[gme-users] Calling 'MGA.Interpreter.MetaGME2Uml' Programatically

[Chris vanBuskirk]

> There is a command line version of metagmetouml:
> 
> MetaGME2UML <MetaGME filename> <UML filename>
> 
> Hope it helps for you.
> 
> Thanks,
> Feng
> 
After running this tool the timestamp of my original MetaGME.mga file is
not updated.  Isn't that a problem for some situtations?

For example, when running the MetaGME2UML interpreter interactively, GME
will warn you that the process of exporting this paradigm to UML has
actually written back modifications to your original MetaGME model (e.g.
you might want to re-register the paradigm).  

In my case, I want to create a series of scripts that (a) check out an
XME for some MetaGME paradigm from the source code control system,  ...
(b) generate some UDM stuff ... & (c) check the updated XME back into
SVN (where these 'updates' came from the process of exporting the
MetaGME to UML).  


--
Chris

P.S.  Thanks; I think I've found the source code to the interpreter now.
It was in the GReAT codebase, not the GME sources?  



> -----Original Message-----
> From: gme-users-bounces at list.isis.vanderbilt.edu 
> [mailto:gme-users-bounces at list.isis.vanderbilt.edu] On Behalf 
> Of Chris vanBuskirk
> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 2:05 PM
> To: gme-users
> Subject: [gme-users] Calling 'MGA.Interpreter.MetaGME2Uml' 
> Programatically
> 
> GME Users,
> 
> I am attempting to invoke the 'MGA.Interpreter.MetaGME2Uml' 
> interpreter via
> COM automation (i.e. in headless mode).  A copy of my failing 
> VB script is
> provided at the bottom of this email.  
> 
> I was expecting to receive a dialog interrogating me about the desired
> output MGA filename, which would be a separate problem for a 
> GUI-less mode
> of operation.  Instead, I am getting generic 
> 
>   catch(...)
>   {
>   AfxMessageBox("An application error has occured in component " 
> 	+ compname + ".\n"
> 	"The system might not be in a stable state any more.\n"
> 	"Please save your work and restart the GME.");
>   } 
> 
> type error messages.  Any insights about how to accomplish 
> such a thing?
> Barring that, where would I find the source code for that 
> interpreter?  I've
> poked and prodded a bit, but I think maybe I'm looking in the 
> wrong place
> for this interpreter's sources.  
> 
> 
> Thanks Much,
>   Chris
> 
> 
> 
> 
> <code>
> ' USAGE:  Meta2UML.vbs  infile outfile
> '	Imports a MetaGME paradigm definition and converts to 
> GME-UML (for
> UDM)
> '
> ' Arguments:
> '	1. infile : input MGA model 
> '	2. outfile: export meta to UML format
> '
> infile  = WScript.arguments.item(0)
> outfile = WScript.arguments.item(1)
> 
> Set mga  	= CreateObject("Mga.MgaProject")
> Set launcher= CreateObject("Mga.MgaLauncher")
> interpreter = "MGA.Interpreter.MetaGME2Uml"
> 
> mga.Open "MGA="&infile
> 
> launcher.RunComponent interpreter, mga, Nothing, Nothing, CLng(0)
> 
> mga.Close
> </code>
> 
> 
> 
> 
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