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Reads category-related values from a temporary file and populates internal data structures such as SelectedCategoriesArray and ValueFieldsLinkedToCategories.

The input file (referenced by tempCategoriesFile) is parsed line-by-line for key-value pairs defining category metadata such as project name, category titles, codes, and descriptions..

The method also sets internal counters like CategoryMakerTreeDepth and _MaxCategorizable, and ensures that the internal category value fields arrays are properly aligned with the number of selected categories.

Return Value

True if valid category data was loaded and processed; False otherwise.

Namespace: MwPDMApi
Assembly: MwPDMApi (in MwPDMApi.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function InputAllCategoryValues As Boolean

C#
public bool InputAllCategoryValues()

Visual C++
public: bool InputAllCategoryValues()

Visual C++

public:

bool InputAllCategoryValues()

JavaScript
function inputAllCategoryValues();