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How to reference the Preference file location

I'm attempting to create a custom toolbar menu that will hold some scripts. All of this will be stored in git, and users will be able to clone their repository anywhere they please.

Therefore, I cannot include any fully-defined paths to .tcl scripts: everything needs to be relative. Is something like this possible?

For example:

*Id("HyperWorks", "20.*") *BeginDefaults()     *BeginGraphicDefaults()         *BeginMenu(base, Tools)             *BeginMenu(results, Post Processing)                 *MenuItem(results, This Script, TCL, "../my_scripts/this_script.tcl")             *EndMenu()       *EndMenu()      *EndGraphicDefaults()  *EndDefaults()

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QuyNguyenDai

Try this method: define your env variable for your TCL path:

TCL_INCLUDE=C:/path1;C:/path2

And within your script use only filename, for example "this_script.tcl"

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QuyNguyenDai

This method should work. Do you test it?

Ryan O'Sullivan

Yes I have given it a try. It returns:

No such file: ../my_scripts/this_script.tcl

I have also tried it by placing `this_script.tcl` within the same directory as my preferences file and using `./this_script.tcl` and didn't have any luck with that either.

I am surprised it didn't work.

QuyNguyenDai

Try this method: define your env variable for your TCL path:

TCL_INCLUDE=C:/path1;C:/path2

And within your script use only filename, for example "this_script.tcl"

Ryan O'Sullivan

Thanks Q, that did work. It's unfortunate that the relative path resolving didn't as that's such a common standard...