Macro expansion in GenPath

[AndreasKo]

Hi all,

I have a VB script that sets the Genfile attribute of an element to specify the file name for code generation:

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currentElement.Genfile = BASE_PATH & "\" & currentElement.Name & ".java"
How can I use a macro in BASE_PATH so that each developer can set it to their own local directory? From the EA users guide (search for macro expansion in EA help):

GenFile : String : Read/Write. The file associated with this element for code generation and synchronization purposes. Can include macro expansion tags for local conversion to full path.

Can I use the "Default Source Directory" from the Options dialog (Tools/Options/Source Code Engineering/Java) in BASE_PATH?

Tried a field substitution macro but it didn't work:

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const BASE_PATH = "%genOptJavaDefaultSourceDirectory%\MyProject\src\main\java\com\mycompany"Seems like these can only be used in code generation templates, not in VB scripts operating on the model.

Thanks,
Andreas

[Eve]

See Local Paths in the help.

[AndreasKo]

Simon,

it works!

I entered a new local path "CodeGenPrefix" with type Java and my local path s:\svn_src. And clicked Apply path. Now I replaced my earlier definition in my VB script to:

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const BASE_PATH = "%CodeGenPrefix%\MyProject\src\main\java\com\mycompany"
When generating code with code engineering after running my script, I now get this prefix replaced with my local path.

Thanks,
Andreas