hwISession RegisterExternalReader

Registers the given external reader.

Syntax

hwISession_handle RegisterExternalReaderfilename, type, ext, category

Application

HyperWorks Tcl Query

Inputs

filename
The name of the reader to be registered.
type (Optional)
The type of the reader to be registered. This string, if specified, appears in the drop-down combo box of the File dialog.
ext (Optional)
If specified, this is the extension actually used as a filter if the specified type is chosen in the File dialog.
category (Optional)
The category of the reader to be registered. Options include “asc” (ASCII), “bin” (binary), or left unspecified for a generic category (which is the default).

Example

hwi GetSessionHandle mySessionName
mySessionName RegisterExternalReader myReader “New External Reader (*.new)”  *.NEW asc  

Error

Success (0) or an error code.