Functions > CADSetSHXOptions

The CADSetSHXOptions function sets SHX fonts options.

Syntax:

int CADSetSHXOptions(

LPCSTR SearchSHXPaths,

LPCSTR DefaultSHXPath,

LPCSTR DefaultSHXFont,

BOOL UseSHXFonts,

BOOL UseACADPaths,

);

Parameters:

SearchSHXPaths	Specifies the search paths for SHX fonts (separated by ";").
DefaultSHXPath	Specifies the default search path for SHX fonts (must be set if AutoCAD or DWG TrueView are not installed on your machine).
DefaultSHXFont	Specifies the default SHX font.
UseSHXFonts	Specifies a value that defines whether to use SHX fonts or not (if set to false, TTF fonts will be used).
UseACADPaths	Specifies a value indicating whether to use AutoCAD fonts or not (paths will be found if AutoCAD or DWG TrueView are installed on your machine).

Return Value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is 1.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastErrorCAD.

Note:

The CADSetSHXOptions function must be called before CreateCAD function.

If the paths to SHX fonts are specified, only these SHX fonts will be used. If the CADSetSHXOptions function is not called, the paths from the registry branch are used: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SoftGold\CS_Plugins