DOSLib 9.0 available for Bricscad V13

Luc De Batselier

You can download it here:

http://wiki.mcneel.com/developer/doslib

Our thanks to Robert McNeel & Associates for keeping DOSLib up-to-date on Bricscad !

Cheers,
Luc

Rakesh Rao

Great, Thanks, McNeel (Dale Fugier) and all involved.

I have been a long-time user of dosLib. It would be nice to have the same on the Linux version of BricsCAD as well.

Regards
Rakesh
www.coordsys.com

Keith Frost

forgive my ignorance, but what does DosLib do?

Rakesh Rao

Hi Keith,

Reproduced from the doslib documentation:

DOSLib, is a library of AutoLISP-callable functions that provides a variety of Windows operating system capabilities to AutoCAD. Written as an AutoCAD ObjectARX application, DOSLib extends AutoLISP to provide the following functions: Drives: Check for drives, change between drives, and check available disk space. Paths: Manipulate path specifications. Folders: Create, rename, remove, select, and change folders. Return special operating system folders. Files: Copy, delete, move, rename, and select files; get directory listings, search and find multiple instances of files, and change file attributes. Print: Get and set default printers, and spool print files. Configuration: Manipulate Windows-style initialization (INI) files, and access the Windows Registry. Processes: Run internal OS commands or other programs. Interface: Get strings, integers, reals, and lists from the user. Display Windows message boxes, progress meters, and splash screens. Strings: Tokenize strings, extract characters, find characters, insert, remove, and replace characters, and trim characters. AutoCAD: Save all and close all open files. Preview drawings and list xrefs. System: Get system information, sort lists, change the system date and time, manipulate the keyboard, and play sounds.

Rakesh Rao
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