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Re: Small search program for LDRAW parts
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Wed, 20 Jan 1999 20:01:13 GMT
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Steve Bliss skrev i meddelandet <36a61e13.5604179@lugnet.com>...
> Two things:
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> 1. When I start typing, the entire list disappears, and doesn't come
> back.
Huh? It doesn't do that for me... Perhaps You are trying to use the single
quote for an exact match - it should be the double quote, preferrably no
quote at all.
(What did You type?)
Has anyone else tested the program, and found it to work?
> 2. (Minor) To get the path to LDraw, use the LDRAWDIR environment
> variable, or look in ldraw.ini, section [LDraw], key BaseDirectory.
Yeah, I will do that sooner or later - this was a 30 minutes hack that
became useful... The point is, ldraw.ini doesn't have to exist if I only
have LDraw, and what should the priority be if LDRAWDIR and ldraw.ini are
different - or is it only me that keeps more than one version of ldraw on
the computer (never trust a part update or BlockCAD development :-))
(And in another message)
> One question - why didn't you use parts.lst as the source of
> descriptions?
Never thought of that :-) Also, I have some specialized 'parts' for BlockCAD
(submodels) lying around in (one of) my PARTS directory, but I don't want
them in parts.lst for now.
--
Anders Isaksson, Sweden
Part search: http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/ldlist.zip
BlockCAD: http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/proglego.htm
Gallery: http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/gallery.htm
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 | | Re: Small search program for LDRAW parts
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| I installed the program, and it did the same thing to me: the moment that I entered the first letter, the list dissapeared. Also tried wildcards (*,?,#) single and double quotes, but the result was the same. Osvaldo Fernandez apache@tld.net Anders (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
| | | Re: Small search program for LDRAW parts
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| (...) Um, it _was_ working. But I just tried it and it says I have to re-scan again. Come to think of it, the first time I used it, I had to scan twice before it worked. And just now, I scanned, and the window filled up with the list, but typing (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Small search program for LDRAW parts
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| Two things: 1. When I start typing, the entire list disappears, and doesn't come back. 2. (Minor) To get the path to LDraw, use the LDRAWDIR environment variable, or look in ldraw.ini, section [LDraw], key BaseDirectory. Steve (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
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