SetStageDefinitions_1

SetStageDefinitions_1
(Note: Newer Function Available)

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LoadCases.StaticNonlinear.SetStageDefinitions_1

VB6 Procedure

Function SetStageDefinitions_1(ByVal Name As String, ByVal NumberStages As Long, ByRef Duration() As Long, ByRef Output() As Boolean, ByRef OutputName() As String, ByRef Comment() As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing static nonlinear staged load case.

NumberStages

The number of stages defined for the specified load case.

Duration

This is an array that includes the duration in days for each stage.

Output

This is an array that includes True or False, indicating if analysis output is to be saved for each stage.

OutputName

This is an array that includes a user-specified output name for each stage.

Comment

This is an array that includes a comment for each stage. The comment may be a blank string.

Remarks

This function initializes the stage definition data for the specified load case. All previous stage definition data for the case is cleared when this function is called.

The function returns zero if the data is successfully initialized; otherwise, it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub SetCaseStaticNonlinearStagedStageDefinitions_1()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim MyDuration() As Long

Dim MyOutput() As Boolean

Dim MyOutputName() As String

Dim MyComment() As String

'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 static nonlinear staged load case

ret = SapModel.LoadCases.StaticNonlinearStaged.SetCase("ACASE1")

'initialize stage definitions

ReDim MyDuration(1)

ReDim MyOutput(1)

ReDim MyOutputName(1)

ReDim MyComment(1)

MyDuration(0) = 0

MyOutput(0) = False

MyComment(0) = "Build structure"

MyDuration(1) = 60

MyOutput(1) = True

MyOutputName(1) = "HBC2"

MyComment(1) = "Wait"

ret = SapModel.LoadCases.StaticNonlinearStaged.SetStageDefinitions_1("ACASE1", 2, MyDuration, MyOutput, MyOutputName, MyComment)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 12.00.

This function supersedes 
GetStageDefinitions
.

This function is obsolete and has been replaced by 
SetStageDefinitions_2
 as of v19.0.0. This function is maintained for backward compatibility.

See Also

GetStageDefinitions_1