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BeginUpdate

Text:

API Call:Temporarily suspends program updates.

Syntax: 

Function: IPlanswift.BeginUpdate;

Code Reference:

    • 1. Create a New Forms Application
    • 2. Add a Planswift to the References (Planswift_Tlb)
    • 3. Add a button to the form
    • 4. Copy code below to the onclick event of the button
    • 5. Compile and run

API Calls

Delphi

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procedure TForm1.psBeginUpdateEndUpdate(Sender: TObject);
var
  ps : IPlanswift;
  pg: IItem;
  dimension: IItem;
  sect: IItem;
  psline: ILine;
  pt: IPoint;
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  //Create the PlanSwift Interface
  ps := coPlanswift.Create;
  //Put Planswift Interface to Update Mode
  ps.BeginUpdate;                     
  //Get Selected Page
  pg := ps.SelectedPage;
  //Call The GetLine Function (See GetLine)
  psline := ps.GetLine('Draw Dimension Line');
  //Create a New Dimension Item
  dimension :=pg.NewItem('Dimension','Demo Dimension Item');
  //PageGUID Must be set to the selected page
  dimension.SetPropertyFormula('PageGUID',pg.GUID);
  //Get The First Piont from psLine
  pt :=  psline.Point1;
  //Add Start Point to the Dimension Section
  dimension.NewPoint(pt.X,pt.Y);
  //Get The Second Point from psLine
  pt := psline.Point2;
  //Add End Point to the Dimension Section
  dimension.NewPoint(pt.X,pt.Y);
  //Take Planswift out of Update Mode
  ps.EndUpdate;
  //Clear Planswift Interface
  ps := nil;
end;


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C#

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Pascal Scripting (OLE)

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