Save Annotations to NX XML

Annotations are stored to a NotateXpress™ XML file or variant using the same methods as those used for saving annotation data to a .nxp file or variant:

Save Annotations To An XML File

Set the AnnotationType to NX_AnnotationType_XML, and the use the StoreAnnotation method to store annotations to file. If saving to a multi-page NX XML annotation file, set the PageNumber property to specify which page to save the annotations to. If the file exists, NotateXpress will replace the specified page's annotations with the annotations being saved. NotateXpress will add the annotations, if the page does not exist.

Save Annotations to XML Via Variant

NotateXpress also provides methods for saving annotations via variant variables. First set the AnnotationType property is set to NX_AnnotationType_XML. Second set the PageNumber property to specify from which page annotations should be saved. Finally when the application calls GetAnnIntoVariant or GetLayerIntoVariant, a variant byte array is created, which can be stored to database or any other store.