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Speos Labs automation APIs 2024 R1

SurfacePolylineExportTXT

Last update: 17.07.2025

Description

Exports values of 2D polyline to a text file format. Returns TRUE if the call has succeeded, FALSE otherwise.

Syntax

  • object.SurfacePolylineExportTXT(VARIANT* vPtX, VARIANT* vPtY, int iSampling, BSTR bstrFileName) as Boolean
  • object: Virtual Photometric Lab
  • vPtX: array of VARIANT for the horizontal coordinate of each vertex of the polyline
  • vPtY: array of VARIANT for the vertical coordinate of each vertex of the polyline
  • iSampling: number of measurements along the polyline
  • bstrFileName: path and filename of the text (.txt) file.

VB script example

' Creates XMPViewer COM server
set XmpViewer = CreateObject("XmpViewer.application")
' Opens XMP file
XMPViewer.OpenFile("C:\Example.xmp")
' Exports values into TXT file
vPtx = array(-4, -4, 4, 4)
vPty = array(-4, 4, -4, 4)
XMPViewer.SurfacePolylineExportTXT(vPtx, vPty, 50, "C:\Example.txt")

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