CountCase

CountCase

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.RespCombo.CountCase

VB6 Procedure

Function CountCase(ByVal Name As String, ByRef Count As Long) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing load combination.

Count

The number of load case and/or combinations included in the specified combination.

Remarks

This function retrieves the total number of load case and/or combinations included in a specified load combination.

The function returns zero if the count is successfully retrieved, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub CountComboCases()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Count As Long

'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, 3, 124, 3, 200)

'add combo

ret = SapModel.RespCombo.Add("COMB1", 0)

'add load case to combo

ret = SapModel.RespCombo.SetCaseList("COMB1", LoadCase, "DEAD", 1.4)

'count cases and combos in combo COMB1

ret = SapModel.RespCombo.CountCase("COMB1", Count)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

Changed nomenclature from Load Cases, Analysis Cases and Response Combinations to Load Patterns, Load Cases and Load Combinations, respectively, in version 12.00.

See Also

GetCaseList

SetCaseList