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Generate Configuration Values Example (C#)

This example shows how to copy card control variable values from one configuration to another.

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.

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
//    a. Click File > New > Project > Visual C# > Windows Forms Application.
//    b. Type Files_CSharp 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.cs in the Solution Explorer.
//    f. Replace the code in Form1.cs with this code.
//    g. To create the form, replace the code in Form1.Designer.cs 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, and click Add).
// 3. Add Microsoft.VisualBasic as a reference (click Framework in the left-side panel, 
//    click Microsoft.VisualBasic, click Add, and click Close).

// 4. Right-click EPDM.Interop.epdm in References, click Properties, and set 
//    Embed Interop Types to False to handle methods that pass arrays of 
//    structures.
// 5. Check out a file that has a data card with two or more configurations.

// 6. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5.
//
// Postconditions: 
// 1. Displays the Copy Control Values to Configurations dialog box.
//    a. Select a vault view.
//       Folder is set to the root folder. 
//    b. Select a file that has a data card with two or more configurations.
//    c. Displays the data card.
//    d. Click Copy Control Values.
//       Copies the value set in Preconditions step 5 to all configurations.

// 2. Close the dialog box.
// 3. Inspect the control values in all of the configurations of the data card.         

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//Form1.cs
 

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using EPDM.Interop.epdm;
 
namespace Files_CSharp
{
    public partial class MainForm : Form
    {
        Dictionary<int,IEdmFolder5> oFoldersArray = new Dictionary<intIEdmFolder5>();
        Dictionary<intIEdmFile5> oFileArray = new Dictionary<intIEdmFile5>();
        IEdmCardView63 edmCardView;
 
        public MainForm()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
 
        private void MainForm_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);
                }
                
 
            }
            catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + ex.Message);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
 
        }
 
        private void VaultsComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged(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());
 
                IEdmPos5 folderPos = vault.RootFolder.GetFirstSubFolderPosition();
 
                FoldersComboBox.Items.Clear();
                oFoldersArray.Clear();
 
                int i = FoldersComboBox.Items.Add("\\");
                oFoldersArray[i] = vault.RootFolder;
 
                while (!folderPos.IsNull)
                {
                    IEdmFolder5 edmFolder = vault.RootFolder.GetNextSubFolder(folderPos);
 
                    i = FoldersComboBox.Items.Add(edmFolder.Name);
                    oFoldersArray[i] = edmFolder;
                }
 
                FoldersComboBox.Text = (string)FoldersComboBox.Items[0];
            }catch(Exception)
            {
                FoldersComboBox.Items.Clear();
                oFoldersArray.Clear();
                FoldersComboBox.Text = "Error";
            }
        }
 
        private void FoldersComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                int i = FoldersComboBox.SelectedIndex;
                IEdmFolder5 edmFolder = oFoldersArray[i];
               
                IEdmPos5 filePos = edmFolder.GetFirstFilePosition();
                
                FilesComboBox.Items.Clear();
                oFileArray.Clear();
 
                while (!filePos.IsNull)
                {
                    IEdmFile5 edmFile = edmFolder.GetNextFile(filePos);
 
                    i = FilesComboBox.Items.Add(edmFile.Name);
                    oFileArray[i] = edmFile;
                }
 
                FilesComboBox.Text = (string)FilesComboBox.Items[0];
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                FilesComboBox.Items.Clear();
                oFileArray.Clear();
                FilesComboBox.Text = "Error";
            }
 
        }
 
        private void ShowDataCard()
        {
            if (edmCardView != null)
                edmCardView.ShowWindow(false);
 
            int i = FoldersComboBox.SelectedIndex;
            IEdmFolder5 edmFolder = oFoldersArray[i];
 
            i = FilesComboBox.SelectedIndex;
            IEdmFile5 edmFile = oFileArray[i];
 
            IEdmVault10 vault1 = (IEdmVault10)edmFolder.Vault;
          
            EdmCardViewParams @params = default(EdmCardViewParams);
            @params.mlFileID = edmFile.ID;
            @params.mlFolderID = edmFolder.ID;
            @params.mlCardID = 0;
            @params.mlX = 10;
            @params.mlY = 15;
            @params.mhParentWindow = CardPanel.Handle.ToInt32();
            @params.mlEdmCardViewFlags = (int)EdmCardViewFlag.EdmCvf_Normal;
 
            edmCardView = vault1.CreateCardViewEx2(@params, this);
            if (edmCardView == null)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("The file does not have a card.");
                return;
            }
 
            edmCardView.SetFocus(0);
 
            int width = 0;
            int height = 0;
            edmCardView.GetCardSize(out width, out height);
            CardPanel.Width = width+20;
            CardPanel.Height = height+20;
            edmCardView.ShowWindow(true);
        }
 
        private void FilesComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            ShowDataCard();
        }
 
        private void DoBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            int i = FoldersComboBox.SelectedIndex;
            IEdmFolder5 edmFolder = oFoldersArray[i];
 
            i = FilesComboBox.SelectedIndex;
            IEdmFile14 edmFile = (IEdmFile14)oFileArray[i];
 
