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Get Card Control Information Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to get information about the controls in a selected file's data card.

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.
'  2. Click File > New > Project > Visual Basic > Windows Forms Application.
'  3. Type CardControlInfo in Name.
'  4. Click Browse to navigate to the folder where to create the project.
'  5. Click OK.
'
  6. Click Show All Files in the Solution Explorer toolbar and expand 
'     Form1.vb in the Solution Explorer. 
'  7. Replace the code in Form1.vb with this code.
'  8. To create the form, replace the code in
Form1.Designer.vb with this code.
'  9. Add EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll as a reference (right-click the project
'     name in the Solution Explorer, click Add Reference, click 
'     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).
' 10. Right-click EPDM.Interop.epdm in References, select Properties, and set 
'     Embed Interop Types to False to handle methods that pass arrays of 
'     structures.
' 11. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5.
'
' Postconditions: 
'  1. Displays a dialog.
'  2. Select a vault.
'  3. Click Select file.
'  4. In the Select File dialog:
'     a. Click a file in the vault.
'     b. Click Open.

'  5. Click Get card information.
'  6. A message box displays information about the selected file's data card.
'  7. Click OK in the message box.
'  8. A message box displays information about each edit box control in the
'     data card.
'  9. Click OK in the message boxes.

' 10. Close the dialog.
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

'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
 
    Private vault1 As IEdmVault5 = Nothing
    Dim aFile As IEdmFile5
    Dim aFolder As IEdmFolder5
    Dim aCard As IEdmCard6
    Dim aControl As IEdmCardControl5
    Dim aPos As IEdmPos5
    Dim plWidth As Integer
    Dim plHeight As Integer
    Dim plX As Integer
    Dim plY As Integer
    Dim plParentCtrlID As Integer
    Dim plPageNo As Integer
    Dim poMin As Object = Nothing
    Dim poMax As Object = Nothing
    Dim varType As EdmVariableType
    Dim contType As EdmCardControlType
    Dim fileExt As String
    Dim cardID As Integer
    Dim str As String
    Dim k As Integer
 
    Public Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.ObjectByVal e As System.EventArgsHandles MyBase.Load
 
        Try
            Dim vault1 As IEdmVault5 = New EdmVault5()
            Dim vault As IEdmVault8 = DirectCast(vault1, IEdmVault8)
            Dim Views As EdmViewInfo() = Nothing
 
            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
 
    Public Sub SelectFiles_Click(ByVal sender As System.ObjectByVal e As System.EventArgsHandles SelectFiles.Click
        Try
            File1List.Items.Clear()
 
            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
 
            'Set the initial directory in the Select File dialog
            OpenFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = vault1.RootFolderPath
 
            'Show the Select File dialog
            Dim DialogResult As System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult = Nothing
            DialogResult = OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog()
 
            If Not (DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK) Then
                ' do nothing
            Else
                For Each FileName As String In OpenFileDialog1.FileNames
                    File1List.Items.Add(FileName)
                    aFile = vault1.GetFileFromPath(FileName)
                    k = FileName.LastIndexOf(".")
                    fileExt = FileName.Substring(k + 1, (FileName.Length) - k - 1)
                    aPos = aFile.GetFirstFolderPosition()
                    aFolder = aFile.GetNextFolder(aPos)
                Next
            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
 
    Public Sub GetCardControls_Click(ByVal sender As System.ObjectByVal e As System.EventArgsHandles GetCardControls.Click
        Try
 
            Dim vault2 As IEdmVault7 = Nothing
            If vault1 Is Nothing Then
                vault1 = New EdmVault5()
            End If
            vault2 = DirectCast(vault1, IEdmVault9)
            If Not vault1.IsLoggedIn Then
                vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, Me.Handle.ToInt32())
            End If
 
