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WriteBlockByAllEntities Method (IDocument)

Saves this entire drawing to a new drawing file.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Sub WriteBlockByAllEntities( _
   LONG Units As System.Integer, _
   BSTR Destination As System.String _
)
C# 
void WriteBlockByAllEntities( 
   System.int Units,
   System.string Destination
)
JavaScript 
WriteBlockByAllEntities( 
   Units : Number,
   Destination : System.String
)
COM native C++ 
HRESULT WriteBlockByAllEntities( 
   long Units,
   const dsString& Destination
)
C++ 
DSRESULT WriteBlockByAllEntities( 
   LONG Units,
   BSTR Destination
)

Parameters

Units
Units as defined in dsBlockInsertUnits_e to use for automatic scaling when the file is inserted in a drawing that uses different units
Destination
Path and filename where to save this drawing, e.g., "c:\my_block.dwg"

Remarks

This method corresponds to the _EXPORTDRAWING command.
 

See Also

Availability

DraftSight 2017 SP2


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