Cloning a Database

[gswifort]

Is it possible to clone a database? I want to read one drawing, then clone it multiple times and save it with changes as separate documents.

[gswifort]

>>> db=Db.curDb()
>>> db_2=Db.Database(False, True)
>>> db_2.copyFrom(db)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
PyDb.ErrorStatusException: Exception!(eNotImplementedYet), function copyFrom, Line 145, File PyRxObject.cpp:

[CEXT-Dan]

see if wblock works for you

db = Db.curDb()
side = db.wblock()
side.saveAs(path)

[gswifort]

Thank you!

[gswifort]

This doesn't copy, for example, block definitions that aren't used in the drawing. Is there a way to copy the entire database?

[CEXT-Dan]

There’s not really a good way to do this in memory. Maybe

        db = Db.curDb()
        db.saveAs("newFile.dwg")
        side=Db.Database(False, True)
        side.readDwgFile("newFile.dwg")
        #delete layouts

or use the filesystem to create a copy