ExportBds Method

Description

Exports the current view to a Cadcorp Base Dataset (BDS) file.

Syntax

Public Function ExportBds( _
   ByVal filename As String, _
   ByVal precision As Integer _
) As Integer

Parameters

filename

the name of the exported file.

 

precision

The precision of the Items in the exported file.

Valid values are:

16	16-bit integers
32	32-bit integers
64	64-bit double precision floating point numbers

Remarks

This command exports only items displayed on the screen, not all the items in the dataset.

The precision parameter is ignored.

Available: MM ME MD OD OM SISpy

Groups:

• File Methods (GisLink)
• File Methods (ActiveX Control)

Example

sis.ExportBds ("c:\data\planning.bds", 64)

to export the current view to a SIS version 6 format BDS file:

sis.ExportBds ("c:\data\planning.bds?format=V6", 64)

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