[U15] CONNECT EDITION MS_DGNLIBLIST_ITEMTYPES

I am experiencing a fault in opening files with this new variable set.
Can anyone please explain how it is to be used?

The documentation provides only rudimentary information, and no examples, that if followed as per other variables, causes a fail to open.

There was a post on the Insiders forum, about 2 new "required" variables for ITEMTYPES, but no further progress has occurred there, so posting here.

MS_DGNLIBLIST_ITEMTYPES
DGN Library Itemtypes List
List of DGN library files that are used to find available ItemTypes for your current session.

If I set to the same as "MS_DGNLIBLIST", i.e.

MS_DGNLIBLIST_ITEMTYPES =  $(_USTN_WORKSPACESTANDARDS)DgnLib/*.dgnlib

Microstation will fail to open files, and after a time attempting to open the DGNLIB, brings up the Abort, Retry, Ignore dialogue.

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  • You only need to set it to restrict where to look for Item Type libraries. 

    For example, MS_DGNLIBLIST_ITEMTYPES = $(_USTN_WORKSPACESTANDARDS)DgnLib/*IT.dgnlib - only search in files ending 'IT.dgnlib' for ItemTypes

    Similar to MS_DGNLIBLIST_LEVELS (to restrict where to look for levels), MS_DGNLIBLIST_TEXTSTYLES (for text styles) etc.

    If you are looking in every dgnlib, just use MS_DGNLIBLIST - there is no need to set MS_DGNLIBLIST_ITEMTYPES.



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  • You only need to set it to restrict where to look for Item Type libraries. 

    For example, MS_DGNLIBLIST_ITEMTYPES = $(_USTN_WORKSPACESTANDARDS)DgnLib/*IT.dgnlib - only search in files ending 'IT.dgnlib' for ItemTypes

    Similar to MS_DGNLIBLIST_LEVELS (to restrict where to look for levels), MS_DGNLIBLIST_TEXTSTYLES (for text styles) etc.

    If you are looking in every dgnlib, just use MS_DGNLIBLIST - there is no need to set MS_DGNLIBLIST_ITEMTYPES.



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