CreateObjectHost

CreateObjectHost

Syntax

Helper.CreateObjectHost

VB6 Procedure

Function CreateObjectHost(ByVal hostName As String, 
 ByVal fullPath As String) As cOAPI

Parameters

hostname

The host computer name.

fullPath

The full path to SAP2000.exe.

Remarks

Starts SAP2000 at the given path on a given computer 
 using the default TCP port and returns an instance of SapObject if successful, 
 nothing otherwise.

CSiAPIService.exe must be running on the host computer 
 and listening to the default TCP port for the call to succeed.

VBA Example

Public Sub Example()

Dim myHelper As cHelper

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim SapObject As cOAPI

Dim ret As Integer

create SapObject

Set myHelper = New Helper

Set SapObject = myHelper.CreateObjectHost("RemoteServer", 
 "C:\Program Files\Computers and Structures\SAP2000 22\SAP2000.exe")

start SAP2000 application

ret = SapObject.ApplicationStart()

'create SapModel object

Set SapModel = SapObject.SapModel

'initialize model

ret = SapModel.InitializeNewModel()

'close SAP2000

ret = SapObject.ApplicationExit(False)

'clean up variables

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

Set myHelper = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 22.10

See Also

SapObject.ApplicationStart

RemoteAPI