selectionset

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Action class for selection set functions: get current project, get selected projects, get selected pages.

Parameter	Description
TYPE	Type of task to be performed: "PROJECT": Return current project "PROJECTS": Return selected projects "PAGES": Return selected pages "LAYOUTSPACES": Return selected layout spaces

Remarks

The results of the selection are returned in the CallingContext.
Current project:

Parameter name in calling context = "PROJECT";

Values from calling context = full project name with path and file extension (e.g. "C:\MyProjects\EPLAN_Sample_Project.elk").

If projects are selected:

Parameter name in calling context = "PROJECTS";

Values from calling context = full project names with path and file extension separated by ";" (e.g. "C:\MyProjects\EPLAN_Sample_Project.elk;C:\Projects\EPLAN\EPLAN_Sample_Project2.elk").

If pages are selected:

Parameter name in calling context = "PAGES";

Values from calling context = all page names separated by ";", e.g. "Page1;Page2;Page3"

If layout spaces are selected:

Parameter name in calling context = "LAYOUTSPACES";

Values from calling context = all layout spaces are separated by ";", e.g. "LayoutSpace1; LayoutSpace2; LayoutSpace3"

When an error occurs during a selection set operation, a "BaseException" is thrown.

Example

Return current project:

selectionset /TYPE:PROJECT

Results in calling context: Parameter name = "PROJECT"

Value = "C:\Projects\EPLAN\EPLAN_Sample_Project.elk"

Return currently selected projects:

selectionset /TYPE:PROJECTS

Results in calling context: Parameter name = "PROJECTS"

Value = "C:\Projects\EPLAN\EPLAN_Sample_Project.elk;C:\Projects\EPLAN\EPLAN_Sample_Project2.elk"

Return currently selected pages:

selectionset /TYPE:PAGES

Results in calling context: Parameter name = "PAGES"

Value = "=AP+ST1/1;=AP+ST1/2;=AP+ST1/5"

Return currently selected layout spaces:

selectionset /TYPE:LAYOUTSPACES

Results in calling context: Parameter name = "LAYOUTSPACES"

Value = "A1;A2;A3"

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