Sets the GUID for the specified link object. If the GUID is passed in as a blank string,
the program automatically creates a GUID for the object.
Namespace: ETABS2015Assembly: ETABS2015 (in ETABS2015.dll) Version: 15.0.0.0 (15.0.0.0)
int SetGUID(
string Name,
string GUID = ""
)
Function SetGUID ( _
Name As String, _
Optional GUID As String = "" _
) As Integer
int SetGUID(
String^ Name,
String^ GUID = L""
)
Parameters
- Name
- Type:
System String
The name of an existing link object.
- GUID (Optional)
- Type: System String
The GUID (Global Unique ID) for the specified link object.
Return Value
Returns zero if the link object GUID is successfully set;
otherwise it returns nonzero.
Public Sub Example()
Dim SapModel As cSapModel
Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
Dim ret As Integer = -1
Dim Name As String
Dim MyGUID As String
EtabsObject = CreateObject("CSI.ETABS.API.ETABSObject")
ret = EtabsObject.ApplicationStart()
SapModel = EtabsObject.SapModel
ret = SapModel.InitializeNewModel()
ret = SapModel.File.NewSteelDeck(4,12,12,4,4,24,24)
ret = SapModel.LinkObj.AddByPoint("1", "5", Name)
ret = SapModel.LinkObj.SetGUID(Name, New Guid().ToString)
ret = SapModel.LinkObj.GetGUID(Name, GUID)
EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)
SapModel = Nothing
EtabsObject = Nothing
End SubPublic Sub Example()
Dim SapModel As cSapModel
Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
Dim ret As Integer = -1
Dim Name As String
Dim MyGUID As String
'create ETABS object
EtabsObject = CreateObject("CSI.ETABS.API.ETABSObject")
'start ETABS application
ret = EtabsObject.ApplicationStart()
'create SapModel object
SapModel = EtabsObject.SapModel
'initialize model
ret = SapModel.InitializeNewModel()
'create steel deck template model
ret = SapModel.File.NewSteelDeck(4,12,12,4,4,24,24)
'add link object by points
ret = SapModel.LinkObj.AddByPoint("1", "5", Name)
'set GUID
ret = SapModel.LinkObj.SetGUID(Name, New Guid().ToString)
'get GUID
ret = SapModel.LinkObj.GetGUID(Name, GUID)
'close ETABS
EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)
'clean up variables
SapModel = Nothing
EtabsObject = Nothing
End Sub