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Batch Add Files and Folders to Vault Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to add several files and folders to the vault in one batch.

NOTE: If using the .NET Framework 4.0 primary interop assembly provided with SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional, see Using .NET Framework 4.0 in Stand-alone Applications.

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' Preconditions:
'  1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
'     a. Click File > New > Project > Visual Basic > Windows Forms Application.
'     b. Type BatchAddFiles in Name.
'     c. Click Browse and navigate to the folder where to create the project.
'     d. Click OK
'     e. Click Show All Files in the Solution Explorer toolbar and expand 
'        Form1.vb in the Solution Explorer.
'     f. Replace the code in Form1.vb with this code.
'     g. To create the form, replace the code in Form1.Designer.vb with 
'        this code.

'  2. Add EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll as a reference (right-click the project
'     name in the Solution Explorer, click Add Reference, click 
'     Assemblies > Framework in the left-side panel, browse to the top folder of 
'     your SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional installation, locate and click 
'     EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll, click Open, click Add, and click Close).
'  3. Right-click EPDM.Interop.epdm in References, click Properties, and set 
'     Embed Interop Types to False to handle methods that pass arrays of 
'     structures.
'  4. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5.
'
' Postconditions: 
'  1. The Batch add files to vault dialog box displays.
'     a. Select a vault view.
'     b. Click Select file outside vault to copy to vault.
'     c. In the Select File dialog:
'        1. Click a file outside the vault.
'        2. Click Open.
'     d. Click Select file inside vault to copy to vault.
'     e. In the Select File dialog:

'        1. Click a file in the vault.
'        2. Click Open.
'     f. Click Commit all files to vault.
'  2. Click Add in the Batch Items dialog box.

'  3. Click OK to close the message box.
'     Two new folders, Folder1 and Folder2, are created in the vault's
'     root directory. The first selected file is copied to Folder1.
'     The second selected file is copied to Folder2.
'  4. Close the Batch add files to vault dialog box.

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'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 batchAdder As IEdmBatchAdd2
    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 CopyToVault_Click(ByVal sender As System.ObjectByVal e As System.EventArgsHandles CopyToVault.Click
        Try
            FileList1.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
            SelectFileDialog.InitialDirectory = vault1.RootFolderPath
            'Show the Select File dialog
            Dim DialogResult As System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult = Nothing
            DialogResult = SelectFileDialog.ShowDialog()
            'If the user did not click Open, exit this subroutine
            If Not (DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK) Then
                Return
            End If
 
            batchAdder = vault2.CreateUtility(EdmUtility.EdmUtil_BatchAdd)
 
            ' Add Folder1 to the batch 
            Dim newFolder As String = vault1.RootFolderPath + "\Folder1"
            batchAdder.AddFolderPath(newFolder, 0, EdmBatchAddFolderFlag.Ebaff_Nothing)
 
            For Each FileName As String In SelectFileDialog.FileNames

                FileList1.Items.Add(FileName)

                ' Add each selected file to the batch
                batchAdder.AddFileFromPathToPath(FileName, newFolder, 0)

            Next
        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 CopyFromVault_Click(ByVal sender As System.ObjectByVal e As System.EventArgsHandles CopyFromVault.Click
        Try
            FileList2.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
            SelectFileDialog.InitialDirectory = vault1.RootFolderPath
            'Show the Select File dialog
            Dim DialogResult As System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult = Nothing
            DialogResult = SelectFileDialog.ShowDialog()
            'If the user didn't click Open, exit this subroutine
            If Not (DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK) Then
                Return
            End If
 
            ' Add Folder2 to the batch
            batchAdder.AddFolder(vault1.RootFolderID"Folder2", 0, EdmBatchAddFolderFlag.Ebaff_Nothing)
 
            Dim aFile As IEdmFile5
            Dim aFolder As IEdmFolder5
            Dim aPos As IEdmPos5
            For Each FileName As String In SelectFileDialog.FileNames

                FileList2.Items.Add(FileName)

                aFile = vault1.GetFileFromPath(FileName)
                aPos = aFile.GetFirstFolderPosition
                aFolder = aFile.GetNextFolder(aPos)

