Function ReplaceComponents( _
   ByVal FileName As String, _
   ByVal ConfigName As String, _
   ByVal ReplaceAllInstance As Boolean, _
   ByVal ReAttachMates As Boolean _
) As Boolean

Dim instance As IAssemblyDoc
Dim FileName As String
Dim ConfigName As String
Dim ReplaceAllInstance As Boolean
Dim ReAttachMates As Boolean
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.ReplaceComponents(FileName, ConfigName, ReplaceAllInstance, ReAttachMates)

bool ReplaceComponents( 
   string FileName,
   string ConfigName,
   bool ReplaceAllInstance,
   bool ReAttachMates
)

bool ReplaceComponents( 
&   String^ FileName,
&   String^ ConfigName,
&   bool ReplaceAllInstance,
&   bool ReAttachMates
) 

Parameters

FileName

Path and new file name

ConfigName

Name of configuration

ReplaceAllInstance

True if all instances should be replaced, false if not

ReAttachMates

True if all of the mates should be reattached if the component is found in the subassembly component, false if not

Return Value

You cannot replace a selected component with a component of the same name even if the components are in different folders.

The component must be a top-level component. It cannot be a component of a sub-assembly. If the application needs to replace a component of the sub-assembly, then it should open the sub-assembly and get the component from that assembly.

This method closes any component files when called in an assembly.  If the components were modified, then those modifications are not automatically saved. You must save any modifications before the files are closed.