ColorBookPath Property (ActiveX)

Sets the color book path.

Supported platforms: Windows only

Signature

VBA:

object.ColorBookPath

object

Type: PreferencesFiles

The object this property applies to.

Property Value

Read-only: No

Type: String

The color book path.

Remarks

No additional remarks.

Examples

VBA:

Sub Example_ColorBookPath()
    'This example changes the color book path
    'and then sets it to its original string

    Dim pref As AutoCAD.AcadPreferencesFiles
    Set pref = AcadApplication.Preferences.Files

    Dim defCBPath As String
    Dim changedCBPath As String

    defCBPath = pref.ColorBookPath
    MsgBox "The current color book path is " & defCBPath

    pref.ColorBookPath = "c:\winnt;c:\temp"
    changedCBPath = pref.ColorBookPath
    MsgBox "The changed color book path is " & changedCBPath

    pref.ColorBookPath = defCBPath

End Sub

Visual LISP:

(vl-load-com)
(defun c:Example_ColorBookPath()
    ;; This example changes the color book path
    ;; and then sets it to its original string
    (setq acadObj (vlax-get-acad-object))
    (setq pref (vla-get-Files (vla-get-Preferences acadObj)))

    (setq defCBPath (vla-get-ColorBookPath pref))
    (alert (strcat "The current color book path is " defCBPath))

    (vla-put-ColorBookPath pref "c:\\winnt;c:\\temp")
    (setq changedCBPath (vla-get-ColorBookPath pref))
    (alert (strcat "The changed color book path is " changedCBPath))

    (vla-put-ColorBookPath pref defCBPath)
)