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SaveAsText2 Method (ITableAnnotation)

Saves this table to a text data file.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function SaveAsText2( _
   ByVal FileName As System.String, _
   ByVal Separator As System.String, _
   ByVal IncludeHidden As System.Boolean _
) As System.Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As ITableAnnotation
Dim FileName As System.String
Dim Separator As System.String
Dim IncludeHidden As System.Boolean
Dim value As System.Boolean
 
value = instance.SaveAsText2(FileName, Separator, IncludeHidden)
C# 
System.bool SaveAsText2( 
   System.string FileName,
   System.string Separator,
   System.bool IncludeHidden
)
C++/CLI 
System.bool SaveAsText2( 
&   System.String^ FileName,
&   System.String^ Separator,
&   System.bool IncludeHidden
) 

Parameters

FileName
Full path and filename of text data file (see Remarks)
Separator
Character or string to use to separate each of the text within each of the cells in the table in the text file (see Remarks)
IncludeHidden
True to include text in hidden cells, false to not

Return Value

True if table is saved as a text file, false if not

Remarks

FileName should include the path, filename, and filename extension to which to save the table as a text file.

If a file of the specified name in the specified path... Then it is...
Exists Overwritten
Does not exist Created

Separator is typically a single character, but it can be a string. If Separator is empty, then the tab character is used.


NOTE: Although you can save a table as a text file for use with other applications, like Microsoft Excel, you cannot currently import a text file to a table in SOLIDWORKS.

 

See Also

Availability

SOLIDWORKS 2018 FCS, Revision Number 26.0


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