HD64907: THE FILE PATH OF A CATPART SAVED IN A RELATIVE FOLDER USING CATDOCUMENTSERVICES::SAVEAS IS NOT KEPT

APAR status

• Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

• Reproducibility
  Reproducibility is different according to the setting
  of
  "Linked Document Localization"
  It reproduces it when "Folder of pointing
  doucument" is top priority.
  (See ppt)
  .
  Scenario
  1. Open "AAA.CATProduct".
  2. "Desk" of CATIA is executed.
  Load is executed for BBB and CCC.
  3. Select "File/Savemanagement"
  and save all documents to "C:\tmp\Samlpe".
  4. Close "AAA.CATPart".
  5. Open "C:\tmp\Samlpe\AAA.CATPart".
  6. PMR_SaveAs2.CATScript is executed.
  The macro save AAA.CATPart in
  a "C:\tmp\Sample" Folder.
  It is necessay to change "Folder of pointing
  doucument" (PMR 73518)
  7. The macro save BBB.CATPart in
  a "C:\tmp\AnotherFolder" Folder.
  At this time, the state of of CATPart is changed
  WM_VISUALIZATION
  to WM_DESIGN.
  8. The macro liberates the memory by changing
  the state of
  CATPart to WM_VISUALIZATION.
  9. CATProduct is linked with the file before it
  preserves it according
  to the option setting.
  10. The macro save CCC.CATPart in
  a "C:\tmp\Sample" path.
  11. The macro save AAA.CATProduct in
  a "C:\tmp\Sample" path again.
  (It is necessary to update child path.)
  This message is displayed, processing finihed.
  12. Close AAA.CATProduct.
  13. Delete "c:\tmp\BBB.CATPart", because it is
  saved in a new folder.
  14. Open AAA.CATProduct
  AAA.CATProduct has broken
  link. "C:\tmp\AnotherFolder" is not found.
  If nearest document is not found, relative folder is
  checked from
  "Linked Document Localization"
  However, relative folder is not checked in R17.
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The file path of a CATPart saved using
  CATDocumentServices::SaveAs in a relative folder is not kept
  Reproducibility
  Reproducibility is different according to the setting
  of
  "Linked Document Localization"
  It reproduces it when "Folder of pointing
  doucument" is top priority.
  (See ppt)
  .
  Scenario
  1. Open "AAA.CATProduct".
  2. "Desk" of CATIA is executed.
  Load is executed for BBB and CCC.
  3. Select "File/Savemanagement"
  and save all documents to "C:\tmp\Samlpe".
  4. Close "AAA.CATPart".
  5. Open "C:\tmp\Samlpe\AAA.CATPart".
  6. PMR_SaveAs2.CATScript is executed.
  The macro save AAA.CATPart in
  a "C:\tmp\Sample" Folder.
  It is necessay to change "Folder of pointing
  doucument" (PMR 73518)
  7. The macro save BBB.CATPart in
  a "C:\tmp\AnotherFolder" Folder.
  At this time, the state of of CATPart is changed
  WM_VISUALIZATION
  to WM_DESIGN.
  8. The macro liberates the memory by changing
  the state of
  CATPart to WM_VISUALIZATION.
  9. CATProduct is linked with the file before it
  preserves it according
  to the option setting.
  10. The macro save CCC.CATPart in
  a "C:\tmp\Sample" path.
  11. The macro save AAA.CATProduct in
  a "C:\tmp\Sample" path again.
  (It is necessary to update child path.)
  This message is displayed, processing finihed.
  12. Close AAA.CATProduct.
  13. Delete "c:\tmp\BBB.CATPart", because it is
  saved in a new folder.
  14. Open AAA.CATProduct
  AAA.CATProduct has broken
  link. "C:\tmp\AnotherFolder" is not found.
  If nearest document is not found, relative folder is
  checked from
  "Linked Document Localization"
  However, relative folder is not checked in R17.
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM IS PERMANENT
  RESTRICTION IN
  CATIA.
  Note: bypass has been provided to
  customer.
  .
  

Temporary fix

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Fix information

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