Template copy across projects

[mvj]

Hi

I have the following code which does not work.

Public Sub CopyDepToDep()
    Dim dep1 As Project
    Dim dep2 As Project
    Dim temp1 As Template
    Dim temp2 As Template

    Set dep1 = MyWorkspace.Application.Projects.Item("DEP01")
    Set dep2 = MyWorkspace.Application.Projects.Item("DEP02")
    
    Set temp1 = dep1.Templates.Item("DEP-OVS")
    Set temp2 = dep2.Templates.Create("DEP-OVS_copy", False)
    
    Debug.Print "temp copy result: " & temp2.Copy(temp1)
End Sub

Copy returns False and the DEP-OVS_copy template is a default template.

If I change temp2 so it is within the same project like this:

 Set temp2 = dep1.Templates.Create("DEP-OVS_copy", False)

It works!

Is it not possible to copy across project? Is there a workaround?

Edit: I use 6.22 SP1 Build 8

[herberto]

I would suggest to use the export functionality:
1. export the template of ProjectA
2. import the template

VBA method:
Template.Export

As far as I know exporting single items of a collection is only possible with templates and standard recipes.

By now you can "only" export i.e the complete collection of Pictures, Variables, ...
In the version after zenon 6.50 it should be also possible with all modules.

Public Sub ExportImportTemplate()
    Dim dep1 As Project
    Dim dep2 As Project
    Dim temp1 As Template
    Dim temp2 As Template
    Dim bResult As Boolean
 
    Set dep1 = MyWorkspace.Application.Projects.Item("DEP01")
    Set dep2 = MyWorkspace.Application.Projects.Item("DEP02")
 
    Set temp1 = dep1.Templates.Item("DEP-OVS")
        temp1.Export ("C:\TemplateOfDep1.xml")
    
    bResult = dep2.Templates.Import("C:\TemplateOfDep1.xml")
    
    Debug.Print bResult
End Sub

Regards,
Herbert

[mvj]

That solved my problem. Thanks

[herberto]

One thing I want to add:
Copying Pictures, Templates or Functions via VBA accross projects does not work (I've checked this together with the resp. develop. guy)
-> due this is not mentioned within the help documentation (VBA help) I will inform the documenation department that this has to be corrected

Regards,
Herbert