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EPLAN API / API Reference / Actions / XPrjConvertBaseProjectsAction
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    XPrjConvertBaseProjectsAction
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     This action converts one ore more old basic projects (*.ept and *.epb files) to new basic projects (*.zw9).
     All basic projects in a folder are upgraded (recursively).
     
    

    Parameter Description
    ProjectTemplate
    Full *.ept or *.epb file name of the old basic project to be converted.
    
    Folder
    All basic projects in this folder and its subfolders are converted to *.zw9.
    
    FileTypes
    *.*: All old basic project formats (such as *.ept and *.epb) are converted.
    

    Remarks
     Handle Folder:
     All *.ept and *.epb files are converted.
     See also chapter "Basic Projects instead of Project Templates" in the "News 2022" section of the EPLAN Platform Help.
     
    

    Example
       Conversion of individual project templates:
       
                    XPrjConvertBaseProjectsAction /ProjectTemplate:$(MD_TEMPLATES)\IEC_tpl001.ept
                    XPrjConvertBaseProjectsAction /ProjectTemplate:$(MD_TEMPLATES)\GES_SBP.epb
       
       Conversion of all project templates in a directory:
       
                    XPrjConvertBaseProjectsAction /Folder:$(MD_TEMPLATES)
       
       Conversion of specific file types in a directory:
       
                    XPrjConvertBaseProjectsAction /Folder:$(MD_TEMPLATES) /FileTypes:*.ept