Having Problems Using F_ApiSimpleImportFormats

Question

Hi,
I am (still) using FM 8 in Structured Authoring mode with FDK8 .
I want to automate the processs of importing formats to the components of a book.
I have located the F_ObjHandleT of the files I want to import from
I have tried using:
F_ApiSimpleImportFormats(bookId, titleId, 0);
Where bookId is the F_ObjHandleT of the book using bookId = F_ApiGetId(FV_SessionId, FV_SessionId, FP_ActiveBook);
And titleId is the F_ObjHandleT of the component to import from using titleId = F_ApiGetId(FV_SessionId, bookId, FP_FirstComponentInBook);
Believing this would simply update every file in the book
I have also tried cycling through the book componenets in a while loop with:
compId = F_ApiGetId(FV_SessionId, bookId, FP_FirstComponentInBook);
and
compId = F_ApiGetId(bookId, compId, FP_NextComponentInBook);
using
F_ApiSimpleImportFormats(compId, titleId, 0);
for each component (skipping the first one since that is the source)
In each case I get an FA_errno of -2 (FE_BadDocId - Illegal Document or Book)
I am able to get the name of the component using: componentName = F_ApiGetString(bookId, compId, FP_Name);
and print it to the log window, so I believe the doc ID and the book ID are sound.
Any other clues why I get an error on this API call?
Thanks,
- Michael

Answer 1

Thanks, Jang! I appreciate the response.
I short-handed my code in my original post, but I am doing as you indicate.
Here is a larger code snippet:
userCancel = F_ApiUserCancel();
            while (compId && !userCancel) {
                componentName = F_ApiGetString(bookId, compId, FP_Name);
                F_Printf(NULL, "Updating File: %s\n", componentName);
                if (compId == titleId) {
                    F_Printf(NULL, "We can skip updating the Title\n");
                } else {
                    F_Printf(NULL, "Importing Formats to %s\n", componentName);
                    It didn't help to open the component first
                    docId = F_ApiSimpleOpen(componentName, FALSE);
                    if (F_ApiClearAllChangebars(compId) != FE_Success) {
                        F_Printf(NULL, "    F_ApiClearAllChangebars: %d\n", FA_errno);                   
                    It didn't help to open the component first
                    F_ApiSimpleSave(docId, componentName, FALSE);
                    F_ApiClose(docId, TRUE);
                    if (F_ApiSimpleImportFormats(bookId, compId, 0) != FE_Success) {
                        F_Printf(NULL, "    F_ApiSimpleImportFormats: %d\n", FA_errno);                   
                F_Free(componentName);
                if (wholeBook)
                    compId = F_ApiGetId(bookId, compId, FP_NextComponentInBook);
                else
                    compId = F_ApiGetId(bookId, compId, FP_NextSelectedComponentInBook);
                userCancel = F_ApiUserCancel();
Note, I changed the API call to something else to make sure the API call was not the problem.
I get the same error code using F_ApiCLearAllChangebars()
(Wow, That formatting is annoying. Must be a better way to place code into the forum message)