Workspace VersionIDToInternalID Method

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Workspace VersionIDToInternalID Method

This method translates an object-version identifier into an internal object-version identifier. Internal object-version identifiers are used by the repository engine to identify repository object versions.

This method is not attached to the default interface for the repository Automation object; it is attached to the IRepository2 interface. For more information about accessing a member of an interface that is not the default interface, see Accessing Automation Object Members.

Syntax

variable  =  object.VersionIDToInternalID(versionId)

The VersionIDToInternalID method syntax has the following parts.

Part Description
variable Receives the internal identifier
object The object that represents the workspace through which this program is interacting with the repository
versionId The object-version identifier to be converted
Remarks

Repository object-version identifiers are globally unique, and they are the same across repositories for the same object version. Internal object-version identifiers are unique only within the scope of a single repository.

The translation performed by this method is performed without loading the object version in question. This enables database queries involving an object or relationship type identifier to be constructed without having to load the definition object.

See Also

IRepository2 Interface

Object Identifiers and Internal Identifiers

Repository InternalIDToObjectID Method

RepositoryObjectVersion Object

Workspace Object