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CatalogHandlerImportMaterialItems Method

Imports material items (*.lis) from folder to material catalog. Import overrides the existing materials in the catalog without any warnings.

Namespace: Tekla.Structures.Catalogs
Assembly: Tekla.Structures.Catalogs (in Tekla.Structures.Catalogs.dll) Version: 2023.0.1

Syntax

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public bool ImportMaterialItems(
	string path
)

Public Function ImportMaterialItems ( 
	path As String
) As Boolean

Parameters

path: Type: SystemString
The path to be used for import.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
true if successful.

Examples

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using System;
using Tekla.Structures.Catalogs;

public class Example
{
       public void Example1()
       {
           if (new CatalogHandler().ImportMaterialItems(System.IO.Path.GetTempPath()))
               Console.WriteLine("Materials imported successfully to catalog.");
       }
}

Reference

CatalogHandler Class

Tekla.Structures.Catalogs Namespace

API Reference

CatalogHandlerAddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTC35D713D_0?cpp=::|nu=.");ImportMaterialItems Method

Parameters

Return Value

Reference

CatalogHandlerImportMaterialItems Method