GetUser {RS}

GetUser

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.Func.FuncRS.GetUser

VB6 Procedure

Function GetUser(ByVal Name As String, ByRef NumberItems As Long, ByRef Period() As Double, ByRef Value() As Double, ByRef DampRatio As Double) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of a user defined response spectrum function.

NumberItems

The number of frequency and value pairs defined.

Period

This is an array that includes the time for each data point. [s]

Value

This is an array that includes the function value for each data point.

DampRatio

The damping ratio for the function, 0 <= DampRatio < 1.

Remarks

This function retrieves the definition of a user defined response spectrum function.

The function returns zero if the function definition is successfully retrieved; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub GetRSFuncUser()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Num As Long

Dim Tmp() As Double

Dim Val() As Double

Dim NumberItems As Long

Dim Period() As Double

Dim Value() As Double

Dim DampRatio 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 user RS function

NumberItems = 6

ReDim Tmp(NumberItems - 1)

ReDim Val(NumberItems - 1)

Tmp(0) = 0.03:Val(0) = 0.4

Tmp(1) = 0.05:Val(1) = 2.2

Tmp(2) = 0.80:Val(2) = 2.2

Tmp(3) = 1.20:Val(3) = 1.0

Tmp(4) = 4.00:Val(4) = 0.2

Tmp(5) = 10.0:Val(5) = 0.05

ret = SapModel.Func.FuncRS.SetUser("RS-1", NumberItems, Tmp, Val, 0.04)

'get user RS function

ret = SapModel.Func.FuncRS.GetUser("RS-1", NumberItems, Period, Value, DampRatio)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.02.

See Also

SetUser