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Find Users Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to find users in the vault.

NOTE: If using the .NET Framework 4.0 primary interop assembly provided with SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM, see Using .NET Framework 4.0 in Stand-alone Applications.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
'  1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
'     a. Click File > New > Project > Visual Basic > Windows Forms Application.
'     b. Type FindUser in Name.
'     c. Click Browse and navigate to the folder where to create the project.
'     d. Click OK
'     e. Click Show All Files in the Solution Explorer toolbar and expand 
'        Form1.vb in the Solution Explorer.
'     f. Replace the code in Form1.vb with this code.
'     g. To create the form, replace the code in Form1.Designer.vb with 
'        this code.
'  2. Add EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll as a reference (right-click the project
'     name in the Solution Explorer, click Add Reference, click 
'     Assemblies > Framework in the left-side panel, browse to the top folder of 
'     your SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM installation, locate and click 
'     EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll, click Open, click Add, and click Close).
'  3. Right-click EPDM.Interop.epdm in References, click Properties, and set 
'     Embed Interop Types to False to handle methods that pass arrays of 
'     structures.
'  4. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5.
'
' Postconditions: 
'  1. Displays the Find Users dialog box.
'     a. Select a vault view.
'     b. In Full name contains, type a substring of the full name of a 
'        user that exists in the vault.
'     c. Click Find Users.
'        A message box confirms the substring typed in Postconditions
'        step 1b. 
'     d. Click OK.
'        Displays a Search for users dialog.
'     e. Click Find.
'        Displays a Search for users dialog with results.
'     f. Click the first row.
'     g. Click Select.
'        * Displays a message box with the updated user information.
'        * The selected user's phone and website information are updated.
'     h. Click OK.
'  2. Updates the Find Users dialog box with the full name and picture, if
'     it exists, of the last user found whose full name contains the substring 
'     typed in Postconditions step 1b. 
'  3. Close the Find Users dialog box.
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
'Form1.vb

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml.Serialization
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports EPDM.Interop.epdm
 
Public Class Form1
    Dim vault1 As IEdmVault5 = New EdmVault5()
    Dim vault As IEdmVault8 = DirectCast(vault1, IEdmVault8)
    Dim Views As EdmViewInfo() = Nothing
    Public Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.ObjectByVal e As System.EventArgsHandles MyBase.Load
 
        Try
            vault.GetVaultViews(Views, False)
            VaultsComboBox.Items.Clear()
            For Each View As EdmViewInfo In Views
                VaultsComboBox.Items.Add(View.mbsVaultName)
            Next
            If VaultsComboBox.Items.Count > 0 Then
                VaultsComboBox.Text = DirectCast(VaultsComboBox.Items(0), String)
            End If
        Catch ex As System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
            MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message)
        Catch ex As Exception
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
        End Try
 
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub FindUsers_Click(ByVal sender As System.ObjectByVal e As System.EventArgsHandles FindUsers.Click
 
        Try
            Dim vault2 As IEdmVault7 = Nothing
            If vault1 Is Nothing Then
                vault1 = New EdmVault5()
            End If
            vault2 = DirectCast(vault1, IEdmVault7)
 
            If Not vault1.IsLoggedIn Then
                vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, Me.Handle.ToInt32())
            End If
 
            'Get the user search interface 
            Dim poFind As IEdmFindUser
            poFind = vault2.CreateUtility(EdmUtility.EdmUtil_FindUser)
 
            'Search for a user with specified text in the full user name 
            poFind.SetPropt(EdmFindUserProp.Edmfup_FullName, Me.TextBox1.Text)
            Dim val As String
            val = poFind.GetPropt(EdmFindUserProp.Edmfup_FullName)
            MessageBox.Show("Find users whose full names contain " & """" & val & """")
 
            poFind.ShowFindUI(Me.Handle.ToInt32(), True"Search for users")
 
            Dim poResult As IEdmEnum
            poResult = poFind.Result
            Dim str As String = "Found " & poResult.Count.ToString & " users with full names containing, " & """" & Me.TextBox1.Text & """" & ":"
 
