The GDI family of commands provides access to Bentley Map interoperability and spatial database key-ins. The following table is from Bentley Map help file and is subject to change.
Spatial Database Key-ins
Key-in | Required arguments | Optional arguments | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
GDI CONNECT FILE | file=fileName | user=userName password=password | Workspace configuration variables can be used of the form $(VarName) |
GDI CONNECT GRAPHICALSOURCE | name=graphicalSourceName | user=userName password=password | If a name is not provided, then an attempt will be made to connect to the first graphical source. |
GDI CONNECT ORACLE | user/password@host:port/database user/password@host/database user/password@service | - | Service is the TNS Service name |
GDI CONNECT ORACLE | user=userName password=password host=hostName database=databaseName | port=portNumber | User and password are optional if using Windows authentication |
GDI CONNECT ORACLE | user=userName password=password service=serviceName | - | User and password are optional if using Windows authentication. Service is the TNS Service name |
GDI CONNECT SQLSERVER | user/password@host:database host:database | - | If using Windows authentication, use the second form. e.g. gdi connect sqlserver localhost\SQLEXPRESS:EastCity |
GDI CONNECT SQLSERVER | user=userName password=password host=hostName database=databaseName | - | User and password are optional if using Windows authentication |
GDI CONNECT WFS | user/password@url user/password@url|namespace | - | url is the only required parameter, so you could have a connect string like @myurl.mydomain.com |
GDI CONNECT WFS | url=url namespace=namespace | user=userName password=password | url is the only required parameter |
| GDI CONNECT GDB | gdb | file name | The path can contain spaces. |
| dir | When using the dir argument, add double quotes for paths with spaces. For example, gdi connect gdb dir="d:\New Folder\MyFeatures.gdb". This is also true when variables are used to define paths with spaces such as MAPGBD=d:\New Folder\. In that case, use the following: gdi connect gdb dir="$(MAPGDB)MyFeatures.gdb" | ||
For QUERY, POST, DISCARD, LOCK, UNLOCK, ERASE statements | feature=feature1,feature2,… applywhere=true|false | - | A list of features to act upon whether or not to apply the where clauses (default: true) |
GDI QUERY | - | all fence view viewnum | Queries the selected features described in the Map Connections interface. A spatial qualifier needs to be present. If not, you will be prompted through the standard interface. If All is specified then all selected features in the open connection will be queried. If either of the optional spatial qualifiers (fence or view) are present then the query will be restricted to that fence or view. |
GDI LOCK | Not valid for WFS data sources | all fence view viewnum selection refresh=true|false | This will lock the features specified by the defined spatial qualifier. whether or not to refresh features (default: false) |
GDI UNLOCK | Not valid for WFS data sources | all fence view viewnum selection discard=true|false | This will unlock the features specified by the defined spatial qualifier whether or not to discard changes (default: false) |
GDI POST | Not valid for WFS data sources | all fence view viewnum selection continue=true|false | This will post all changed features subject to any partial posting variables and settings whether or not to continue on error (default: true if GDI_PARTIAL_POSTING is set, false otherwise) |
GDI DISCARD | Not valid for WFS data sources | all fence view viewnum selection refresh=true|false retain=true|false | This will discard all changes made to any spatial features since the last lock or post process. whether or not to refresh features (default: false) whether or not to retain locks (default: false) |
GDI ERASE | - | all fence view viewnum selection | This will erase from the local DGN cache all features queried from the spatial data source. The erased features are specified by the defined spatial qualifier |
GDI DISCONNECT | - | - | Disconnect from the current graphical source |
