Os Script Example - Creo Mapkey

For complex data processing (CSV formatting, database uploads), Python is superior.

When Creo launches a script, the "Current Working Directory" is NOT your Creo session directory. It is often C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo X.0\bin\. Fix: Always use absolute paths in your scripts (e.g., C:\Logs\ instead of Logs\). Or, at the top of your batch script, add cd /d "%~dp1" to change to the directory of the file Creo passed. creo mapkey os script example

mapkey step_go @MAPKEY_NAMEExport STEP & Archive;\
~ Command `ProCmdModelSaveAs` ;\
~ Select `file_saveas` `type_option` 1 `STEP`;\
~ Open `file_saveas` `ph_list.Filelist`; \
~ Select `file_saveas` `ph_list.Filelist` 1 `C:\temp\current_model.step`;\
~ Command `ProCmdFileSave` ;\
~ Command `ProCmdUtilSystem` `system("C:\creo_scripts\export_step_processor.bat C:\temp\current_model.step")`;\
~ Command `ProCmdFileEraseNotDisp` ;

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