findtrustedfile (AutoLISP)

Searches the AutoCAD trusted locations for the specified file.

(findtrustedfile filename)

The findtrustedfile function makes no assumption about the file type or extension of filename.

Arguments

filename

Name of the file to be searched for.

Return Values

A string containing the fully qualified file name; otherwise nil, if the specified file is not found.

Examples

If the trusted locations and support search file paths contains C:\myapps, and abc.lsp is contained in the path, the function retrieves the path name:

Command: (findtrustedfile "abc.lsp")

"C:\\myapps\\abc.lsp"

If the folder in which abc.lsp is not present in both the trusted locations and support search file paths, findtrustedfile returns nil.

Command: (findtrustedfile "abc.lsp")

nil