Save Model using Ruby API on Windows

[Conchords]

I'm having some problems saving a model using the ruby api on windows, but the code seems to work on mac. When I call model.save and then check if it's modified it says it isn't, as if the model was saved. But when I restart sketchup and open the model the changes aren't there.

Has anyone run into this?

[Chris Fullmer]

What are the errors being output to the ruby console?

[Conchords]

there aren't any errors. I've had it throw errors on invalid paths in the past but it isn't doing that anymore. I also don't think that it's saving to a completely different path because it works on the mac version.

[renderiza]

The following code I found here... https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/sketchupruby/ymKyqD_nxBU/AczVTLjFld4J

# Description;
#        sketchup's "model.save" does not work.
#        routine to save a .skp file with the same name as the current model
#         need to save file with a temporary name, (close model ?),
#         then move the temporary name to the real name
def model_save(sfile)
    sfile2 = sfile + '.tmp'
    bret = Sketchup.active_model.save(sfile2)
    return(bret) if !bret

    # now move sfile2 to sfile
    # remove existing file
    # need to close existing model first
    Sketchup.file_new
    if File.exists?(sfile)
        begin
            File.unlink(sfile)
        rescue
            warn "Could not delete file; " + sfile
            return(false)
        end
    end

    bret2 = File.rename(sfile2, sfile)
    printf("INFO; Saved to \"%s\"\n", sfile)
end 

[Chris Fullmer]

From that same thread, Dan mentions you can use this command to simulate the actual File > Save:

Sketchup.send_action( 57603 )

Then you could use the regular Model.save for Mac and the send_action for PC's. I've not tried it, but it might be a solution.

[Conchords]

@chris fullmer said:

From that same thread, Dan mentions you can use this command to simulate the actual File > Save:

Sketchup.send_action( 57603 )

Then you could use the regular Model.save for Mac and the send_action for PC's. I've not tried it, but it might be a solution.

That worked great, thanks.

[Dan Rathbun]

@conchords said:

@chris fullmer said:

From that same thread, Dan mentions you can use this command to simulate the actual File > Save:

Sketchup.send_action( 57603 )

Then you could use the regular Model.save for Mac and the send_action for PC's. I've not tried it, but it might be a solution.

That worked great, thanks.

Actually at that time I did not know of the cross-platform send action string, "saveDocument:" ...

... so you can just use Sketchup.send_action( "saveDocument:" )