            If Not IsNothing(aFile) Then
 
                ' Get the selected file's data card
                aCard = aFolder.GetCard(fileExt)
                cardID = aFolder.GetCardID(fileExt)
 
                aCard.GetSize(plWidth, plHeight)
                str = "Card ID: " & cardID & ", EdmCardType: " & aCard.CardType & ", Width: " & plWidth & ", Height: " & plHeight
                MessageBox.Show(str)
 
                aPos = aCard.GetFirstControlPosition()
                While Not (aPos.IsNull)
                    aControl = aCard.GetNextControl(aPos)
                    contType = aControl.ControlType
 
                    ' Get the edit box controls in the card
                    If (contType = 4) Then
                        str = ""
                        aControl.GetParentInfo(plParentCtrlID, plPageNo)
                        aControl.GetPosition(plX, plY, plWidth, plHeight)
                        varType = aControl.GetValidation(poMin, poMax)
 
                        str = "Card control: " & aControl.Name
                        str = str & vbLf & "Variable ID: " & aControl.VariableID & vbLf & "EdmCardControlType: " & contType & vbLf & "Is multi-line? " & aControl.IsMultiLine & vbLf & "Is read-only? " & aControl.IsReadOnly & vbLf & "Show in preview? " & aControl.ShowInPreview
                        str = str & vbLf & "Location on card: [" & plX & ", " & plY & "], Width: " & plWidth & ", Height: " & plHeight
                        str = str & vbLf & "Parent control ID (0, if none): " & plParentCtrlID
                        str = str & vbLf & "Tab index: " & plPageNo
                        str = str & vbLf & "EdmVariableType: " & varType
                        MessageBox.Show(str)
                    End If
                End While
            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.VaultsLabel = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
        Me.VaultsComboBox = New System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox()
        Me.SelectFiles = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.File1List = New System.Windows.Forms.ListBox()
        Me.GetCardControls = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.OpenFileDialog1 = New System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        '
        'VaultsLabel
        '
        Me.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = True
        Me.VaultsLabel.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(36, 24)
        Me.VaultsLabel.Name = "VaultsLabel"
        Me.VaultsLabel.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(91, 13)
        Me.VaultsLabel.TabIndex = 0
        Me.VaultsLabel.Text = "Select vault view:"
        '
        'VaultsComboBox
        '
        Me.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = True
        Me.VaultsComboBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(39, 40)
        Me.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox"
        Me.VaultsComboBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(121, 21)
        Me.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1
        '
        'SelectFiles
        '
        Me.SelectFiles.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(39, 85)
        Me.SelectFiles.Name = "SelectFiles"
        Me.SelectFiles.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(191, 23)
        Me.SelectFiles.TabIndex = 2
        Me.SelectFiles.Text = "Select file..."
        Me.SelectFiles.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
        '
        'File1List
        '
        Me.File1List.FormattingEnabled = True
        Me.File1List.HorizontalScrollbar = True
        Me.File1List.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(40, 114)
        Me.File1List.Name = "File1List"
        Me.File1List.SelectionMode = System.Windows.Forms.SelectionMode.MultiExtended
        Me.File1List.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(220, 43)
        Me.File1List.TabIndex = 4
        '
        'GetCardControls
        '
        Me.GetCardControls.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(40, 183)
        Me.GetCardControls.Name = "GetCardControls"
        Me.GetCardControls.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(157, 23)
        Me.GetCardControls.TabIndex = 6
        Me.GetCardControls.Text = "Get card  information"
        Me.GetCardControls.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
        '
        'OpenFileDialog1
        '
        Me.OpenFileDialog1.FileName = "OpenFileDialog1"
        Me.OpenFileDialog1.Title = "Select File"
        '
        'Form1
        '
        Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
        Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(284, 235)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.GetCardControls)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.File1List)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.SelectFiles)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsComboBox)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsLabel)
        Me.Name = "Form1"
        Me.Text = "Card controls"
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)
        Me.PerformLayout()
 
    End Sub
    Friend WithEvents VaultsLabel As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Friend WithEvents VaultsComboBox As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
    Friend WithEvents SelectFiles As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents File1List As System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
    Friend WithEvents GetCardControls As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents OpenFileDialog1 As System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog
 
End Class

 



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