ChangeName {Link}

ChangeName

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.PropLink.ChangeName

VB6 Procedure

Function ChangeName(ByVal Name As String, ByVal NewName As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The existing name of a defined link property.

NewName

The new name for the link property.

Remarks

This function changes the name of an existing link property.

The function returns zero if the new name is successfully applied; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub ChangeLinkPropName()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim DOF() As Boolean

Dim Fixed() As Boolean

Dim Ke() As Double

Dim Ce() As Double

'create Sap2000 object

Set SapObject = CreateObject("CSI.SAP2000.API.SapObject")

'start Sap2000 application

SapObject.ApplicationStart

'create SapModel object

Set SapModel = SapObject.SapModel

'initialize model

ret = SapModel.InitializeNewModel

'create model from template

ret = SapModel.File.New2DFrame(PortalFrame, 2, 144, 2, 288)

'add link property

ReDim DOF(5)

ReDim Fixed(5)

ReDim Ke(5)

ReDim Ce(5)

DOF(0) = True

Ke(0) = 12

ret = SapModel.PropLink.SetLinear("L1", DOF, Fixed, Ke, Ce, 0, 0)

'change name of link property

ret = SapModel.PropLink.ChangeName("L1", "MyLink")

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.02.

See Also