Microstation ConnectSDK I cannot modify existing text in textblock

Question

Hello, I am scanning a file for text and pass the MSElementDescr to my function for modification. I have tried a number of methods from the examples file. I can ADD text, but my ability to modify the existing simple text string seems to be lacking something. Is there an element add needed, or am I using the incorrect process for modifying existing text? I am fairly new to programming for Microstation, are there any books explaining how to program for Microstation using Visual Studio 2017 in c++?

Public void getText(MSElementDescr *elm) {

ElementHandle eh(elm,false);
EditElementHandle eeh(elm, true, true, 0);

TextBlockPtr textBlock = TextHandlerBase::GetFirstTextPartValue(eh);
CaretPtr searchStart =textBlock->CreateStartCaret();
CaretPtr searchEnd = textBlock->CreateEndCaret();
ITextQueryCP textQueryHandler = eh.GetITextQuery();

if (!textQueryHandler || !textQueryHandler->IsTextElement(eh)) {
return;
}

ITextEditP textEdit = eh.GetITextEdit();
ITextPartIdPtr textPart;
TextBlockPtr textBlock = textEdit->GetTextPart(eh, *textPart);

if (!textBlock.IsNull() && !textBlock->IsEmpty())
{
WString strW = textBlock->ToString();
CaretPtr startCaret = textBlock->CreateStartCaret();
CaretPtr endCaret = textBlock->CreateEndCaret();
WString originalString = textBlock->ToString();

if (0 == originalString.compare(L"TEXT_TO_MATCH"))

{
std::wostringstream oss;
oss << "this is a test";
textBlock->ReplaceText(oss.str().c_str(), *textBlock->CreateStartCaret(), *textBlock->CreateEndCaret());//CHANGES TEXT IN TEXTBLOCK, BUT NOT IN DESIGN FILE
textBlock->PerformLayout();//DESPERATE TEST TO SEE IF IT WOULD UPDATE FILE... BUT NO
textEdit->ReplaceTextPart(eeh, *textPart, *textBlock);

//THESE REMAIN FROM MY FAILED TESTS BELOW
//ElementRefP erp = eeh.GetElementRef();
//MSElementCP msecp = eeh.GetElementCP();

//eeh.ReplaceInModel(erp); //doesn't work
//eeh.ReplaceElement(msecp); doesn't work
//textBlock->AppendText(oss.str().c_str());//doesn't work
//eeh.AddToModel();//will add element to file, keeps old element this works.
}

}

Jon Summers · Accepted Answer

I've published an article about an example ReplaceTextTool . 
 It adds some commands to replace text, rather than copy text as in the SDK example. In particular, it shows how to extract text from a TextBlock , and how to update the text in a TextBlock .

John Schenk · Answer

Thanks SOOOO much Jon, this is exactly what I needed!!!!!!

Jon Summers · Answer

I've created a new version of the ModifyTextTool example. It has two key-ins: CHANGECASE and CHANGETEXT. 
 
 CHANGECASE is the existing command 
 CHANGETEXT new text is new and implements text substitution 
 
 Both commands behave the same idiosyncratic way as the original example: the text element isn't replaced, but a new text element is created with the substitution. 
 ModifyTextTool.zip

Microstation ConnectSDK I cannot modify existing text in textblock

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