CreateNode Method

Description

Add a link in the HistoryFolder to a McDBNode.

Return Type

A McDBNode object. The McDBNode exposing the link when successful.
Failure Returns Nothing.

Failure conditions:
* pdbnodeOpened is a child of the HistoryFolder.
* DataManager.AddNode failed
* No HistoryFolder.
* File does Not exist

Syntax

object.CreateNode (vTypeOrObject, sName, [vParent], [eJournalContentOverride], [eOptions])

The CreateNode Method syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
object	An expression evaluating to an object of type McDataJournal.
vTypeOrObject	Required. A Variant value.
sName	Required. A String value.
vParent	Optional. A Variant value.
eJournalContentOverride	Optional. A McDataJournalOperations enumeration, as described in settings.
eOptions	Optional. A Long value.

Settings

The settings for eJournalContentOverride are:

Constant		Value	Description
	mcdatJO_Default	0	normal journaling
	mcdatJO_NoProprietary	2	do not expose the Proprietary or automation object
	mcdatJO_NoIcons	4	do not create icons
	mcdatJO_NoAttributes	8	do not extract, computer or expose the attributes
	mcdatJO_NoNode	30	do not create a journal McDBNode
	mcdatJO_NoProprietaryHash	32	do not compute hash for the Proprietary or automation object content
	mcdatJO_NoNodeHash	64	do not compute hash for the McDBNode content
	mcdatJO_BkgrdProprietary	32	link the Proprietary or automation object in a background process
	mcdatJO_BkgrdIcons	64	create icons in a background process
	mcdatJO_BkgrdAttributes	128	extract, computer or expose the attributes in a background process
	mcdatJO_BkgrdNode	480	create a journal McDBNode in a background process
	mcdatJO_BkgrdProprietaryHash	512	compute hash for the Proprietary or automation object content in a background process
	mcdatJO_BkgrdNodeHash	1024	compute hash for the McDBNode content in a background process
	mcdatJO_NoPersistProprietary	8192	do not store the Proprietary or automation object
	mcdatJO_NoPersistIcons	16384	do not store the icons
	mcdatJO_NoPersistAttributes	-32768	do not store or index the attributes
	mcdatJO_NoPersistNode	122880	do not store the McDBNode
	mcdatJO_BkgrdPersistNode	131072	Store the McDBNode in a database in a background process
	mcdatJO_NoJournalDatabase	16777216	Do not use a journal database to persist McDBNode or Attribute set definitions
	mcdatJO_CreateJournalDatabaseOnInit	33554432	Create the Journal database when this object is created.

Remarks

The Data property will be linked using the mcdatnam_ShareData linking mechanism.
A McSetting exist to allow the HistoryFolder McDBNode instances to be reused or overwritten
when a simular AddNodeLink operation is executed.