Link to Element Feature

[peuhhhh]

Hello,
 i wondered if anyone found out how to script the same effect as the 'Link to element feature' command ?
i did not see any info about it using the forum and browsing the EA SDK.

thanks,
peuhhh

[Aaron B]

See the following threads:
http://www.sparxsystems.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1255408250/1#1
http://www.sparxsystems.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1251095150/2#2

[peuhhhh]

thanks for the answer.
I tried what the people says about, but it wont works ; i'd like to see a code example if anyone succeeded .

thanks in advance
peuhhh

[Geert Bellekens]

peuhhhh,

It might be faster if you show us your code so we can point out what is going wrong.

Geert

[peuhhhh]

ok here we go . First i created a connector between a GUIElement and a Class object.
then i tried both of these two lines :

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c.StyleEx = "LFSP=" + attribute.AttributeGUID + "L;";

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c.StyleEx = "LFEP=" + clientElement.ElementGUID + "R;" + "LFSP=" + attribute.AttributeGUID + "L;";
then

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c.update() ;
my connector is well created but the 'link to element feature' doesnt show on the diagram.

[Geert Bellekens]

Look closely at the data created by EA itself when it stores a "link to element feature".
I think the ID that is put into that field is only the first part of the attribute GUID, not the whole thing.

Geert

[peuhhhh]

ok Geert, but i still have the problems i don't have access to the database.
Do you know any other way to know what EA stores ?

[Geert Bellekens]

peuhhhh,

If you have access to EA you (by default) have access to the database.
Use Repository.SQLQuery if you can't execute queries otherwise.

Geert

[peuhhhh]

ok thanks Geert i'll investigate

[peuhhhh]

I finally found out how to script the 'link to element feature' command for my case at least.

my piece of code is simply :

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c.StyleEx = "LFEP=" + attribute.AttributeGUID + "L;";