            List<string> cfgList = new List<string>();
            EdmStrLst5 configLst =  edmFile.GetConfigurations();
            IEdmPos5 cfgPos = configLst.GetHeadPosition();
            while(!cfgPos.IsNull)
            {
                string configName = configLst.GetNext(cfgPos);
                cfgList.Add(configName);
            }
 
            foreach (string configName in cfgList)
                // Move variable values from "@" to configName
                edmFile.GenerateDefaultConfigValues(edmFile.ID, "@", configName, ""false);
 
            ShowDataCard();
        }
    }
}

 

 

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//Form1.Designer.cs

namespace Files_CSharp
{
    partial class MainForm
    {
        /// <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.DoBtn = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.CardPanel = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
            this.VaultsComboBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
            this.FoldersComboBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
            this.FilesComboBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
            this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.label3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.label4 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // DoBtn
            // 
            this.DoBtn.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(223, 108);
            this.DoBtn.Name = "DoBtn";
            this.DoBtn.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(271, 23);
            this.DoBtn.TabIndex = 0;
            this.DoBtn.Text = "Copy Control Values";
            this.DoBtn.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.DoBtn.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.DoBtn_Click);
            // 
            // CardPanel
            // 
            this.CardPanel.AutoScroll = true;
            this.CardPanel.BackgroundImageLayout = System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout.Center;
            this.CardPanel.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D;
            this.CardPanel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 162);
            this.CardPanel.Name = "CardPanel";
            this.CardPanel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(841, 479);
            this.CardPanel.TabIndex = 1;
            // 
            // VaultsComboBox
            // 
            this.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
            this.VaultsComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(108, 25);
            this.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox";
            this.VaultsComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(273, 21);
            this.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 2;
            this.VaultsComboBox.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.VaultsComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged);
            // 
            // FoldersComboBox
            // 
            this.FoldersComboBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
            this.FoldersComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(108, 52);
            this.FoldersComboBox.Name = "FoldersComboBox";
            this.FoldersComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(434, 21);
            this.FoldersComboBox.TabIndex = 3;
            this.FoldersComboBox.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.FoldersComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged);
            // 
            // FilesComboBox
            // 
            this.FilesComboBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
            this.FilesComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(108, 79);
            this.FilesComboBox.Name = "FilesComboBox";
            this.FilesComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(434, 21);
            this.FilesComboBox.TabIndex = 4;
            this.FilesComboBox.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.FilesComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged);
            // 
            // label1
            // 
            this.label1.AutoSize = true;
            this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(9, 25);
            this.label1.Name = "label1";
            this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(31, 13);
            this.label1.TabIndex = 5;
            this.label1.Text = "Vault";
            // 
            // label2
            // 
            this.label2.AutoSize = true;
            this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(9, 52);
            this.label2.Name = "label2";
            this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(36, 13);
            this.label2.TabIndex = 6;
            this.label2.Text = "Folder";
            // 
            // label3
            // 
            this.label3.AutoSize = true;
            this.label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(9, 79);
            this.label3.Name = "label3";
            this.label3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(23, 13);
            this.label3.TabIndex = 7;
            this.label3.Text = "File";
            // 
            // label4
            // 
            this.label4.AutoSize = true;
            this.label4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 143);
            this.label4.Name = "label4";
            this.label4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(57, 13);
            this.label4.TabIndex = 8;
            this.label4.Text = "Data card:";
            // 
            // MainForm
            // 
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(913, 670);
            this.Controls.Add(this.label4);
            this.Controls.Add(this.label3);
            this.Controls.Add(this.label2);
            this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
            this.Controls.Add(this.FilesComboBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.FoldersComboBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsComboBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.CardPanel);
            this.Controls.Add(this.DoBtn);
            this.Name = "MainForm";
            this.Text = "Copy Control Values to Configurations";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.MainForm_Load);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.PerformLayout();
 
        }
 
        #endregion
 
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button DoBtn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Panel CardPanel;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox VaultsComboBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox FoldersComboBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox FilesComboBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label2;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label3;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label4;
    }
}
 

 

 

 

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