How can we get the user files folder?

Pernelle Marone-Hitz

How can we get the user files folder of a project, from Mechanical?

Pernelle Marone-Hitz

The following function can be used:

    import os
    def GetUserFileFolder(analysis):
        '''
            Return UserDir: path of the folder
        '''
        try:
            WorkDir = analysis.WorkingDir
            UserDir = os.path.dirname(WorkDir)
            for i in range(3):
                UserDir = os.path.dirname(UserDir)
            UserDir = os.path.join(UserDir, 'user_files')
            if not os.path.exists(UserDir):
                os.makedirs(UserDir)
            return UserDir
        except:
            ExtAPI.Log.WriteMessage("Error : Exception in GetUserFileFolder()")
            return None

Vishnu

In case we do not have any analysis created you can get them using wbjn command:

userfilesdir = wbjn.ExecuteCommand(ExtAPI,"""returnValue(GetUserFilesDirectory())""")

Pernelle Marone-Hitz

This can also be used:

def user_files_directory():
    user_files = ''
 
    if ExtAPI.Context == 'Project':
        user_files = GetUserFilesDirectory()
    elif ExtAPI.Context == 'Mechanical':
        import wbjn
        user_files = wbjn.ExecuteCommand(ExtAPI, "returnValue(GetUserFilesDirectory())")
    return user_files