Default save as v7?

[Pixero]

Posted this in another thread but maybe it belongs here:

Is there a way to set SU8 to save as SU7 by default thrugh ruby?
(Like how I can set MS Word 2007 to save as MS Word 2003 by default.)
Needed if several users work together and don't have the same version.

[Morgan74]

Hello,

Sorry, but I think we can't do that because the Model.save method haven't option to set the SU version you want.
http://code.google.com/intl/fr-FR/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/model.html#save

Bye

[Pixero]

That means I'll have to continue with SU7 until SU has some features that can convince my boss to upgrade for all of us.

[Dan Rathbun]

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Sketchup.active_model.method('save').arity returns 1 for the argument count, which is the save filename pathstring.

[Dan Rathbun]

... and model.export does not work with a .skp file extension.

[Pixero]

@dan rathbun said:

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Sketchup.active_model.method('save').arity returns 1 for the argument count, which is the save filename pathstring.

Would you care to explain?
IS there a way of saving as SU7?

[thomthom]

Nope.

[thomthom]

@dan rathbun said:

The arity method tells us how many arguments a method has.

Does it work for methods implemented in C?

[Dan Rathbun]

@thomthom said:

@dan rathbun said:

The arity method tells us how many arguments a method has.

Does it work for methods implemented in C?

Well... since Ruby's internal methods are written in C, check this out:

Varible number of args:
Object.method('instance_eval').arity

-1

No args:
Object.method('id').arity

0

One arg:
Object.method('method').arity

1

Two args:
Object.method('instance_variable_set').arity

2

..and etc.

[Dan Rathbun]

@pixero said:

@dan rathbun said:

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Sketchup.active_model.method('save').arity returns 1 for the argument count, which is the save filename pathstring.

Would you care to explain?

The arity method tells us how many arguments a method has.
Therefore the above call, shows us that no new arguments have been added in v8.

@pixero said:

IS there a way of saving as SU7?

Not automatically... but you can do so manually, thru the Save As... dialog.

And there seems to be a bug (in SU8
Dir.chdir( File.dirname( Sketchup.active_model.path ) ) Sketchup.active_model.save( File.basename(Sketchup.active_model.path) )

Does NOT save the model AT ALL in ANY version, regardless of what version the file is, or whether or not it has been modified, BUT stills returns true !
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[Pixero]

Sorry for bringing this up again, but if I save as SU7 in SU8 and then after that press Save.
Will that continue to be a SU7 version or will it overwrite it back to SU8?

[TIG]

If you are working in a model that's been opened in 'v8' then whenever you 'save' it will be as in the 'v8' format.
Whenever you use 'save_as' it will be saved in the 'selected format' at the point you press OK: this defaults to 'v8' format every time: so you have to change it manually each time to another earlier version format - e.g. 'v7'...

Sorry, but your "dream" hasn't / won't come true...