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    Basic operations on parts
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    The following example shows how to work with parts in the parts database:

    // Get all parts
    var listOfAllParts = partsDatabase.Parts;
    
    // Export all parts to the EDZ format
    if (partsDatabase.ExportParts("D:\\exportDirectory\\export.edz", MDPartsDatabase.DataFormat.EDZ))
        new Decider().Decide(EnumDecisionType.eOkDecision, "Part export successful", "Export Part", EnumDecisionReturn.eOK, EnumDecisionReturn.eOK);
    
            
    // Add a new part variant
    string partName = "MyTestPart-123";
    if (!partsDatabase.ExistsPart(partName))
    {       
        var part = partsDatabase.AddPart(partName, "2");       
    }
    
    // Get a part, export it and remove it
    if (partsDatabase.ExistsPart(partName));
    {
        // Get a part by name
        var part = partsDatabase.GetPart(partName);
        new Decider().Decide(
        EnumDecisionType.eOkDecision,
        "Part number: " + part.PartNr + " \nVariant: " + part.Variant,
        "Part Loaded",
        EnumDecisionReturn.eOK,
        EnumDecisionReturn.eOK); 
    
        // Export selected part(s) to XML
        MDPart[] partsToExport = new MDPart[] { part };
        partsDatabase.ExportParts("C:\\exportDirectory\\exportFile.xml", MDPartsDatabase.DataFormat.XML, partsToExport);          
    
        // Remove part
        partsDatabase.RemovePart(part);
        if (!partsDatabase.ExistsPart(partName)) ;
            new Decider().Decide(EnumDecisionType.eOkDecision, "Part Removed", "Part Removed", EnumDecisionReturn.eOK, EnumDecisionReturn.eOK);
    }
    
    // Export all database items: parts(true), addresses(true), constructions(true), terminals(true), accessory lists(true), accessory placements(true) to XML
    if (partsDatabase.ExportPartsDatabaseItems("C:\\exportDirectory\\exportFile.xml", MDPartsDatabase.DataFormat.XML, true, true, true, true, true, true))
         new Decider().Decide(EnumDecisionType.eOkDecision, "Export successful", "Export Part", EnumDecisionReturn.eOK, EnumDecisionReturn.eOK);
    

     

    These operations are also available for  AccessoryPlacement,  ConnectionInfoPoint,  Construction,  CustomerManufacturer  and  AccessoryList.

    For example, to add or remove  AccessortList  use:

    // Add AccessoryList
    MDAccessoryList accessoryList = partsDatabase.AddAccessoryList("accessoryListName");
    
    // Remove AccessoryList
    partsDatabase.RemoveAccessoryList(accessoryList);