OpenDatabase(String) Method

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Opens the given parts database.

Syntax

C#
C++/CLI

public MDPartsDatabase OpenDatabase( 
   string databaseName
)

public:
MDPartsDatabase^ OpenDatabase( 
   String^ databaseName
)

Parameters

databaseName: The file name of Eplan database or a string for selecting a SQL Server database. The syntax of that string is: "Server|Database|0" Windows authentication "Server|Database|2|Username|Password" SQL Server authentication, username and password not encrypted.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
MDArgumentNullException	Thrown when database name is null
MDInvalidArgumentException	Thrown when database name is empty
MDDatabaseConnectionException	Thrown when it was not possible to connect with the database. Please refer to the system messages for further information.

Remarks

OpenDatabase method does not automatically update a parts database from a previous to the current version. Databases in an older format will be opened read-only. You can check whether the database format is up-to-date by the property MDPartsDatabase.IsSchemeUpToDate and update it if needed by the method MDPartsDatabase.UpdateScheme(). Parts databases prior to version 2022 need to be upgraded / converted either manually or by the action XPamConvertPartDatabaseToArticleDatabaseAction /OldDatabase... /NewDatabase...

Reference

MDPartsManagement Class
MDPartsManagement Members
Overload List

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