findtrustedfile (AutoLISP)

(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