                ' Add each selected file to the batch
                batchAdder.AddFileFromVaultToPath(aFile.ID, aFolder.ID, vault1.RootFolderPath + "\Folder2")

            Next
        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 BatchAdd_Click(ByVal sender As System.ObjectByVal e As System.EventArgsHandles BatchAdd.Click
        Try
            
            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
 
            ' Show all of the items in the batch
            batchAdder.ShowDlg(Me.Handle.ToInt32(), EdmAddFileDlgFlag.Eafdf_Nothing, "Files and folders in the batch:""Batch Items")
 
            Dim ppoAddedFiles() As EdmFileInfo = Nothing

            ' Commit all of the items in the batch to the vault
            batchAdder.CommitAdd(Me.Handle.ToInt32(), ppoAddedFiles)
 
            'Display the returned information in a message box
            Dim idx As Integer
            idx = LBound(ppoAddedFiles)
            Dim msg As String = ""
 
            While idx <= UBound(ppoAddedFiles)
 
                Dim row As String
                row = "(" + ppoAddedFiles(idx).mbsPath + ") arg = " + CStr(ppoAddedFiles(idx).mlArg)
 
                If ppoAddedFiles(idx).mhResult = 0 Then
                    row = row + " status = OK "
                Else
                    Dim oErrName As String = ""
                    Dim oErrDesc As String = ""
 
                    vault1.GetErrorString(ppoAddedFiles(idx).mhResult, oErrName, oErrDesc)
                    row = row + " status = " + oErrName
                End If
 
                idx = idx + 1
                msg = msg + vbLf + row
 
            End While
 
            MsgBox(msg)
 
        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

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'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.BatchAdd = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.CopyToVault = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.FileList1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ListBox()
        Me.CopyFromVault = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.FileList2 = New System.Windows.Forms.ListBox()
        Me.SelectFileDialog = New System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        '
        'VaultsLabel
        '
        Me.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = True
        Me.VaultsLabel.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 27)
        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(12, 43)
        Me.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox"
        Me.VaultsComboBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(121, 21)
        Me.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1
        '
        'BatchAdd
        '
        Me.BatchAdd.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(67, 236)
        Me.BatchAdd.Name = "BatchAdd"
        Me.BatchAdd.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(123, 23)
        Me.BatchAdd.TabIndex = 2
        Me.BatchAdd.Text = "Commit all files to vault"
        Me.BatchAdd.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
        '
        'CopyToVault
        '
        Me.CopyToVault.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 80)
        Me.CopyToVault.Name = "CopyToVault"
        Me.CopyToVault.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(239, 23)
        Me.CopyToVault.TabIndex = 3
        Me.CopyToVault.Text = "Select file outside vault to copy to vault..."
        Me.CopyToVault.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
        '
        'FileList1
        '
        Me.FileList1.FormattingEnabled = True
        Me.FileList1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 109)
        Me.FileList1.Name = "FileList1"
        Me.FileList1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(239, 30)
        Me.FileList1.TabIndex = 4
        '
        'CopyFromVault
        '
        Me.CopyFromVault.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 160)
        Me.CopyFromVault.Name = "CopyFromVault"
        Me.CopyFromVault.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(239, 23)
        Me.CopyFromVault.TabIndex = 5
        Me.CopyFromVault.Text = "Select file inside vault to copy to vault..."
        Me.CopyFromVault.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
        '
        'FileList2
        '
        Me.FileList2.FormattingEnabled = True
        Me.FileList2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 189)
        Me.FileList2.Name = "FileList2"
        Me.FileList2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(239, 30)
        Me.FileList2.TabIndex = 6
        '
        'SelectFileDialog
        '
        Me.SelectFileDialog.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, 291)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.FileList2)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.CopyFromVault)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.FileList1)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.CopyToVault)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.BatchAdd)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsComboBox)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsLabel)
        Me.Name = "Form1"
        Me.Text = "Batch add files to vault"
        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 BatchAdd As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents CopyToVault As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents FileList1 As System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
    Friend WithEvents CopyFromVault As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents FileList2 As System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
    Friend WithEvents SelectFileDialog As System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog
 
End Class

 

 

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