VARKON Version 1.15 1997-10-24

updpp_mbs - Procedure

Update PART statement


Description

Updates a parameter in a part() statement and reevaluates the statement or the active module.

Syntax

updpp_mbs(id, parnum, parstr, mode)

REF	id;
INT	parnum;
STRING	parstr*132;
INT	mode;

Principal parameters

id	- Identity of part whose deinition to update
parnum	- Relative position of parameter to update, first = 1
parstr	- New parameter as a string in MBS syntax

Optional parameters

mode	- Controls the amount of reevaluation, default = 0
	0 = Reevaluate the statement but if referenced, reevaluate entire module
	1 = Reevaluate the statement only
	2 = No reevaluation

Examples

If a statement originally was...

part(#5, beam(100, 200, 3500));

then a

updpp_mbs(#5, 2, "150");

would change the statement into...

part(#5, beam(100, 150, 3500));

Comments

Use updp_mbs() (one "p") to update a statement defining a simple entity.