Exit/Shutdown SU 7 ??

HPW

Can I shutdown/exit SU 7 with ruby?

How?

Jim

Not directly, but you might be able to make a system call that could shut it down.

HPW

After some googling I found a post with the same problem:

http://groups.google.com/group/Ruby-API/browse_thread/thread/227bae3cdb6f84a3

I still wonder that such a big API still miss such basic things.
Automating Autocad is still much easier.

HPW

I tried the API-call from that link.
But unfourtunatly it does not work from a ruby loaded on startup.
When I type it from the Console after startup it closes SU.

HPW

After the problem with the Win32Api-code I searched further and found:

Automating Applications with Ruby & The Windows Script Host

We've talked at length about automating Windows applications through COM/OLE, using the win32ole library. But not all applications expose t...

(rubyonwindows.blogspot.com)


require 'win32ole'
wsh = WIN32OLE.new('Wscript.Shell')
if wsh.AppActivate(skpbasename+".skp - SketchUp")
  wsh.SendKeys('%{F4}')
end

This works for me now.

Burkhard

We have a lot of Bugsplat possiblities to close SU7. ie. it could be easier to create a ruby which select all same materials, set Podium reflection at once. Sketchup closes immediately.

AlexMozg

@hpw said:

Can I shutdown/exit SU 7 with ruby?
How?


def Sketchup;;exit
    model = Sketchup.active_model
    model.save "temp_model.tmp" if model.modified?
    Sketchup.send_action 57602
end#def

Model doezn't realy save.

wikii

Following ruby code works PC.


system("taskkill /im sketchup.exe /f")

HPW

@unknownuser said:

Sketchup.send_action 57602

Undocumented feature but it works.

The doc shows:
21560 and up: causes a runtime Error

So is it official and where do you find such things?

@unknownuser said:

system("taskkill /im sketchup.exe /f")

Works but shows a cmd-window and is slower.

thomthom

@hpw said:

@unknownuser said:

system("taskkill /im sketchup.exe /f")

Works but shows a cmd-window and is slower.

hmm.... what if you have other SU windows open at that time.. kills them too?

HPW

Another point to use one of the other methods.
For now I will go for the Sketchup.send_action which seems to be the best/smallest option.

HPW

I revert back to the:

wsh.SendKeys('%{F4}')

because:

Sketchup.send_action 57602

immidiatly shut down SU even when the save-process is not finished.
So its get not saved.

Dan Rathbun

[code] Sketchup Safe Shutdown method
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=29162&p=254022#p254022

cross-platform and safe.

Dan Rathbun

@alexmozg said:


> def Sketchup;;exit
>     model = Sketchup.active_model
>     model.save "temp_model.tmp" if model.modified?
>     Sketchup.send_action 57602
> end#def
>

Model doezn't realy save.

Do NOT use exit as a method name !!!

It is already defined as a global method by the Kernel module (and so is inherited by ALL classes and modules.)

exit() Initiates the termination of the Ruby script by raising the SystemExit exception. Also runs any at_exit block methods before termination.