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InstanceDefinitionTableModifySourceArchive Method (Int32, FileReference, InstanceDefinitionUpdateType, InstanceDefinitionLayerStyle, Boolean)

If the instance definition is linked or embedded, use SetSource to specify the source archive.

Namespace:  Rhino.DocObjects.Tables
Assembly:  RhinoCommon (in RhinoCommon.dll)
Since: 9.0
Syntax
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public bool ModifySourceArchive(
	int idefIndex,
	FileReference sourceArchive,
	InstanceDefinitionUpdateType updateType,
	InstanceDefinitionLayerStyle layerStyle,
	bool quiet
)

Parameters

idefIndex
Type: SystemInt32
The index of the instance definition to be modified.
sourceArchive
Type: Rhino.FileIOFileReference
The new source archive file name.
updateType
Type: Rhino.DocObjectsInstanceDefinitionUpdateType
layerStyle
Type: Rhino.DocObjectsInstanceDefinitionLayerStyle
The layer style to apply when updateType is Linked. Pass None to use the default layer style, which is Reference. This parameter is ignored for all other update types.
quiet
Type: SystemBoolean
If true, then message boxes about erroneous parameters will not be shown.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
Returns true if the definition was successfully modified otherwise returns false.
Remarks
A linked instance definition does not remember its layer style once it has been changed to another update type. Use this overload to restore the layer style when changing an instance definition back to InstanceDefinitionUpdateType.Linked.
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