            Dim oImg As System.Drawing.Image
            Dim poUser As IEdmUser10
            Dim UserInfo As EdmUserDataEx = New EdmUserDataEx()
            UserInfo.mlEdmUserDataExFlags = EdmUserDataExFlag.Edmudex_All
 
            For Each element In poResult
                poUser = element
 
                'Get user's information
                poUser.GetUserDataEx(UserInfo)
 
                'Update user's information
                UserInfo.mbsPhone = "123456789"
                UserInfo.mbsWebSite1 = "http://www.solidworks.com"
                UserInfo.mbsWebSite2 = "https://www.facebook.com/solidworks"
                poUser.SetUserDataEx(UserInfo)
 
                str = str & vbLf & "Full name: " & UserInfo.mbsCompleteName & ", Phone: " & UserInfo.mbsPhone & ", WebSite1: " & UserInfo.mbsWebSite1 & ", Website2: " & UserInfo.mbsWebSite2
            Next
 
            MessageBox.Show(str)
 
            'Display the picture, if available, of the last user found 
            If Not UserInfo.mbsPicturePath = Nothing Then
                Me.TextBox2.Text = UserInfo.mbsCompleteName
                oImg = System.Drawing.Bitmap.FromFile(UserInfo.mbsPicturePath)
                Me.CreateGraphics().DrawImage(oImg, 40, 220)
            End If
 
        Catch ex As System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
            MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message)
        Catch ex As Exception
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
        End Try
 
    End Sub
 
End Class

'Form1.Designer.vb

<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _
Partial Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
 
    'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
    Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        Try
            If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        Finally
            MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
        End Try
    End Sub
 
    'Required by the Windows Form Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer
 
    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
    'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _
    Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.FindUsers = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.VaultsComboBox = New System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox()
        Me.Label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
        Me.Label2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
        Me.TextBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox()
        Me.Label3 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
        Me.TextBox2 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        '
        'FindUsers
        '
        Me.FindUsers.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(72, 136)
        Me.FindUsers.Name = "FindUsers"
        Me.FindUsers.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(66, 23)
        Me.FindUsers.TabIndex = 0
        Me.FindUsers.Text = "Find Users"
        Me.FindUsers.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft
        Me.FindUsers.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
        '
        'VaultsComboBox
        '
        Me.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = True
        Me.VaultsComboBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(30, 39)
        Me.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox"
        Me.VaultsComboBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(169, 21)
        Me.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1
        '
        'Label1
        '
        Me.Label1.AutoSize = True
        Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(27, 23)
        Me.Label1.Name = "Label1"
        Me.Label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(91, 13)
        Me.Label1.TabIndex = 2
        Me.Label1.Text = "Select vault view:"
        '
        'Label2
        '
        Me.Label2.AutoSize = True
        Me.Label2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(27, 77)
        Me.Label2.Name = "Label2"
        Me.Label2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(104, 13)
        Me.Label2.TabIndex = 3
        Me.Label2.Text = "Full name contains:"
        '
        'TextBox1
        '
        Me.TextBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(32, 93)
        Me.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1"
        Me.TextBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(167, 20)
        Me.TextBox1.TabIndex = 4
        '
        'Label3
        '
        Me.Label3.AutoSize = True
        Me.Label3.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(29, 172)
        Me.Label3.Name = "Label3"
        Me.Label3.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(83, 13)
        Me.Label3.TabIndex = 6
        Me.Label3.Text = "Last user found:"
        '
        'TextBox2
        '
        Me.TextBox2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(30, 188)
        Me.TextBox2.Name = "TextBox2"
        Me.TextBox2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(169, 20)
        Me.TextBox2.TabIndex = 7
        '
        'Form1
        '
        Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
        Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(406, 447)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox2)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label3)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox1)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label2)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label1)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsComboBox)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.FindUsers)
        Me.Name = "Form1"
        Me.Text = "Find Users"
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)
        Me.PerformLayout()
 
    End Sub
    Friend WithEvents FindUsers As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents VaultsComboBox As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
    Friend WithEvents Label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Friend WithEvents Label2 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Friend WithEvents TextBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
    Friend WithEvents Label3 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Friend WithEvents TextBox2 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
 
End Class

 



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