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Invoke the Read 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. If you include 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 four forms with reference to the information to be displayed in the dialog box, for example:
Example: the macro shown below will list any file in the current directory with the extension .3d, plus their file sizes and the number of pages they contain (note that PTC ALD defaults to a file type of .3d if one is not specified)
ted"****
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bookmark
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Specifies a bookmark at which to open the document: used optionally instead of the start page parameter.
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run autoexec
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load pfi
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PTC ALD stores page formatting information (pfi) related to the beginning of each page if the Save page formatting information tick box is enabled in the Preferences for Saving Documents dialog box (see macro 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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