Repository.BlockSim.ExportBlockSimXMLFile

Member of: SynthesisAPI.Repository

Exports data from the current BlockSim project to a new XML file. Returns a Boolean value; when true, indicates a successful export.

In BlockSim, the XML files include the block properties and information on how the blocks are connected in a reliability block diagram or fault tree diagram. Data on visual aspects, such as diagram style settings, block style settings, etc., are not included.

Syntax

.BlockSim.ExportBlockSimXMLFile(FileName)

Parameters

FileName

Required. String. The save location and name for the new XML file.

Example

This example assumes that reliability block diagrams exist in the first available project in the repository.

VBA|VB.NET 

 'Declare a new Repository object and connect to a Synthesis repository. 
  Dim MyRepository As New Repository
  MyRepository.ConnectToAccessRepository("C:\RSRepository1.rsr10")
 
 'Export the data from project #1 in the repository. Name the file "MyBlockSimData.xml" and save it in the C: drive. 
  MyRepository.Project.SetCurrentProject(1)
  MyRepository.BlockSim.ExportBlockSimXMLFile("C:\MyBlockSimData.xml")