OperationRunMacro Method

Starts a macro with the given name. Throws an exception if the file is not found.

Macros are saved as *.cs files in the folder defined with the XS_MACRO_DIRECTORY variable.

It is possible to run drawing macros using relative paths.

See Tekla Structures Help for more information about macros.

Namespace: Tekla.Structures.Model.Operations
Assembly: Tekla.Structures.Model (in Tekla.Structures.Model.dll) Version: 2023.0.3

Syntax

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public static bool RunMacro(
	string FileName
)

Public Shared Function RunMacro ( 
	FileName As String
) As Boolean

Parameters

FileName: Type: SystemString
The name of the macro to start.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
True if the macro existed.

Examples

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using Tekla.Structures.Model.Operations;

public class Example
{
       public void Example1()
       {
           Operation.RunMacro("MyModelingMacro.cs");
           Operation.RunMacro(@"..\drawings\MyDrawingMacro.cs");
       }
}

Reference

Operation Class

Tekla.Structures.Model.Operations Namespace

OperationAddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST92CFBF5A_0?cpp=::|nu=.");RunMacro Method

Parameters

Return Value

Reference

OperationRunMacro Method