AdministrationMetadataCatalog.ImportPackage Method (Stream, String , Encoding, PackageContents)

Imports the model from the specified stream into the Metadata Store using the specified encoding and package contents.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client (in Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function ImportPackage ( _
    stream As Stream, _
    <OutAttribute> ByRef errors As String(), _
    encoding As Encoding, _
    packageContents As PackageContents _
) As Model
'Usage
Dim instance As AdministrationMetadataCatalog
Dim stream As Stream
Dim errors As String()
Dim encoding As Encoding
Dim packageContents As PackageContents
Dim returnValue As Model

returnValue = instance.ImportPackage(stream, _
    errors, encoding, packageContents)

public Model ImportPackage(
    Stream stream,
    out string[] errors,
    Encoding encoding,
    PackageContents packageContents
)

Parameters

• stream
  Type: System.IO.Stream

  The stream to import the model from.

• errors
  Type: []

  A list of the non-critical errors encountered during the import process.

• encoding
  Type: System.Text.Encoding

  The encoding to use when importing the model.

• packageContents
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client.Parser.PackageContents

  A set of flags indicating what to import.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client.Model
The imported model.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The stream or encoding parameter is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
PackageFormatException	The format of the metadata content is invalid.
SerializationException	If you attempt to import a BDC model into the BDC Metadata Store when a model with the same name already exists.

See Also

Reference

AdministrationMetadataCatalog Class

AdministrationMetadataCatalog Members

ImportPackage Overload

Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client Namespace