Open STAAD Command GetRepeatLoadCount not working

GetRepeatLoadCount functtion actually returns the number of repeat load present in a load case.

Example: Load case 2 has 3 Repeat Load cases. So if GetRepeatLoadCount function is used for load case 2, the return value of GetRepeatLoadCount will be 3.

VBA code:

Set objOpenStaad = GetObject(, "StaadPro.OpenSTAAD")
Dim RepeatLoadcount As Long
Dim LoadNo As Long

LoadNo = 2
objOpenStaad.Load.SetLoadActive LoadNo
RepeatLoadcount = objOpenStaad.Load.GetRepeatLoadCount

Output:

GetRepeatLoadCount functtion actually returns the number of repeat load present in a load case.

Example: Load case 2 has 3 Repeat Load cases. So if GetRepeatLoadCount function is used for load case 2, the return value of GetRepeatLoadCount will be 3.

VBA code:

Set objOpenStaad = GetObject(, "StaadPro.OpenSTAAD")
Dim RepeatLoadcount As Long
Dim LoadNo As Long

LoadNo = 2
objOpenStaad.Load.SetLoadActive LoadNo
RepeatLoadcount = objOpenStaad.Load.GetRepeatLoadCount

Output:

That explains. So there is no OpenSTAAD function to get the Repeat load count in a model, right?

There is no direct OpenSTAAD function to get the Total repeat Load count in a model as the Repeat Load is treated as Load item like any other load items(Nodal load, member load) defined under a primary load case. But you can use combination of OpenSTAAD functions to get the count.

Sample VBA code:

Set objOpenStaad = GetObject(, "StaadPro.OpenSTAAD")
Dim nPrimaryLoadCase As Long
Dim LC() As Long
Dim LoadType As Long
Dim nLoadSize As Long
nLoadSize = 0
LoadType = 4201 ''Repeat load data
Dim RepeatLoadCount As Long
RepeatLoadCount = 0
Dim RepeatLCNo As Long

nPrimaryLoadCase = objOpenStaad.Load.GetPrimaryLoadCaseCount
ReDim LC(nPrimaryLoadCase - 1)
objOpenStaad.Load.GetPrimaryLoadCaseNumbers LC

For i = 0 To nPrimaryLoadCase - 1
objOpenStaad.Load.SetLoadActive LC(i)

nLoadSize = objOpenStaad.Load.GetLoadTypeCount(LoadType)
If nLoadSize > 0 Then
RepeatLoadCount = RepeatLoadCount + 1
RepeatLCNo = LC(i)
End If
Next i
MsgBox "Repeat Load count is: " & RepeatLoadCount