All Cadcorp SIS API Methods

ExportBds Method

Description

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

Syntax

Visual Basic
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: D OD OM SISpy

Groups:

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)