Repository.XFRACAS.ImportXFRACASXMLString

Uploads an import file bytestream for processing and returns the system ID

Method Syntax

ImportXFRACASXMLString( ByVal entityID As Integer , ByVal ImportType As XFRACASImportType, ByVal xmlString As String , ByVal fileTitle As String , ByVal fileDescription As String ) As Integer
Uploads an import file bytestream for processing and returns the system ID of the uploaded

Parameters

entityID The ID of the entity to import into.

ImportType The type of XFRACAS Import to utilize.

xmlString The string consisting of the XML to import.

fileTitle The file title of the XML file byte array to import.

fileDescription A description of the XML to import.

Usage Example

Declare a new repository connection class.

       Private WithEvents MyRepository As New Repository

Connect to the desired Synthesis repository.

       Dim Success As Boolean = False
       Success = MyRepository.ConnectToRepository("RepositoryFileNamePath")

Get the list of XFRACAS Entities in the current project in the connected repository.

       Dim ListOfXFRACASEntities() As NameIdPair
       ListOfXFRACASEntities = MyRepository.GetAllXFRACASEntities()

Search the Entities for the desired Entity name, to find the Entity ID

       Dim DesiredEntityID As Integer
       For Each Entity As NameIdPair In ListOfXFRACASEntities()
           If Entity.Name = "DesiredEntityName"
              DesiredEntityID = Entity.ID
              Exit For
           End If
       Next

Define an XML string.

       Dim xmlString As String = Nothing
       'populate the xmlString with the XML text

Import the XML byte array into the entity desired. In this example, we assume the XML string type describes an Incident.

       Dim ImportXMLSystemID As Integer
       ImportXMLSystemID = MyRepository.ImportXFRACASXMLString(DesiredEntityID, XFRACASImportType.Incident, xmlString, "XMLFileTitle", "XMLFileDescription")