Eplan Platform API
Eplan.EplApi.HEServices Namespace / DeviceService Class / ImportDevicesText Method
Project into which the devices will be imported.
Full file name of the devices file to import.
Name of the import scheme. If the scheme name is empty the last used scheme of the project will be used.
Char to separate column values of the text.
The position of the head line that will be used to asssign the column values at the import.
The count of head lines that will be skipped at the import.
Default Function Definition
Default Terminal Function Definition
The import mode can be a combination of the XPProcImportMode enum and controls the import action (in)(optional) eCreateMode = 1: The import create only missing device tags eChangeMode = 2: The import change only existing device tags eDeleteMode = 4: The import delete only unnecessary existing device tags

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    ImportDevicesText Method
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    This function imports devices from an text file into a given project.
    Syntax

    Parameters

    oProject
    Project into which the devices will be imported.
    strImportFilePath
    Full file name of the devices file to import.
    strSchemeName
    Name of the import scheme. If the scheme name is empty the last used scheme of the project will be used.
    strSeparator
    Char to separate column values of the text.
    nHeadLinePos
    The position of the head line that will be used to asssign the column values at the import.
    nHeadLineCount
    The count of head lines that will be skipped at the import.
    oFuncDef
    Default Function Definition
    oTermFuncDef
    Default Terminal Function Definition
    eMode
    The import mode can be a combination of the XPProcImportMode enum and controls the import action (in)(optional) eCreateMode = 1: The import create only missing device tags eChangeMode = 2: The import change only existing device tags eDeleteMode = 4: The import delete only unnecessary existing device tags

    Return Value

    Result is returned as array of StorableObjects.
    Exceptions
    ExceptionDescription
    Invalid parameters found.
    Null was passed to a parameter.
    The internal interface for importing devices could not be created.
    An error occurred during the import of devices. Please refer to the exception message.
    Remarks
    If new schema is not present old import method is used
    See Also