How to call functions / journaling commands from a compiled ACT wbex project?
I recently compiled my ACT wbex and noticed that some functionality in my scripts no longer works. Specifically, I am sending a command to Mechanical from the workbench project page using the wbjn.ExecuteCommand function to call in a function once Mechanical has been opened using model.SendCommand(Language="Python", Command={}).
The issue appears to be that when the wbex compiles it no longer is able to understand an import command of a function in mechanical. This is a good thing as the end user can't see or use the commands from the wbex, but is causing problems as it breaks the code that I am calling to automate workflows between spaceclaim/mechanical.
As an example I have a function that exists within the projects folder structure like this:
The goal is to call the "example function.py" after opening mechanical during journaling.
Currently I did this using an import and then called the function after:
`model.Edit()
model.SendCommand(Language="Python", Command="from folder_of_functions.example_function import example_function"
model.SendCommand(Language="Python", Command="example_function()`
The issue being that example_function cannot be imported and therefore cannot be run.
Is there a recommended workflow or way to call functions using the journal once the project has been compiled to a .wbex? I saw there is a way to call a function instead of using SendCommand, but it's unclear where that function would need to be to be called within the project.
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@Nick Ramseyer I'd like to clarify : you have a different behavior between working with the scripted version of the extension and working with the compiled version of the same extension ? Or is the behavior OK when running the script from WB and not OK when using the extension (whether scripted or binary version)?
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Just realized this is a duplicate of this post: https://discuss.ansys.com/discussion/2970/calling-functions-from-a-compiled-wbex-using-journaling#latest
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