be something like:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ms_pltfiles = e:/plots/$(_ustn_projectname)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;you would then just have to create a folder in the proper location that matches the project name.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>