HasInputFileChanged()

Given the name of a server participant defined for the analysis, checks whether the input file has changed.

Available for server participants.

Returns a value of True or False.

Currently, only server participants track input file changes. Calling this command with participants of other types will return False in all cases, even if changes have been made to the participant input file.

If the participant cannot be updated, its state will not change.

Essential Keyword Arguments

ParticipantName : string

Participant name. Must be the name of an existing participant.

Participant type can be DEFAULT-SRV, MECH-SRV, or CFD-SRV.


Note:  For cases created before the 2024 R2 release, cases could have input changes even if the HasInputFileChanged() command returns a false value. Therefore, Ansys recommends that you update the Mechanical server participant for all cases created before the 2024 R2 release.


Return Type

Boolean