GetObject

GetObject

Syntax

Helper.GetObject

VB6 Procedure

Function GetObject(ByVal typeName As String) As cOAPI

Parameters

typeName

The program ID of the API object. Use CSI.SAP2000.API.SapObject 
 for SAP2000 and CSI.CSiBridge.API.SapObject for CSiBridge.

Remarks

Attaches to the active running instance of SAP2000 and 
 returns an instance of SapObject if successful, nothing otherwise.

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.GetObject("CSI.SAP2000.API.SapObject")

'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 17.00

See Also

SapObject.AplicationExit

SetAsActiveObject

UnsetAsActiveObject