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Fire Notification When Inserting a Table in an Assembly Document Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to fire a notification when a table is added to an assembly document.

'---------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Open an assembly document.
' 2. Make sure that the Tools > Options > Stop VSTA debugger on macro exit
'    checkbox is not selected.
' 3. Run this macro (press F5).
' 4. Select Insert > Tables > Bill of Materials.
' 5. Click the green check mark on the Bill of Materials PropertyManager page.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. A message box informs you that a table will be inserted in the assembly.
'    Check the taskbar for the message box.
' 2. Click OK to close the message box.
' 3. Click somewhere in the assembly view to place the table.
'---------------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.Collections

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    
Public WithEvents swAssemblyDoc As AssemblyDoc
  

    
Public Sub Main()


        
Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
        
Dim openAssem As Hashtable

        swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

        
' Set up event
        swAssemblyDoc = swModel
        openAssem =
New Hashtable
        AttachEventHandlers()


    
End Sub


    Sub AttachEventHandlers()
        AttachSWEvents()
    
End Sub


    Sub AttachSWEvents()
        
AddHandler swAssemblyDoc.InsertTableNotify, AddressOf Me.swAssemblyDoc_InsertTableNotify
    
End Sub


    Private Function swAssemblyDoc_InsertTableNotify(ByVal TableAnnotation As TableAnnotation, ByVal TableType As String, ByVal TemplatePath As String) As Integer
        MsgBox("A table will be inserted. Title: " & TableAnnotation.Title & ", Type: " & TableType & ", and Template path: " & TemplatePath)
    
End Function


    Public swApp As SldWorks

End Class



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