Function InsertBomTable( _
   ByVal Template As String, _
   ByVal Xloc As Double, _
   ByVal Yloc As Double, _
   ByRef Errors As Integer _
) As Object

Dim instance As IView
Dim Template As String
Dim Xloc As Double
Dim Yloc As Double
Dim Errors As Integer
Dim value As Object
 
value = instance.InsertBomTable(Template, Xloc, Yloc, Errors)

object InsertBomTable( 
   string Template,
   double Xloc,
   double Yloc,
   out int Errors
)

Object^ InsertBomTable( 
&   String^ Template,
&   double Xloc,
&   double Yloc,
&   [Out] int Errors
) 

Parameters

Template

File name of the template to use to create this BOM

Xloc

X coordinate of the location of the BOM

Yloc

Y coordinate of the location of the BOM

Errors

Status of the BOM creation operation as defined in swBOMConfigurationCreationErrors_e

Return Value

This method creates a default BOM table at the specified location, using the given template. There are some user preferences that control the default appearance of the table; set them before calling this API to create a BOM that looks like you want it to. See:

• ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle values swBOMConfigurationLocked, swBOMConfigurationUseDocumentFont, swBOMConfigurationUseSummaryInfo, swBOMConfigurationAlignBottom, swBOMContentsDisplayAtTop, swBOMControlIdFromAssembly, swBOMControlMissingRows, and swBOMControlSplitTable

• ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue values swBOMConfigurationAnchorType, swBOMConfigurationWhatToShow, swBOMControlMissingRowDisplay, and swBOMControlSplitDirection

• ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceDoubleValue value swBOMControlSplitHeight

The Template argument is the full path name of the BOM template to use in creating this BOM. If you specify only a file name with no directory, SolidWorks looks for it in the SolidWorks installation directory under \lang\<local language>. If the file name is blank, the template uses the bomtemp.xls file in that directory.

The Xloc and Yloc arguments are the (X,Y) drawing location where the BOM will be anchored. To get the drawing origin from the drawing view origin, refer to IView::GetXform or IView::IGetXform. To get the drawing view extents on the drawing, use IView::GetOutline or IView::IGetOutline.

If the BOM creation fails, the Dispatch pointer that is returned will be NULL. If you want more information about why the operation failed, use the Errors argument. You can pass in NULL as the Errors argument if you are not interested in the specific information.

NOTE: Use IView::InsertBomTable2 to insert a BOM using SolidWorks table functionality.