table builder

Could somebody at Bentley please update the still delivered  ms basic Macro "table.bas"  to a VBA macro, in V8i we cant  easily create tables  like our acad brothers, this little tool does a great  job but  it needs to be updated to VBA any takers....?

  • Unknown said:
    In V8i we can't  easily create tables

    FlexiTable™ solves that omission!  It provides quite a few other tools as well.

     
    Regards, Jon Summers
    LA Solutions

  • Does V8i SS4 include tables? We haven't quite upgraded to it yet, but I thought that was one of the main reasons for SS4?
  • Unknown said:
    Does V8i SS4 include tables?

    MicroStation V8i SS4 offers pretty much the same functionality as MicroStation V8i SS3.  For most of us, the incentive to use it is that it's certified for use with Windows 10.

    Unknown said:
    I thought that was one of the main reasons for SS4?

    You've conflated MicroStation CONNECT with a new release of V8i.  MicroStation CONNECT does provide tables, and quite a few other things related to tables.

     
    Regards, Jon Summers
    LA Solutions

  • Unknown said:

    Lorys
    In V8i we can't  easily create tables

    FlexiTable™ solves that omission!  It provides quite a few other tools as well.

    Yes Flexitable is an excellent product with loads of features ... however as Basic  was said to be deprecated even when v8i was released, bentley provided  Table.bas FREE as part of the install V8i ss3 package .. I believe they should release or  provide a vba version or equivalent tool ... the old tool still works but under strict conditions  no bylevel anything or overrides to be used at all or it will give an overflow error, this may have mislead some  users to think it doesnt  work.. but this is still the same  code we had back in Version J...( well thats when I first saw it  could have been MS95 .. whichever came  first with it...)

    Lorys

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    But was long time user V8iss10 (8.11.09.919) dabbler CE  update 16 (10.16.00.80) 

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  • Unknown said:
    Bentley provided  Table.bas FREE as part of the install V8i ss3 package

    Bentley Systems may provide table.bas with MicroStation, but it is not 'free'.  It's part of a software product for which your employer has purchased a license.  It's no more 'free' than, say, the cell dialog is 'free'.  To put it another way, if you were to advertise table.bas (or a modified version of it) as your table generator for MicroStation, Bentley Systems might take a legal action against you for violating their copyright, license agreement or both.

    Unknown said:
    The old tool [table.bas] still works but under strict conditions  no bylevel anything or overrides to be used at all

    As I may have mentioned before, MicroStation BASIC omits a lot of functionality that would make it play well with the V8 generation.  In particular, it knows nothing about named levels.  Nor does it comprehend level overrides.  That's one reason why MicroStation VBA, which does know about named levels and level overrides, is a much better choice for in-house programming.

    Unknown said:
    I believe [Bentley Systems] should release or  provide a vba version

    Well, MicroStation CONNECT includes reports and tables.  The table functionality in CONNECT is way better than BASIC or VBA could provide.  However, the technology behind it is not compatible with the V8 generation, so don't expect Bentley Systems to back-port tables to V8i.

     
    Regards, Jon Summers
    LA Solutions