Applies To
	Product(s):	MicroStation
	Version(s):	08.11.07.171
	Environment:	N\A
	Area:	Reference
	Subarea:	N\A
	Original Author:	Bentley Technical Support Group

Problem

REFERENCE ATTACH key-in opens the Reference dialog

When using the key-in to attach a reference the dialog is opened and the user needs to click OK to accept the options selected. Is there a way to close this dialog automatically or not to display it at all?

Product: MicroStation V8i
Version: 08.11.07.171
Area: Reference

Solution

To satisfy the requirements for the REFERENCE ATTACH key-in you will need to provide at the least the first five arguments for the key-in.

REFERENCE ATTACH [configuration_variable:]<(><<)>filename> [,model_name]
[,logical_name] [,description] [,view_name] [,scale] [,nesting] [,ON|OFF]

To attach a reference without the dialog being displayed the following key-in would
work.

eg. REFERENCE ATTACH x:\designfile.dgn,default,<(>,<)>,*

The "*" at the end for the view name indicates a coincident or coincident world attachment depending on the value for MS_REF_DEFAULTSETTINGS.

If the key-in is missing required information, or any part is invalid, the dialog will still be displayed. If you need more control, you could create a VBA macro to handle the attachment.

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