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Show Bubble ToolTip for PropertyManager Page Control Example (VBA)

This example shows how to create a PropertyManager page.

When the check box on the PropertyManager page is selected, a bubble ToolTip is displayed. This type of ToolTip is useful for validating data typed or selected by users in controls on a PropertyManager page.

 

 

Module called CreatePropertyManagerPage

'----------------------------------------

' Preconditions: A part document is open.

'

' Postconditions:

' 1. PropertyManager page is created and displayed.

' 2. Whenever you select Sample check box,

'    a bubble ToolTip is displayed. Click outside

'    the bubble ToolTip to close it. Clearing the

'    Sample check box does not display the

'    bubble ToolTip.

'---------------------------------------

Option Explicit

 

Public swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

Public swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

Public swSelMgr As SldWorks.SelectionMgr

Public pm As PropMgrHdlr

 

Sub main()

 

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

Set swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager

 

'Create a new instance of the PropertyManager class

'Calls the Class_Initialize procedure of the class

Set pm = New PropMgrHdlr

    pm.Show

End Sub

'---------------------------------------

 

 

 

 

Class Module called PropMgrHdlr

 

'---------------------------------------

 

Option Explicit

 

'Required for PropertyManager page controls

Implements PropertyManagerPage2Handler6

 

'Objects for the PropertyManager page

Dim pm_Page As PropertyManagerPage2

Dim pm_Group As PropertyManagerPageGroup

Dim pm_Selection As PropertyManagerPageSelectionbox

Dim pm_Control As PropertyManagerPageControl

 

'Each object in the page needs a unique ID

Const GroupID As Integer = 1

Const SelectionID As Integer = 3

Const ControlID As Integer = 4

 

Dim ClickedCancel As Boolean

    

Dim bubbleToolTipTitle As String

Dim bubbleToolTipMessage As String

Dim bubbleToolTipBmpFile As String

Dim isChecked As Boolean

 

Sub Show()

    pm_Page.Show

End Sub

 

Private Sub Class_Initialize()

    Dim PageTitle As String

    Dim caption As String

    Dim tip As String

    Dim options As Long

    Dim longerrors As Long

    Dim controlType As Integer

    Dim alignment As Integer

   

    'Set the variables for the page

    PageTitle = "Sample PropertyManager page"

    options = swPropertyManager_OkayButton + swPropertyManager_CancelButton + swPropertyManagerOptions_LockedPage + swPropertyManagerOptions_PushpinButton

    'Create the PropertyManager page

    Set pm_Page = swApp.CreatePropertyManagerPage(PageTitle, options, Me, longerrors)

    'Make sure that the page was created properly

    If longerrors = swPropertyManagerPage_Okay Then

        'Begin adding the controls to the page

        'Create the group box

        caption = "Sample Group Box"

        options = swGroupBoxOptions_Visible + swGroupBoxOptions_Expanded

        Set pm_Group = pm_Page.AddGroupBox(GroupID, caption, options)

          'Create selection box

          controlType = swControlType_Selectionbox

          caption = ""  ' No captions for selection boxes

          alignment = swControlAlign_Indent

          options = swControlOptions_Visible + swControlOptions_Enabled

          tip = "Select an edge, face, vertex, solid body, or a component"

          Set pm_Selection = pm_Group.AddControl(SelectionID, controlType, caption, alignment, options, tip)

          Dim filters(6) As Long

          filters(0) = swSelEDGES

          filters(1) = swSelREFEDGES

          filters(2) = swSelFACES

          filters(3) = swSelVERTICES

          filters(4) = swSelSOLIDBODIES

          filters(5) = swSelCOMPONENTS

          filters(6) = swSelCOMPSDONTOVERRIDE

    

          pm_Selection.SingleEntityOnly = False

          pm_Selection.AllowMultipleSelectOfSameEntity = True

          pm_Selection.Height = 50

          pm_Selection.SetSelectionFilters filters

          

          ' Create check box

          controlType = swControlType_Checkbox

          caption = "Sample check box"

          alignment = swControlAlign_Indent

          options = swControlOptions_Visible + swControlOptions_Enabled

          tip = "Check box"

          Set pm_Control = pm_Group.AddControl(ControlID, controlType, caption, alignment, options, tip)

          isChecked = False

          pm_Control.Checked = isChecked

          bubbleToolTipTitle = "Sample bubble ToolTip Title"

          bubbleToolTipMessage = "Sample bubble ToolTip message"

          bubbleToolTipBmpFile = ""

 

    Else  'If the page is not created

        MsgBox "An error occurred while attempting to create the " & "PropertyManager Page", vbCritical

    End If

 

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_AfterActivation()

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_AfterClose()

    Set pm = Nothing

End Sub

 

Private Function PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnActiveXControlCreated(ByVal Id As Long, ByVal Status As Boolean) As Long

End Function

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnButtonPress(ByVal Id As Long)

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnClose(ByVal Reason As Long)

    If Reason = swPropertyManagerPageClose_Cancel Then

        'Cancel button was clicked

        ClickedCancel = True

    ElseIf Reason = swPropertyManagerPageClose_Okay Then

        'OK button was clicked

        ClickedCancel = False

    End If

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnCheckboxCheck(ByVal Id As Long, ByVal isChecked As Boolean)

    If isChecked Then

        pm_Control.ShowBubbleTooltip bubbleToolTipTitle, bubbleToolTipMessage, bubbleToolTipBmpFile

    Else

    End If

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnComboboxEditChanged(ByVal Id As Long, ByVal Text As String)

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnComboboxSelectionChanged(ByVal Id As Long, ByVal Item As Long)

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnGroupCheck(ByVal Id As Long, ByVal Checked As Boolean)

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnGroupExpand(ByVal Id As Long, ByVal Expanded As Boolean)

End Sub

 

Private Function PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnHelp() As Boolean

End Function

 

Private Function PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnKeystroke(ByVal Wparam As Long, ByVal Message As Long, ByVal Lparam As Long, ByVal Id As Long) As Boolean

End Function

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnListboxSelectionChanged(ByVal Id As Long, ByVal Item As Long)

End Sub

 

Private Function PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnNextPage() As Boolean

End Function

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnNumberboxChanged(ByVal Id As Long, ByVal Value As Double)

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnOptionCheck(ByVal Id As Long)

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnPopupMenuItem(ByVal Id As Long)

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnPopupMenuItemUpdate(ByVal Id As Long, retval As Long)

End Sub

 

Private Function PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnPreview() As Boolean

End Function

 

Private Function PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnPreviousPage() As Boolean

End Function

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnRedo()

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnSelectionboxCalloutCreated(ByVal Id As Long)

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnSelectionboxCalloutDestroyed(ByVal Id As Long)

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnSelectionboxFocusChanged(ByVal Id As Long)

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnSelectionboxListChanged(ByVal Id As Long, ByVal Count As Long)

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnSliderPositionChanged(ByVal Id As Long, ByVal Value As Double)

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnSliderTrackingCompleted(ByVal Id As Long, ByVal Value As Double)

End Sub

 

Private Function PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnSubmitSelection(ByVal Id As Long, ByVal Selection As Object, ByVal SelType As Long, ItemText As String) As Boolean

     PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnSubmitSelection = True

End Function

 

Private Function PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnTabClicked(ByVal Id As Long) As Boolean

End Function

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnTextboxChanged(ByVal Id As Long, ByVal Text As String)

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnUndo()

End Sub

 

Private Sub PropertyManagerPage2Handler6_OnWhatsNew()

End Sub

 

 

 



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