Using the Expand Keyin

Original Tip Date: Nov. 5, 2003

Using expand keyin and $

Gino wrote this in v8.general with his favorite crayola:

MicroStation V8.5 - expand keyin expands configuration variables in the key-in, then sends it to MicroStation.

The $ keyin is an alias for expand keyin.
For example:

expand keyin create cell $(basename(_dgnfile)
Attempts to create a cell using the name of the file.

$ create cell $(basename(_dgnfile))
Is the same as above.

The above keyins will only work when expandkeyin.ma is loaded.

AskInga Tip #339

Created by JStierly
When: Fri, Jun 20 2008 9:12 AM
Last revision by Inga Morozoff
When: Mon, Jun 14 2010 3:22 PM
Revisions: 3
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