Introduction
FlexiTable™ is an MDL application for MicroStation 2004 Edition (MicroStation V8.5) that includes …
- Executable (
.maand.dll) files - Data (Excel,
XMLandCSV) files - Settings (
XML) files - Example user configuration (
.ucf) file - Example design (
.dgn) files - Example symbology files, including
- A level library (
.dgnlib) - Text Styles
First, follow the steps below to install FlexiTable. Then, start MicroStation 2004 Edition using one of the shortcuts you will find in the Windows' Start|Programs|LA Solutions menu. There's more help in the getting started section.
Installing FlexiTable
To start installation, place the CD disk in your computer's CD drive. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the
CD and double-click the setup.exe file. The installer copies files, creates folders, and registers
ActiveX components required by FlexiTable.
The installer copies executable files to the /Bentley/Program/MicroStation/mdlapps directory of your MicroStation installation.
If your site installation has been changed from the default, you may need to copy the executables manually to
the location indicated by the MS_MDLAPPS configuration variable.
The installer copies the sample configuration file FlexiTable.ucf to the /Bentley/Workspace/Users folder.
The installer creates a sample project in the /Bentley/Workspace/Projects folder of your MicroStation installation.
That project has these subfolders …
The installer creates these shortcuts in the Windows' Start|Programs|LA Solutions menu …
Reports Folder
The reports folder is the destination for data files that you create using FlexiTable.
Its location is determined by the configuration variable FLEXITABLE_REPORTS.
Templates Folder
The templates folder is the destination for XSLT transformation .xsl files used FlexiTable.
The delivered example html.xsl, and is used to convert FlexiTable's XML report file to HTML for viewing in a web browser.
Its location is determined by the configuration variable FLEXITABLE_TEMPLATES.
Data Sources Folder
The data sources folder is the source for data files FlexiTable uses to create a schedule table.
FlexiTable looks here for XML, CSV and Excel (.xls) files.
Its location is determined by the configuration variable FLEXITABLE_DATA.
If you want to create a table from MicroStation tag data, then this folder is irrelevant. FlexiTable looks in your MicroStation design files to extract data from tagged elements.
Settings Folder
The settings folder is the source for settings (.xml) files that FlexiTable uses when creating a schedule table.
FlexiTable looks here for XML files that specify table symbology, text styles, and header & footer content.
Its location is determined by the MicroStation configuration variable MS_SETTINGSDIR.
FlexiTable looks for a settings file in that folder specified by configuration variable FLEXITABLE_SETTINGS.
You may have multiple settings files for different tasks. We deliver several sample settings files, for
tables created from XML, CSV and Excel files, and MicroStation tag sets.
DGN Folder
The dgn folder is the location of MicroStation design files.
Its location is determined by the MicroStation configuration variable MS_DEF.
DGNLIB Folder
The dgnlib folder is the location of MicroStation (.dgnlib) files that contain level libraries and text styles.
Its location is determined by the MicroStation configuration variable MS_LEVEL_LIB_DIR.
Seed File Folder
The seed file folder is the location of MicroStation DGN seed files.
Its location is determined by the MicroStation configuration variable MS_SEEDFILES.
Cell Library Folder
FlexiTable can optionally place a MicroStation cell in your table's header or footer section.
The cell library folder is the location of MicroStation cell library (.cel) files.
Its location is determined by the MicroStation configuration variable MS_CELL.
Once installation is complete, use one of the shortcuts to start MicroStation. Next, open a keyin window (from the Utilities|Keyin menu),
and type mdl load FexiTable.
There's more help in the getting started section.
