API Reference > OdDg Classes > OdDgHostAppServices Class > OdDgHostAppServices Methods > OdDgHostAppServices::findFile Method
OdDgHostAppServices::findFile Method
Syntax
C++
virtual OdString findFile(const OdString& filename, OdDbBaseDatabase* pDb = 0, FindFileHint hint = kDefault);
Parameters 
Description 
const OdString& filename 
[in] Name of the file to find.  
OdDbBaseDatabase* pDb = 0 
[in] Pointer to the database context.  
FindFileHint hint = kDefault 
[in] Hint that indicates the type of file that is required. 

Returns the fully qualified path to the specified file. 

 

Returns an empty string if the file is not found. 

This function is called by ODA Drawings API for DGN when access is needed to a file, such as a font file, a template file, etc. 

pDb == 0 specifies that this file search is not related to a database. 

If pDb != 0, call pDb->getFilename() to determine the path to the DGN file associated with the database. 

The typical search order is as follows: 

 

  1. The filename itself.
  2. The current directory.
  3. The drawing directory (for shx font, image, and xref files).
  4. The Windows fonts directory (only for TTF fonts on Windows).

 

hint must be one of the following: 

 

Name 
Value 
Description Extension 
kDefault 
Any file Any 
kFontFile 
Can be either SHX or TTF file SHX or TTF 
kCompiledShapeFile 
SHX file SHX 
kTrueTypeFontFile 
TTF file TTF 
kEmbeddedImageFile 
Image file ISM 
kXRefDrawing 
External reference file 
kPatternFile 
Pattern file PAT 
kTXApplication 
ODA Platform Xtension Application file TX 
kFontMapFile 
FontMap file FMP 
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