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AlternateShapeFile Property (IDrawingSupportFiles)

Gets or sets the file name of the alternate compiled shape file when the current font is not available.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Property AlternateShapeFile As System.String
C# 
System.string AlternateShapeFile {get; set;}
JavaScript 
AlternateShapeFile : System.String
) < A href="GettingStarted-draftsightapi.html">HRESULT set_AlternateShapeFile(    BSTR NewVal )
C++ 
property System.String^ AlternateShapeFile {   dsString* Val
)

DSRESULTput_AlternateShapeFile(
   const dsString& NewVal
}

Property Value

File name of the alternate compiled shape file when the current font is not available (see Remarks)

Example

See the IDrawingSupportFiles examples.

Remarks

The filename extension of a compiled shape file is .shx.

See Also

Availability

DraftSight V1R5.0


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