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Destroy Deleted Files in Vault Example (C#)

This example shows how to create an application that displays a form in which a user can select the vault in whose root folder and subfolders all deleted files will be permanently destroyed. The user must have permission to delete files.

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.

IMPORTANT: Do not recreate and run this example if you do not want to destroy all deleted files in the root folder and subfolders in the selected vault. Instead, SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional suggests that you review the code to understand how you can programmatically destroy deleted files in the root folder and subfolders of a vault.

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
//  1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
//  2. Click File > New > Project > Visual C# > Windows Forms Application.
//  3. Type DestroyDeletedItemsCSharp 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. Second label to VaultsLabel.
//     b. Combo box to VaultsComboBox.
//     c. Check box to CheckBox_Recursive.
//     d. Button to DestroyDeletedItemsButton.
//  7. Replace the code in Form1.cs with this code.
//  8. Replace the code in Form1.Designer.cs with this code.
//  9.
Add EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll as a reference (right-click the project
//     name in the Solution Explorer, click Add Reference, click 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).

// 10. Right-click EPDM.Interop.epdm in References, click Properties, and
//     set Embed Interop Types to False to handle methods that pass arrays
//     of structures.
// 11. Switch back to the Form1.cs code window.
// 12. Ensure that the namespaces specified in all of the *.cs files match
//     the project name.
// 13. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5.
//
// Postconditions:
//  1. Displays the Destroy Deleted Files dialog.
//  2. Select a vault.
//  3. Optionally select the Include all subfolders check box.
//  4. Click the Destroy deleted files button.
//     A message box pops up informing you that:
//     * No deleted files were found to destroy.
//       - or -
//     * The deleted files were destroyed.
//  5. Click OK in the message box.
//  6. Close the Destroy Deleted Files dialog.
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

//Form1.cs

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using EPDM.Interop.epdm;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
namespace DestroyDeletedItems
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
 
        void DestroyDeletedItems_Load(object sender, 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;

                //Populate the form with the names of 
                //the vaults on the computer
                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);
            }
        }
 
 
        void DestroyDeletedItemsButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                //Declare and create an instance of IEdmVault5 
                IEdmVault5 vault = new EdmVault5();
 
                //Log into selected vault as the current user
                vault.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32());
 
                //Check to see if deleted files should be 
                //destroyed in all the subfolders
                bool aRecursive = false;
                if (CheckBox_Recursive.Checked)
                {
                    aRecursive = true;
                }

 
                //Get the current time to pass to IEdmFolder7::DestroyDeletedItems
                System.DateTime CurrentTime = default(System.DateTime);
                CurrentTime = System.DateTime.Now;
 
                EdmFileInfo[] ppoDestroyedItems = null;
                EdmBatchDelErrInfo[] paErrors = null;
                IEdmFolder5 DeletedFolder1 = default(IEdmFolder5);
 
                //Get the root folder of the vault
                DeletedFolder1 = vault.RootFolder;
                IEdmFolder7 DeletedFolder = (IEdmFolder7)DeletedFolder1;
 
                //Destroy all deleted files in the root folder and 
                //subfolders, if the check box is selected on the form
                DeletedFolder.DestroyDeletedItems(aRecursive, CurrentTime, out ppoDestroyedItems, out paErrors);
 
                //If any deleted files found, display their names in a message box
                string msg = null;
                int idx = 0;
                foreach (EdmFileInfo ppoDestroyedItem in ppoDestroyedItems)
                { 
                    string row = null;
                    row = "\nDocumentID: " + Convert.ToString(ppoDestroyedItem.mlFileID) + ", FolderID: " + Convert.ToString(ppoDestroyedItem.mlFolderID)                     + ", File path: " + ppoDestroyedItem.mbsPath;
 
                    if (ppoDestroyedItem.mhResult == 0)
                    {
                        row = row + "\nStatus: OK\n";
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        EdmBatchDelErrInfo[] paError = null;
                        row = row + " status: Failed=" + "HRESULT = 0x" + Convert.ToString(paError[idx].mlErrorCode);
                        idx += 1;
                    }
 
                    msg = msg + row;
                }
 
                if (msg == null)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("No deleted files were found in the selected vault's root folder or \n subfolders.");
                }
                else
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("The status for each destroyed file is:\n" + msg);
                }
            }
 
            catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + ex.Message);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
        }
 
        void CheckBox_Recursive_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
 
        }
 
        private void label1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
 
        }
    }
}

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//Form1.Designer.cs

namespace DestroyDeletedItems
{
    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.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.VaultsLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.VaultsComboBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
            this.DestroyDeletedItemsButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.CheckBox_Recursive = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // label1
            // 
            this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(32, 19);
            this.label1.Name = "label1";
            this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(187, 79);
            this.label1.TabIndex = 0;
            this.label1.Text = "This application destroys all deleted files in the root folder of the selected va" +
                "ult and also allows you to destroy all deleted files in all of the selected vaul" +
                "t\'s subfolders.";
            this.label1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.label1_Click);
            // 
            // VaultsLabel
            // 
            this.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = true;
            this.VaultsLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(35, 113);
            this.VaultsLabel.Name = "VaultsLabel";
            this.VaultsLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 13);
            this.VaultsLabel.TabIndex = 1;
            this.VaultsLabel.Text = "Select a vault:";
            // 
            // VaultsComboBox
            // 
            this.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
            this.VaultsComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(35, 130);
            this.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox";
            this.VaultsComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(184, 21);
            this.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 2;
            // 
            // DestroyDeletedItemsButton
            // 
            this.DestroyDeletedItemsButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(35, 229);
            this.DestroyDeletedItemsButton.Name = "DestroyDeletedItemsButton";
            this.DestroyDeletedItemsButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(184, 23);
            this.DestroyDeletedItemsButton.TabIndex = 4;
            this.DestroyDeletedItemsButton.Text = "Destroy deleted files";
            this.DestroyDeletedItemsButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.DestroyDeletedItemsButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.DestroyDeletedItemsButton_Click);
            // 
            // CheckBox_Recursive
            // 
            this.CheckBox_Recursive.AutoSize = true;
            this.CheckBox_Recursive.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(38, 174);
            this.CheckBox_Recursive.Name = "CheckBox_Recursive";
            this.CheckBox_Recursive.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(125, 17);
            this.CheckBox_Recursive.TabIndex = 5;
            this.CheckBox_Recursive.Text = "Include all subfolders";
            this.CheckBox_Recursive.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.CheckBox_Recursive.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.CheckBox_Recursive_CheckedChanged);
            // 
            // Form1
            // 
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(254, 274);
            this.Controls.Add(this.CheckBox_Recursive);
            this.Controls.Add(this.DestroyDeletedItemsButton);
            this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsComboBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsLabel);
            this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
            this.Name = "Form1";
            this.Text = "Destroy Deleted Files";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.DestroyDeletedItems_Load);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.PerformLayout();
 
        }
 
        #endregion
 
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label VaultsLabel;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox VaultsComboBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button DestroyDeletedItemsButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox CheckBox_Recursive;
    }
}



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