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Traverse Folders and Files in Vault Example (C#)

This example shows how to recursively traverse all of the folders and files in a vault. The paths and the names of any files checked out are printed to the Immediate window.

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 > C# > Windows Forms Application.
//  3. Type TraverseFilesAndFoldersCSharp in Name.
//  4. Click the Browse button and browse to the folder where to create the project.
//  5. Click OK
//  6. Create a form similar to the form shown above and change: 
//     a. Label to VaultsLabel.
//     b. Combo box to VaultsComboBox
//     c. Button to TraverseFoldersButton.   
//  7. Click View > Code.
//  8. Replace the code in Form1.cs with this code.
//  9. Replace the code in Form1.Designer.cs with this code.
// 10. Add EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll as a reference (right-click the project
//     name in the Solution Explorer, Select Add ReferenceSelect 
//     Framework in the left-side panel, browse to the top folder of your 
//     SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM installation, locate and Select 
//     EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll, click Open, click Add, and click Close).
// 11. Right-click EPDM.Interop.epdm in References, Select Properties, and set 
//     Embed Interop Types to False to handle methods that pass arrays of 
//     structures.
// 12. Open the Immediate window.
// 13. Switch back to the Form1.cs code window.
// 14. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5.
//
// Postconditions: 
//  1. Displays a dialog.
//  2. Select a vault.
//  3. Click the Log in and display file information button.
//  4. Examine the Immediate window.
//  5. Close the dialog.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
//Form1.cs
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using EPDM.Interop.epdm;
 
namespace TraverseFilesAndFoldersCSharp
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
 
        void TraverseFilesAndFolders_Load(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                //Declare and create an instance of IEdmVault5
                IEdmVault5 vault1 = new EdmVault5();
 
                //Cast IEdmVault5 to IEdmVault8
                IEdmVault8 vault = (IEdmVault8)vault1;
 
                EdmViewInfo[] Views = null;
 
                vault.GetVaultViews(out Views, false);
                VaultsComboBox.Items.Clear();
                foreach (EdmViewInfo View in Views)
                {
                    VaultsComboBox.Items.Add(View.mbsVaultName);
                }
                if (VaultsComboBox.Items.Count > 0)
                {
                    VaultsComboBox.Text = (string)VaultsComboBox.Items[0];
                }
 
            }
            catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X ") + ex.Message);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
        }
 
        private void TraverseFoldersButton_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                //Declare and create an instance of IEdmVault5 object
                IEdmVault5 vault = new EdmVault5();
 
                //Log into selected vault as the current user
                vault.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32());
 
                Debug.Print("Checked out files: ");
                TraverseFolder(vault.RootFolder);
 
            }
            catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X ") + " " + ex.Message);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
        }
 
        private void TraverseFolder(IEdmFolder5 CurFolder)
        {
            try
            {
                //Enumerate the files in the folder
                IEdmPos5 FilePos = default(IEdmPos5);
                FilePos = CurFolder.GetFirstFilePosition();
                IEdmFile5 file = default(IEdmFile5);
                while (!FilePos.IsNull)
                {
                    file = CurFolder.GetNextFile(FilePos);
                    //Get its checked out status
                    if (file.IsLocked)
                    {
                        Debug.Print(file.LockPath);
                    }
                }
 
                //Enumerate the subfolders in the folder
                IEdmPos5 FolderPos = default(IEdmPos5);
                FolderPos = CurFolder.GetFirstSubFolderPosition();
                while (!FolderPos.IsNull)
                {
                    IEdmFolder5 SubFolder = default(IEdmFolder5);
                    SubFolder = CurFolder.GetNextSubFolder(FolderPos);
                    TraverseFolder(SubFolder);
                }
 
            }
            catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}
//Form1.Designer.cs
namespace TraverseFilesAndFoldersCSharp
{
    partial class Form1
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable
        /// </summary>
        private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="disposing">True if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise false</param>
        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            if (disposing && (components != null))
            {
                components.Dispose();
            }
            base.Dispose(disposing);
        }
 
        #region Windows Form Designer generated code
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor
        /// </summary>
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.VaultsLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.VaultsComboBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
            this.TraverseFoldersButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // VaultsLabel
            // 
            this.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = true;
            this.VaultsLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(95, 41);
            this.VaultsLabel.Name = "VaultsLabel";
            this.VaultsLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(91, 13);
            this.VaultsLabel.TabIndex = 0;
            this.VaultsLabel.Text = "Select vault view:";
            // 
            // VaultsComboBox
            // 
            this.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
            this.VaultsComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(78, 84);
            this.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox";
            this.VaultsComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 21);
            this.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1;
            // 
            // TraverseFoldersButton
            // 
            this.TraverseFoldersButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(78, 133);
            this.TraverseFoldersButton.Name = "TraverseFoldersButton";
            this.TraverseFoldersButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 44);
            this.TraverseFoldersButton.TabIndex = 2;
            this.TraverseFoldersButton.Text = "Log in and display file information";
            this.TraverseFoldersButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.TraverseFoldersButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.TraverseFoldersButton_Click);
            // 
            // Form1
            // 
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(270, 204);
            this.Controls.Add(this.TraverseFoldersButton);
            this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsComboBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsLabel);
            this.Name = "Form1";
            this.Text = "Traverse Folders and Files";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.TraverseFilesAndFolders_Load);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.PerformLayout();
 
        }
 
        #endregion
 
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label VaultsLabel;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox VaultsComboBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button TraverseFoldersButton;
    }
}


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