workingDb vs. curDb

[gswifort]

What is the difference between Db.workingDb() and Db.curDb()?

[CEXT-Dan]

curDb
workingDb
setWorkingDb

curDb is the database from the current document

workingDb is short for AcDbHostApplicationServices::workingDatabase
https://help.autodesk.com/view/OARX/2025/ENU/?guid=OARX-RefGuide-AcDbHostApplicationServices__workingDatabase

setWorkingDb is short for
https://help.autodesk.com/view/OARX/2024/ENU/?guid=OARX-RefGuide-AcDbHostApplicationServices__setWorkingDatabase_AcDbDatabase_

usually curDb and workingDb are the same, but there may be times where you would set the working database to a side database.

PyRx/PyRxCore/PyAcDb.cpp

Lines 56 to 71 in cbcdbf2

	static PyDbDatabase curPyDb()
	{
	if (curDoc() == nullptr)
	PyThrowBadEs(eNoDocument);
	return PyDbDatabase(curDoc()->database(), false);
	}
	static PyDbDatabase workingPyDb()
	{
	return PyDbDatabase(acdbHostApplicationServices()->workingDatabase(), false);
	}
	static void setWorkingPyDb(PyDbDatabase& wpd)
	{
	acdbHostApplicationServices()->setWorkingDatabase(wpd.impObj());
	}

[CEXT-Dan]

There's also a class AutoWorkingDatabase
usage:

def workOnSideDatabase(db : Db.Database):
    autoDb = Db.AutoWorkingDatabase(db)
    # do work in side database
    # old Db is restored 

@command
def doit1():
    sidedb = Db.Database(False,True)
    sidedb.readDwgFile(...)
    workOnSideDatabase(sidedb)