(getfiled) Bricscad Lisp vs AutoLisp

Alf Wernersson

I just take my first step converting an AutoLisp application I wrote some years ago to Bricscad (Linux) 13.2.13 revision 31313. The code:

    (setq filename (getfiled "Select a file..." (strcat (getenv "frd") "/") "frd" 10))

returns in AutoLisp only the filename but in Bricscad it returns the full path. I have done a "workaround" but why did they not give the same result?

Roy Klein Gebbinck

The path should only get stripped if the file is found in the search path. Are you testing with a file in your search path?

Torsten Moses

Even more, if there is no other same-named file inside another folder of support pathes ...
so only when it is the only* file with that name in all support pathes.

Maybe, that bit 2 (int 8) is overlooked by BricsCAD, I will check the implementation, and verify the behaviour.

Many greetings to all !

Torsten Moses

I just verified in AutoCAD :
AutoCAD does strip the path, if selected file is not that as found by (finsfile) ...
in other words, the same-named file can be located in anoter folder of support path - when internal (findfile) finds
the file (by name) in *same* location as picked by user, then the path is stripped ...

Going to fix this in BricsCAD's getFileD() implementation.

Alf Wernersson

Thanks to all for answering quickly!

Torsten Moses

Behaviour of (getfiled) has been fixed for the bit 3 (int 8) - it was simply ignored, now fully respected;
One of next BricsCAD version (Windows / Linux) should contain the fix.

Many greetings to all !