SetGUID {Area Object}

SetGUID

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.AreaObj.SetGUID

VB6 Procedure

Function SetGUID(ByVal Name As String, Optional ByVal GUID As String = "") As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing area object.

GUID

The GUID (Global Unique ID) for the specified area object.

Remarks

This function sets the GUID for the specified area object. If the GUID is passed in as a blank string, the program automatically creates a GUID for the object.

This function returns zero if the area object GUID is successfully set; otherwise, it returns nonzero.

VBA Example

Sub SetAreaObjGUID()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Name As String

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

'set program created GUID

ret = SapObject.SapModel.AreaObj.SetGUID("1")

'get GUID

ret = SapObject.SapModel.AreaObj.GetGUID("1", GUID)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 12.00.

See Also

GetGUID