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    Rewrite reference attachments without the full path

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    Original Tip Date: Jun. 7, 2005

    Rewrite reference attachments without the full path
     
    MicroStation V8 - Bentley's John Frampton says: A reference attachment that specifies the DGN file containing the attached model by its full (absolute) path is not portable across directories, projects, and networked systems. Administrators can prevent the storage of full paths in attachment data by setting the configuration variable MS_DISALLOWFULLREFPATH.

    Now, after setting the variable, you will need to get rid of the full path on existing files. Barry Bentley says to do this: Set up and run a batch process on all the files, using the commands:

    reference snap toggle *
    reference snap toggle *


    That will have no net effect on the snap setting of the references, but it will rewrite all of the reference attachments without the full path.


     

    AskInga Tip #542

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    • JStierly Created by JStierly
    • When: Thu, Jun 19 2008 8:59 AM
    • Inga Morozoff Last revision by Bentley Colleague Inga Morozoff
    • When: Thu, Jun 10 2010 12:25 PM
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