CountPartsInDXF

Name

            CountPartsInDXF

When to use it

            Any time.

Prototype

CountPartsInDXF(

            FileName: BSTR/*[in]*/,

            LoadedOk: long /*[out]*/

            PartsCount: long /*[out]*/

);

Explanation

            Count the number of components in a DXF file. This is useful to count the number of parts before loading the parts with LoadMultiplePartsFromDXF method.

Parameters

            FileName - the name of the DXF file where shape is stored.

            LoadedOk - specify if the shape was correctly loaded from file. The following values are returned (they can be combine by OR operator):

0 - ok.

2 - Could not open file or invalid file.

4 - Not supported shape.

8 - Curve not closed ! Please check your data or DXFLinkingDistance.

16 - Components of the dxf are overlapping!

32 - Invalid polyshape.

            PartsCount - returns the number of distinct component found in the DXF file.

Warning !

            Only the following entities are read from a DXF file: CIRCLE, ARC, LINE, POLYLINE and VERTEX. All other entities are ignored.

See also

            NumberOfParts, DXFLinkingDistance, LoadMultiplePartsFromDXF.