cSapModelGetModelFilename Method

Returns a string that represents the filename of the current model, with or without the full path.

Namespace:  ETABS2016
Assembly:  ETABS2016 (in ETABS2016.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
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string GetModelFilename(
	bool IncludePath = true
)

Parameters

IncludePath (Optional)
Type: SystemBoolean
A boolean (True or False) value. When this item is True, the returned filename includes the full path where the file is located.

Return Value

Type: String
Returns a string that represents the filename of the current model, with or without the full path.
Remarks
Examples
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Public Sub Example()
       Dim SapModel As cSapModel
       Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
       Dim ret As Integer = -1

   'create ETABS object
       EtabsObject = CreateObject("CSI.ETABS.API.ETABSObject")

   'start ETABS application
       ret = EtabsObject.ApplicationStart()

   'create SapModel object
       SapModel = EtabsObject.SapModel

   'save the model
       ret = SapModel.File.Save("C:\CSI_API_temp\API_1-001.edb")

   'display the filename of the model
       MsgBox(SapModel.GetModelFilename())

   'close ETABS
       EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

   'clean up variables
       SapModel = Nothing
       EtabsObject = Nothing
   End Sub
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