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OpenContainingFolder Method (IEdmVault8)

Opens Windows Explorer on the specified folder and selects the specified file.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Sub OpenContainingFolder( _
   ByVal oFilePathOrID As System.Object, _
   Optional ByVal oFolderPathOrID As System.Object _
)
C# 
void OpenContainingFolder( 
   System.object oFilePathOrID,
   System.object oFolderPathOrID
)
C++/CLI 
void OpenContainingFolder( 
&   System.Object^ oFilePathOrID,
&   System.Object^ oFolderPathOrID
)

Parameters

oFilePathOrID
ID or path of file to select; 0 to ignore (see Remarks)
oFolderPathOrID
ID or path of folder on which to open Windows Explorer; 0 to ignore

Example

OpenContainingFolder 102, 33

Opens folder with ID, 33, and selects file with ID, 102.

OpenContainingFolder “c:\TheVault\SubFolder\test.txt”

Opens folder, SubFolder, and selects file, test.txt.

OpenContainingFolder 0, 45

Opens the parent folder of folder with ID, 45, and selects the folder with ID, 45.

OpenContainingFolder 321, 0

Opens first folder where file with ID, 321, is found and selects the file.

OpenContainingFolder 0, “c:\TheVault\SubFolder”

Opens the vault root folder and selects the folder, SubFolder.

Remarks

If oFilePathOrID is a path to a file, oFolderPathOrID is ignored.
 

See Also

Availability

SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Version 6.4


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