pltIExportCtrl GetFormatExtension
Finds the extension for the user input format.
Syntax
pltIMacro_handle GetFormatExtensionformat
Application
HyperWorks Tcl Query
Description
This command finds the extension for the user input format. You may find this useful when using SetFilename. You will then be able to add the correct extension to the filename, based upon the format being used. An example of an extension would be .csv for the Excel format.
Inputs
- format
- The format type that you want to get the extension of. The different types include: Excel, Column, XY Data, X GRAPH, Summary, Adams Spline, Altair Binary, CSV Blocks, DAC, RPC, and Excel Europe. These types can also be found by calling the GetFormatList function.
Example
hwi GetSessionHandle sess;
sess GetClientManagerHandle pm Plot;
pm GetMacroHandle mh 1
mh GetExportCtrlHandle ex
ex GetFormatExtension “XY Data”Errors
Success (the list of types) or an error message is returned.
Keywords
HyperWorks
Tcl
Export
Query