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How can I place the date and location of a file on a drawing in MicroStation V8 2004?

In Microstation V8, in the Print dialog > Settings > Print Attributes there is a Print Border setting. Print Border — if selected, a border is printed based on the border statement configuration in the plot driver file (.plt). This setting is on by default if the printer driver file has a BORDER record.

It the plot driver file (.plt), remove the ";" comment in front of the border statement:

border /time /filename /text_height=0.35

This border statement will give you a border output on paper with the name of the design file being printed, and date and time of the plot.

If you would like the full path of the design file location in your border you will need to have the following border statement in the plot
driver file:

border/text_height=0.35/time/comment=("${_DGNFILE}")

However, there is a limitation of 80 characters when using the "comment" qualifier.

Thanks to William Fiorillo of SITE-Blauvelt Engineers, Inc.for the tip.