RELATION: OUTPUT_TEXT = "MODEL=" + rel_model_name() WRITE(OUTPUT_TEXT, "C:/temp/model_name.txt")
(Creo tries to run C:\Program with arguments Files\MyApp\run.exe )
Note the double backslashes ( \\ ) in the file path. This is required because Creo treats a single backslash as an escape character. So a Windows path like C:\scripts\myscript.bat must be written as C:\\scripts\\myscript.bat inside a mapkey. This is a common source of errors when first writing mapkeys by hand.
: If your Python script generates a text file report, you can append a Creo command right after the system call to display that report on screen using Creo's internal text viewer: ~Command ProCmdInfoWin ; . 4. Backing up the Current Session to a Zip Archive creo mapkey os script example
The combination of Mapkeys and OS scripts in Creo offers a range of benefits:
files) directly from within the Creo Parametric environment. By using the
Then your OS script reads that file.
: In Creo Parametric 11 , mapkeys have moved from config.pro to a dedicated mapkeys.pro file located in the user's %appdata% folder.
Instead of hardcoding specific user folders, use universal Windows environment variables so the mapkey works for every engineer on your team: %USERPROFILE% (e.g., C:\Users\username ) %TEMP% (Local temporary folder) mapkey .tmp @SYSTEMcopy *.log "%TEMP%\Creo_Logs\"; Use code with caution. 3. Handle Spaces with Caution
REM Log the action echo %DATE% %TIME% - %STEP_FILE% moved to %TARGET_DIR% >> C:\creo_scripts\export_log.csv This is a common source of errors when
Automatically copying a standard company configuration file from a central server to your local working directory before loading it into your session. Data Exporting:
Save this file in a permanent location, such as C:\Creo_Scripts\backup_model.bat .
: Use double backslashes ( \\ ) in the file path to ensure Creo correctly parses the directory separators. Example 2: Opening a Project Folder on a Server Backing up the Current Session to a Zip
When wrapping up a project phase, backup your working files. This mapkey utilizes PowerShell to automatically compress your entire local workspace into a timestamped ZIP archive.