System Options > Backup/Recover

Setting

Get/Set Methods

Return value
or
<Value>
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<OnFlag>

Comment

Auto-recover - Save auto-recover info every

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swAutoSaveEnable) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swAutoSaveEnable, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether auto-recovery is enabled

Auto-recover - Save auto-recover info every - <n>

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swAutoSaveInterval) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swAutoSaveInterval, <Value>)

Integer value:

• 0 = Turn off auto-recovery

• non-0 = number of operations between auto-recoveries, up to 120

Auto-recover - Save auto-recover info every - <units>

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swAutoSaveIntervalMode) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swAutoSaveIntervalMode, swAutoSaveIntervalMode_e.<Value>)

See swAutoSaveIntervalMode_e for valid options

Specifies auto-recover mode

Auto-recover - Auto-recover folder

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceStringValue(swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swAutoSaveDirectory)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceStringValue(swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swAutoSaveDirectory, <Value>)

String value

Backup - Number of backup copies per document

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swBackupEnable) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swBackupEnable, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether backup copies of the document are created before any changes to the document are made

Backup - Number of backup copies per document - <n>

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swBackupCopiesPerDocument)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferIntegerStringValue_e.swBackupCopiesPerDocument, <Value>)

Integer value: 1 - 10

Specifies number of backup copies per document

Backup - Backup folder

Backup - Save backup files in the same location as the original

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swSaveBackupFilesInSameLocationAsOriginal) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swSaveBackupFilesInSameLocationAsOriginal, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value:

• True: Specifies to save backup files in same location as original file

• False: Specifies to save backup files in the folder specified in Backup folder

Backup - Backup folder - <folder>

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceStringValue(swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swBackupDirectory)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceStringValue(swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swBackupDirectory, <Value>)

String value

Specifies the  folder where to save backup files

Backup - Remove backups older

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swBackupRemoveEnable) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swBackupRemoveEnable, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether  backup documents older than the specified days are removed when you start up SOLIDWORKS

Backup - Remove backups older than <n> days

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swBackupRemoveInterval)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swBackupRemoveInterval, <Value>)

Integer value: 1 - 30

Specifies the number of days when to remove backup copies of a document

Save notification - Show reminder if document has not been saved for

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swSaveReminderEnable) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swSaveReminderEnable, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to display a reminder if document has not been saved

Save notification - Show reminder if document has not been saved for - <n>

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swSaveReminderInterval) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swSaveReminderInterval, <Value>)

Integer value: 1 - 60

Specifies how long to wait before sending a save notification reminder

Save notification - Show reminder if document has not been saved for - <units>

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swSaveReminderIntervalMode) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swSaveReminderIntervalMode, swSaveReminderIntervalMode_e.<Value>)

See swSaveReminderIntervalMode_e for valid options

Specifies the units of Save notification - Show reminder if document has not been saved for - <n>

Save notification - Automatically dismiss after

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swSaveReminderAutoDismissEnable) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swSaveReminderAutoDismissEnable, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to automatically dismiss the save notification reminder; valid only if Save notification - Show reminder if document has not been saved for is true

Save notification - Automatically dismiss after - <n> seconds

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swSaveReminderAutoDismissInterval) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swSaveReminderAutoDismissInterval, <Value>)

Integer value: 1 - 999

Specifies the number of seconds to wait before dismissing the save notification reminder