Tags do not hide when created with VBA in CONNECT Edition

You're probably aware that Bentley Systems tell us that tags are deprecated in MicroStation CONNECT.  However, many people, like yourself, use tags and have written code to handle tags.  They are unlikely to disappear from MicroStation in this decade.

However, Bentley Systems would rather that we concentrate on new, shiny, features like Item Types.  I suspect that the developers don't plan to put any emphasis on fixing bits of the tag API that don't work, but I'll be happy to read a statement to the contrary. 

Carl Stanton said:

when I run my custom VBA blocks elements are drawn with all tags visible

Please provide some evidence...

• A DGN file that includes your tag defs
• VBA function source code that creates tag elements

dgn file and an example VBA source code are attached. The relevant VBA function is also below. INSERT_TRACK.mvba

vba source code:

Public Sub AddTagDefinitions(TagSetName As String)
Dim oDefs As TagDefinitions

Set oTagSet = oTagSets.Add(TagSetName)
'Creating TagSets
Set oDefs = oTagSet.TagDefinitions


Set oTagDef = oTagSet.TagDefinitions.Add("FUN_ID", msdTagTypeCharacter)
With oTagDef
.IsHidden = True
.IsConstant = False
End With
Set oTagDef = oDefs.Add("ANGLE", msdTagTypeCharacter)
With oTagDef
.IsHidden = True
.IsConstant = False
End With
Set oTagDef = oDefs.Add("TSI", msdTagTypeCharacter)
With oTagDef
.IsHidden = True
.IsConstant = False
End With
Set oTagDef = oDefs.Add("MISC", msdTagTypeCharacter)
With oTagDef
.IsHidden = True
.IsConstant = False
End With
End Sub

ctec_cad.dgnlib

Hi Carl,

I can confirm this is an open Bug # 661690 with placing tags.
The workaround would be to explicitly set .IsHidden = true after attaching the tag to an element.
This could be such a code example:

    Set oTag = element.AddTag(oTagdef) 
    oTag.IsHidden = True    ' hide after adding tag
    oTag.Rewrite            ' rewrite in dgn
    

I hope this helps?

Best regards,

Artur

Hi Carl,

I can confirm this is an open Bug # 661690 with placing tags.
The workaround would be to explicitly set .IsHidden = true after attaching the tag to an element.
This could be such a code example:

    Set oTag = element.AddTag(oTagdef) 
    oTag.IsHidden = True    ' hide after adding tag
    oTag.Rewrite            ' rewrite in dgn
    

I hope this helps?

Best regards,

Artur

This appears to work, thank you very much.