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Small search program for LDRAW parts
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lugnet.cad
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Tue, 19 Jan 1999 22:14:56 GMT
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Hi all!
I have made a small program, to help me search through the LDRAW parts. It
scans the PARTS directory, and collects all the description lines (first
line) to a private data file (A scan is only needed when the parts have been
updated).
Then I can enter one or more words to search for, in the combined text (.dat
file name + description) and immediately see all the matching lines (The
order of the search words is irrelevant).
I can for example search for 'roof glass', and immediately see the result:
2348B.DAT Car Roof 4 x 4 Sunroof Glass with Ridges
2348A.DAT Car Roof 4 x 4 Sunroof Glass with Ridges
4448.DAT Window 4 x 4 x 3 Roof Glass
The search is incremental (as soon as You write a letter, You only see those
lines that match), and is (at least on my machine) instantaneous.
If You are interested to try it, there is a ZIP file (170 kB) available at:
http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/ldlist.zip
Happy LDRAWing,
Anders Isaksson, Sweden
BlockCAD: http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/proglego.htm
Gallery: http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/gallery.htm
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Message has 5 Replies:
 | | Re: Small search program for LDRAW parts
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| Cool. Now I don't have to add this to LDAO. :) One question - why didn't you use parts.lst as the source of descriptions? Steve (DOS-only part search: FIND /i "roof glass" c:\ldraw\parts.lst) (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
| | | Re: Small search program for LDRAW parts
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| Two things: 1. When I start typing, the entire list disappears, and doesn't come back. 2. (Minor) To get the path to LDraw, use the LDRAWDIR environment variable, or look in ldraw.ini, section [LDraw], key BaseDirectory. Steve (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
| | | Re: Small search program for LDRAW parts - version 3.0
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| I wrote ... (...) Ok, I have updated the program a little: I incorporated the drawing engine from Paul Gyuguis LDlite 0.3, which I had translated to Delphi Pascal earlier, so now there is a piece preview too. The environment variable LDRAWDIR is now (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
| | | Re: Small search program for LDRAW parts
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| Hi Anders! I have been using ldlist quite a bit lately, and had few suggestions (hopefully new ones): It would be nice if the program remembered its last state when starting. I like to use it full screen, with 2x magnification, and it sure would be (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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