CreateGroup

This method creates a group in the Project Tree.

 

JavaScript

 

CreateGroup(

       GroupName,

       ParentGroupID)

 

C#

 

string CreateGroup(

       string GroupName,

       string ParentGroupID = "")

 

C++

 

HRESULT CreateGroup(

       BSTR GroupName,

       BSTR ParentGroupID,

       BSTR * pVal) 

 

Parameters

GroupName

Name assigned to the group being created.

ParentGroupID

The Project Tree group in which the group is created. If it is set to an empty string, the object is created under the root. You can obtain the GroupID by one of the following methods:

·          Create the group using IProjectTree80.CreateGroup.

·          Find the group, if you know the name, using IProjectTree80.FindItem.

·          Traverse the Tree using IProjectTree80 methods such as GetNextItem, until you come to the desired GroupID.

Return Value

pVal

The ID of the group being created.

Exceptions

HRESULT can return any of the values listed in the HRESULT Return Values list, as well as the following values:

TE_E_INFOTREE_PARENTNOTGROUP

The group ID entered does not represent a valid group in the Project Tree.

TE_E_INFOTREE_ITEMNOTGROUP

The item entered is not a group and therefore cannot be used as a group.

TE_E_INFOTREE_CANTUSEROOT

Cannot use Tree root for this operation

TE_E_INFOTREE_ITEMISGROUP

Item ID is a group so an object cannot be retrieved.