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Run Addin without UI
I am using the COM API through Interop assembly code below to scan the document for some reporting. public Application ustnApp = new ApplicationClass();ustnApp.OpenDesignFile(fileName); (Blank...
View Article[Connect C#] Clip Element
Hello,in V8i I use this class in an Addin to Clip elements.public class ClipService { [DllImport("ustation.dll", EntryPoint = "mdlClip_element", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)] private...
View Article[CONNECT C++] MSValueDescr
The CONNECT MicroStationAPI introduces the MSValueDescr, which is a wrapper around ValueDescr. ValueDescr is a variant data type, where the programmer had to take care of memory management for Unicode...
View ArticleMicrostation SDK
Hi,Where may I download Microstation SDK for Microstation Connect Edition Update 6?I don't find any link of any SDK in Software Download page.Thanks for help.Best Regards,Jean-Claude
View Article[CONNECT C++] How to use MFC Classes CString/CStdioFile
Im not sure that this is even possible with the CONNECT API but is it possible to use the standard MFC classes CString, CStdioFile etc? I am trying to port some legacy code into a working CONNECT...
View Article[CONNECT] Using the ECSchema Editor 1.0
I'd like to use the ECSchema Editor 1.0 to examine my Item Type schema. The first problem I come across is that my schema is stored in a MicroStation DGNLib and the ECSchema editor can open only XML...
View Article[CONNECT C++] DgnECInstanceIterable
I'm attempting to enumerate EC instances in a DGN model...DgnPlatform::FindInstancesScopeOption option (DgnECHostType::Element);FindInstancesScopePtr scope = FindInstancesScope::CreateScope...
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[CONNECT C++] Construct ECQuery to get Item Types
If I build an ECQuery like this, to search for, say, DGN shape elements...ECQueryPtr query = ECQuery::CreateQuery (L"BaseElementSchema", L"MstnClosedBoundary", true);Then use it with...
View Article[CONNECT C++] EC SearchClass
SearchClass Struct Reference#include <ECQuery.h>EC SearchClass seems to be an orphan. It's defined but never used, at least publicly. Perhaps it's used internally in ECQuery methods that take a...
View Article[CONNECT C++] ECQuery::SetPropertyValuePreFilter
I would like to fetch instances of my Item that match a particular property value. I would like to add a property filter to my ECQuery. Method query->SetPropertyValuePreFilter() looks like it...
View Article[CONNECT C++] ECQuery::SetPropertyValuePreFilter
In another post I asked about the ECQuery::SetPropertyValuePreFilter method but found that ECQuery::SetSearchCriterion was a much better solution to my problem.That leaves me with the question: When is...
View Article[V8i] VBA to .NET addin or standalone
Hi all,I have a completed VBA project which I would like to now reproduce it outside of VBA. From what I understand the simplest of my options are to use either VB.Net or C#; I have some experience...
View ArticleDetaching Attribute-Links by keeping certain valid Links
Hi everyone,I am writing an MDL-application for Microstation v8i [SS4] that is connected to a database.To make sure, that only valid MSLinks are attached I want to Stripoff all unneccessary MSLinks, by...
View Article[ADDIN .NET] "Exception has been thrown by target of an invocation" When...
Hey guys I would really appreciate any help on this. I'm trying to just get to the point where I have a .NET MDL Form application I can launch from a toolbar or Icon. I am pretty good with .NET, but...
View Article[CONNECT C++] ECQuery: ECExpressionCriterion and HostExpressionCriterion
ECQuery::WhereCriterion does the job when filtering EC instances using string selection.I notice that two other classes, ECExpressionCriterion and HostExpressionCriterion, inherit from...
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C# Power InRoad SS4 Modify Link Segment
Hi,I'm Trying to modify an existing Link Segment between two nodes. but changes not applying on Link Segment.Below code will add a node to an existing Link at given coordinate, But not modifying the...
View ArticleForum Icon Test - Please Delete This Thread
I posted this on 18-Sep-17 to see how the Be Communities site deals with icons in my signature in a new post.
View ArticleWhat are the differences between the MacroStation .Net and MDL Native Code APIs?
I took a quick look at MicroStationAPI.chm and MSTNPlatformNET.chm. Seems MicroStationAPI are Native C++/C APIs, and MSTNPlatformNET are .Net APIs like C#, and VB net. Both have object model. But the...
View Article2 models, temporary visible of the mouse position, vba
Hi all,I have 2 models in the same dgn. 1 model is for a rasterfile ("Radargrammen") and the other for the overview ("Model"). In the model Radargrammen i hover with my mouse over the raster and i am...
View ArticleIs there a way to read the DGNLIB name of a level in a dgn file in VBA?
I was looking to see if as I step through a Levels collection, if it is possible to derive the file that is providing the level? There does not appear to be a VBA property, so I was wondering if anyone...
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