HD59489: NOT SYNTAX DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY WITH MACRO OF CATIA

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Not syntax does not operate correctly with Macro of
  CATIA
  Settings Required:
  Option:Parameters and Measure
  Parameter Tree View
  -With value = ON
  -With formula = ON
  Option:Product Structure
  Specification Tree Order
  - Parameters = Yes
  - Relations = Yes
  Option:Part Infrastructure
  Display In Specification Tree
  - Constraints = ON
  - Parameters = ON
  - Relations = ON
  Scenario:
  1. Open V503226.CATPart
  2.Start Macro ( Tools -- Macro -- Macro ).
  3.Select Module1 and click Run bottom.
  Actual Result:
  If we use NOT operator on boolParam1.Value then
  Not operator returns True instead of false.
  Expected Result:
  If we use NOT operator on boolParam1.Value then
  It should give proper results.
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Not syntax does not operate correctly with Macro of CATIA
  Not syntax does not operate correctly with Macro of
  CATIA
  Settings Required:
  Option:Parameters and Measure
  Parameter Tree View
  -With value = ON
  -With formula = ON
  Option:Product Structure
  Specification Tree Order
  - Parameters = Yes
  - Relations = Yes
  Option:Part Infrastructure
  Display In Specification Tree
  - Constraints = ON
  - Parameters = ON
  - Relations = ON
  Scenario:
  1. Open V503226.CATPart
  2.Start Macro ( Tools -- Macro -- Macro ).
  3.Select Module1 and click Run bottom.
  Actual Result:
  If we use NOT operator on boolParam1.Value then
  Not operator returns True instead of false.
  Expected Result:
  If we use NOT operator on boolParam1.Value then
  It should give proper results.
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS MODIFICATION WILL BE INCLUDED IN CATIA
  DOCUMENTATION DELIVERED WITH CATIA
  VERSION 5 RELEASE 18 GA.
  NOTE THAT DOCUMENTATION WILL ALSO BE
  INCLUDED IN V5R17SP04 V5R16SP09.
  Documentation Reference
  CAA Encyclopedia
  Automation Documentation
  About VB, VBA & Portability
  MODIFICATION:
  There is a known limitation concerning the usage of
  the Boolean type in
  the V5 Automation methods invoked from VBA. In
  V5 applications, the Boolean type
  is defined as an 'unsigned char' where the VBA
  definition is a short.
  When a V5 method returns True, the returned
  integer value is 1, though VBA is expecting -1.
  Because of this difference, the following VBA code
  will not work as expected (the method boolMethod
  returns True) :
  If myObj.boolMethod() = True Then // This test will
  fail
  ...
  End If
  to correct this limitation, you have to write some
  code like this :
  If myObj.boolMethod() Then
  ...
  End If
  or
  If myObj.boolMethod() != False Then
  ...
  End If
  For the same reason, the 'Not' operator cannot be
  applied directly on the returned value of such
  method
  Not(myObj.boolMethod()) will return True instead
  of returning False
  to use correctly the 'Not' operator you have to use
  a variable to store the boolean value before
  applying the operator :
  Dim myBool
  myBool = myObj.boolMethod()
  Not(myBool) will correctly return False
  Note that this limitation is specific to VBA and is not
  concerning VBScript.
  .
  

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