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GetActualNameFromResourceList

Description

Returns the actual name of the indicated item in the specified resource list. This call will delete the filename that is appended for resources with same name from different files.

FUNCTION GetActualNameFromResourceList(
				listID : LONGINT;
				index  : LONGINT): STRING;
def vs.GetActualNameFromResourceList(listID, index):
    return STRING

Parameters

Name Type Description
listID LONGINT an ID for a resouce list created by the BuildResourceList function.
index LONGINT an index into the list.

Remarks

To get the display name use GetNameFromResourceList.

Examples

AddHatchToResource

BEGIN
FoundMarker := TRUE;
actualMarker1Name := GetActualNameFromResourceList(ResourceListID,I);
IF GetObject(TempStr) = NIL THEN
	BEGIN
	h := ImportResourceToCurrentFile(ResourceListID, I);
	ImportedMarker1 := TRUE;

BEGIN
{Symbol Not Found}
defaultListID := BuildResourceList(16, -kDefConSeatingLayoutSeats, '', defaultListCount);
symbolName := GetActualNameFromResourceList(defaultListID, 1);
IF GetObject(symbolName) = NIL THEN
	BEGIN
	symbolName := GetNameFromResourceList(defaultListID, 1);
	h := ImportResourceToCurrentFile(defaultListID, 1);

Marker1 := GetNameFromResourceList(ResourceListID,Marker1idx);
marker1ActualName := GetActualNameFromResourceList(ResourceListID,Marker1idx);
IF Matching THEN
	BEGIN
	Marker2 := Marker1;
	marker2ActualName := marker1ActualName;
if strResName == strMarkerActualName:
	bFoundMarker = True
	strMarkerActualName = vs.GetActualNameFromResourceList( hResourceListID, index )

See Also

VS Functions: GetNameFromResourceList

Version

Availability: from VectorWorks12.0

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