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PUBLISH Command Line
Command line: -publish
The command line version of PUBLISH provides a scriptable interface for
publishing drawing sheets. It also provides a simplified method for regenerating
DWF files or plotted output from existing DSD files.
With the FILEDIA system variable set to 0 (or if you are running a script or
other automation), enter
-publish or +publish at the Command prompt.
The following prompt is displayed:
Enter name of sheet list <path file name.dsd>: Press ENTER for the current drawing
or enter the sheet list name
NOTE The bracketed text <DSD file name> contains the name of the DSD file
used when this command was last run. The bracketed text area is blank if no
previous name exists. If you enter a tilde (~) for the file name, the standard file
selection dialog box is displayed regardless of the FILEDEA setting.
The file name is validated and the list of sheets is loaded.
When -PLOT, PLOT, -PUBLISH, and PUBLISH are used in a script (SCR file),
the BACKGROUNDPLOT system variable value is ignored, and -PLOT, PLOT,
-PUBLISH, and PUBLISH are processed in the foreground.
Once the publish job starts, each drawing sheet name is listed along with an
appropriate message. Drawing sheets not found or not initialized are indicated
with an error message.
When the publish job is complete, the details can be viewed in the Plot and
Publish Details Dialog Box.
A log file is written during the publish operation. The log file contains the
drawing sheet name, layout name, full drawing name, path name, and status.
The log file name is derived from the name of the sheet list file with CSV
replacing the DSD file extension.
NOTE Any existing log file is overwritten by a new log file without any warning
message being displayed.
PUBLISHTOWEB
Creates HTML pages that include images of selected drawings
File menu: Publish to Web
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