Original Tip Date: May 14, 2003

MS_BLOCKLIST versus MS_CELLLIST

In MicroStation V8: MS_CELLLIST is a list of cell library files to be searched for cells if not found in the current library. MS_BLOCKLIST is a list of DWG/DXF files to be searched for AutoCAD blocks. So the question is: Is there really a difference? Phil Chouinard answered this on the v8.dwg newsgroup: "MS_BLOCKLIST and MS_CELLLIST essentially get to the same place in the code; they're named differently as a way to keep the chocolate separate from the peanut butter."

 

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