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xpressinsight.AppInterface.put_scen_attach

Purpose
Uploads a scenario attachment to the Insight server.
Synopsis
xpressinsight.AppInterface.put_scen_attach(self, filename: str, overwrite: bool = True, *, source_filename: str = None) -> None
Arguments
filename 
The filename of the attachment to be uploaded
overwrite 
If True, will overwrite attachment if it already exists. If False and attachment already exists, will fail with insight.attach_status returning AttachStatus.ALREADY_EXISTS. Defaults to True if not given.
source_filename 
The local filename from which to read the attachment content; may be an absolute path or relative to the Python working directory. If not specified, the attachment will be read from a file in the working directory.
Example
Example of taking a file my_attach.dat in the working directory, and saving it as a new scenario attachment called my_attach.dat. 
>>> insight.put_scen_attach('my_attach.dat', False)
... if insight.attach_status == AttachStatus.OK:
...     print("Attachment added ok")
... elif insight.attach_status == AttachStatus.ALREADY_EXISTS:
...     print("Attachment already exists")
... else:
...     print("Error adding attachment:", insight.attach_status)
Further information
1. The method put_scen_attach is part of the class xpressinsight.AppInterface.
2. Check the attachment status code using insight.attach_status to determine whether the attachment was successfully added.
3. The new attachment will not be available on the Insight server until the scenario completes.
4. Attempting to access attachments outside an Xpress Insight scenario will access local files that have been supplied to this class.
Related topics
AppInterface.attach_status,
AppInterface.get_scen_attach

Parent Topic App Interface Classes

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