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#Picking off XREFS

    26-Nov-91 22:25:26
Fm: Steve Manes 76237,657
To: Theo Armour 73730,2506
I did, but since this application is intended for a vertical market reseller, I can't count on the XLG file not being removed by some eager sysadm's maintenance. After a few hours of anatomy with a binary editor I managed to leach out a (so far) reliable, non-API method of extracting those Release 11 XREF filenames from the DWG file. It would help if AutoDesk (the tech support end, not the CIS folks) was more cooperative with third-party developers. I see no percentage in withhholding information from developers whose efforts only stand to enhance your market penetration. The information I needed was likewise not something I couldn't find on my own, given enough time… just a needless (and costly to my client) aggravation. These structures really should be published. My client is happy, I get paid, that's what counts. Thanks for your help, Theo.