Delete {Area Modifiers}

Delete

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.NamedAssign.ModifierArea.Delete

VB6 Procedure

Function Delete(ByVal Name As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing area stiffness modifier.

Remarks

The function deletes a specified area stiffness modifier.

The function returns zero if the modifier is successfully deleted; otherwise it returns a nonzero value. It returns an error if the specified modifier can not be deleted; for example, if it is currently used by a staged construction load case.

VBA Example

Sub DeleteAreaStiffnessModifier()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim i As Long

Dim Value() 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.NewWall(2, 48, 2, 48)

'add new stiffness modifier

ReDim Value(9)

For i = 0 To 9

Value(i) = 1

Next i

Value(5) = 2

ret = SapModel.NamedAssign.ModifierArea.SetModifiers("AMOD1", Value)

Value(5) = 1.5

ret = SapModel.NamedAssign.ModifierArea.SetModifiers("AMOD2", Value)

'delete stiffness modifier

ret = SapModel.NamedAssign.ModifierArea.Delete("AMOD1")

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 12.00.

See Also