ISCDOPhysQuantity.SysUnit

Description

The system physical unit of the specified physical quantity.

Syntax

object.SysUnit

Part Attribute Type Description
object Required
The object always implements the ISCDOPhysQuantity interface
Restriction: This property is readonly.

Return Value

ISCDOPhysUnit

Example

Display some information about the specified physical quantity, including its system physical unit, the number of other physical units, their names and values converted into the source physical unit.

Dim aSrcUnit, aUnit
Dim aPhysQuantity
Dim aValue
Dim i
Dim aMessage

Set aSrcUnit = Profile.FindCDOPsysUnitByText("g")
set aPhysQuantity = aSrcUnit.PhysQuantity

aMessage = "Source Physical Unit: " & aSrcUnit.AsString & vbNewLIne &_
  "Physical Quantity System Unit: " & aPhysQuantity.SysUnit.AsString & vbNewLIne &_
  "Other Units of the Physical Quantity: "

for i = 0 to aPhysQuantity.PhysUnitCount - 1
  set aUnit = aPhysQuantity.PhysUnit(i)
  aValue = aSrcUnit.ConvertValue(1, aUnit) 
  
  aMessage = aMessage & vbNewLine & (i + 1) & ") " & aUnit.AsString &_
    " (= " & aValue  & " " & aSrcUnit.AsString & ")"
next 
 
Profile.MsgBox(aMessage)
Note: In Profile Client v8 on User Interface System Units can be found in Maintain > Units and Measures.

Version information

Added in v7.8.0