It's been a bit back and forth. I think it might be a combo - depending on what you do. Even they find the topic troublesome.

Then it sounds like moving to an Ruby C Extension is what might give real performance improvements.

Thanks for the help,have got it sorted.
Jim - I really appreciate you sharing the info about the nested components/groups saved a lot of time and effort

Thanks

Brett

@brett mcallister said:

I was wondering if it was possible using ruby, to get the name of the skp file that is currently open in sketchup.

assume: model = Sketchup.active_model

Instance method: model.path

Returns the full pathname, if the model has been saved, or an empty String if not.
Instance method: model.title

Returns only the SKP name (filename only MINUS the extension,) if the model has been saved, or an empty String if not.* Equivalent to: File.basename(model.path).split('.')[0]
File.basename(model.path)

Will return the full filename (including extension,) if the model has been saved, or an empty String if not.
See also: model.modified?

if model.path.empty? # model is UNSAVED if model.modified? # model may need to be SAVED else # model is a NEW unmodified SKP end else # model WAS saved at some time if model.modified? # model may need to be SAVED else # model file is sync'd with that # which is currently loaded. end end

%(#4000BF)[Edited for clarity: (04 AUG 2010, 4:22 GDT)
Added model reference assumption, and use of: File.basename(model.path)]

@brett mcallister said:

Thanks for the replies.
The only ruby code I am using is just to load the dialog to test it so there is no namespacing etc.
Sounds like that will solve the problem,so I will keep that in mind as I get further along.

Cheers
Brett

Failure to include two parameters in the code block of an action callback is a crime punishable by BugSplat.

PC or Mac?

@brett mcallister said:

What I don't understand is when I open a web page in a web dialog you get scroll bars if I opened a webpage located on my hard drive no scroll bars?.

The various render modes in IE triggers differently depending if the HTML page is loaded in a browser or in an embedded control such as webdialogs.

Should be fixed soon, I have submitted the change and it needs to be picked up by the servers.

thanks for the report.
Simone.