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ImportPackage Object

The ImportPackage object represents the current import package.

ClosedImportPackage Object Properties

The ImportPackage object provides the following properties, all of which are read-only. They are described below.

ClosedDescription Property

Gets or sets the description of the current package.

Syntax

Description As String

Remarks

The package must be in the Open status to set the value.

ClosedID Property

Returns the ID of the current object. The value is unique within the current vault. For the ID value that is unique among all vaults, retrieve the GlobalID property value, if available. Read-only.

Syntax

ID As String

ClosedName Property

Returns the name of the current object. Depending on the object type, this property returns the display name of the object or it returns the internal name and may be read-only.

Syntax

Name As String

Remarks

If the current object is a Package, it must be in the Open status to set the value.

If the current object is a User, this property is the short name of the user as stored in the user's Meridian account information and is read-only. This property can be used to specify the recipient's email address and either an empty string or no value set in the Address property. If an email address is specified in Name, it must be surrounded with carets (<>). When used with Microsoft Outlook, the Name property may contain the user's full name or last name and Outlook will attempt to resolve the name to the email address in the default address book.

Meridian user names can be shown in different formats determined by the UserNameFormatserver registry setting.

ClosedImportProfile Property

Gets the ImportProfile object that is assigned to the current ImportPackage object.

Syntax

ImportProfile As Object

ClosedImportPackage Object Methods

The ImportPackage object methods affect the current import package. They are described below.

ClosedGetDocuments Method

Gets the documents contained in the current package.

Syntax

GetDocuments() As Array

Return Value

Returns an array of GlobalID values for the documents.

Remarks

When the current package is an import package, returns an array only if the Status property of the package is AS_IPS_Imported.