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This macro is an alias of the ted and open macros.
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Note that a file extension is not necessary - ted defaults to looking for files with the extension .3d.
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Invoke the Open Document(s) dialog box.
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start page
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file
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The name of the file you want to open for editing. If the file parameter contains wildcard characters the edit document dialog box will be invoked containing a list of matching files from which you can make a multiple selection. The wildcard can take one of three forms, i.e.
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bookmark
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Optional - specifies a bookmark at which to open the document. No warning is given if the bookmark does not exist in the opened document.
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run autoexec
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load pfi
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PTC ALD stores page formatting information (pfi) relating to the beginning of each page if the Save page formatting information check box is enabled in the Preferences for Saving Documents dialog box (see tdspref). This assists faster navigation of documents, especially after they are first opened. Some versions of PTC ALD have (unintentionally) saved pfi which is incompatible with other versions, rendering the document un-openable. This setting can be used to overcome this problem:
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The function for retrieving file size and page numbers within the Open Document(s) dialog box is only available from this dialog and not from any other means in a standard PTC ALD function. Retrieving this information is, however, possible by interrogating the 3D file itself using a Perl script. The relevant parts are the number of fdd sections (one per page in the document, except in looseleaf/frozen page work) and the value of the numbers keyword in the fdpref section, this being the start page number.
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