Get File References for a File Example (VB.NET)
This example shows how to get the file references for a
file and export any file references to an XML file. This example also shows how
to get whether the file and any file references in local cache are valid or
obsolete.
NOTE:
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2015.
' a. Click File > New > Project > Visual Basic > Windows Forms Application.
' b. Type GetFiles2 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.
' h. Right-click the GetFiles2 project name in the Solution Explorer.
' 1. Click Add > Class > Class.
' 2. Type FileRef.vb in Name.
' 3. Click Add.
' 4. Replace the code in FileRef.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 Add > OK).
' 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. Verify that C:\temp exists.
' 5. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Displays a dialog.
' 2. Select a vault.
' 3. Click Browse, locate and select a file in the vault that
' has file references, and click Open.
' 4. Click Write file references to an XML file, which exports
' the names of any file references to C:\temp\BatchFileRefInfo.xml.
' 5. Displays a message box that says file references were exported
' to an XML file.
' 6. Click OK to close the message box.
' 7. Double-click C:\temp\BatchFileRefInfo.xml and examine its contents.
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'Form1.vb
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml.Serialization
Imports EPDM.Interop.epdm
Public Class Form1
Dim vault As IEdmVault5 = Nothing
Private Sub BatchRefTreeInfo_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Try
Dim vault As IEdmVault8 = New EdmVault5
Dim Views() As EdmViewInfo = {}
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 = VaultsComboBox.Items(0)
End If
Catch ex As Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + _
ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + vbCrLf + _
ex.Message)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
Private Sub BrowseButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles BrowseButton.Click
Try
BatchRefListBox.Items.Clear()
'Only create a new vault object
'if one hasn't been created yet
If vault Is Nothing Then vault = New EdmVault5
If Not vault.IsLoggedIn Then
'Log into selected vault as the current user
vault.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, _
Me.Handle.ToInt32())
End If
'Set the initial directory in the File Open dialog
BatchRefOpenFileDialog.InitialDirectory = vault.RootFolderPath
'Show the File Open dialog
Dim DialogResult As System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult
DialogResult = BatchRefOpenFileDialog.ShowDialog()
'If the user didn't click Open, exit the sub
If Not DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then Exit Sub
For Each FileName As String In BatchRefOpenFileDialog.FileNames
BatchRefListBox.Items.Add(FileName)
Next FileName
Catch ex As Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + _
ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + vbCrLf + _
ex.Message)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
Private Sub GetReferencedFiles( _
ByVal Reference As IEdmReference10, _
ByVal FilePath As String, _
ByVal Level As Integer, _
ByVal ProjectName As String, _
ByRef RefFilesDictionary _
As Dictionary(Of String, String))
Try
Dim Top As Boolean = False
If Reference Is Nothing Then
'This is the first time this function is called for this
'file reference tree; i.e., this is the root
Top = True
'Add the top-level file path to the dictionary
RefFilesDictionary.Add(FilePath, Level.ToString())
Dim File As IEdmFile5 = Nothing
Dim ParentFolder As IEdmFolder5 = Nothing
File = vault.GetFileFromPath(FilePath, ParentFolder)
'Get the file reference tree for this file
Reference = File.GetReferenceTree(ParentFolder.ID)
GetReferencedFiles(Reference, "", Level + 1, ProjectName, RefFilesDictionary)
Else
'Execute this code when this function is called recursively;
'i.e., this is not the top-level IEdmReference in the tree
'Recursively traverse the references
Dim pos As IEdmPos5
pos = Reference.GetFirstChildPosition4(ProjectName, Top, True, True, EdmRefFlags.EdmRef_file, "", 0)
Dim ref As IEdmReference10
While (Not pos.IsNull)
ref = Reference.GetNextChild(pos)
RefFilesDictionary.Add(ref.FoundPath, Level.ToString())
GetReferencedFiles(ref, "", Level + 1, ProjectName, RefFilesDictionary)
End While
End If
Catch ex As Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + _
ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + vbCrLf + _
ex.Message)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
Private Sub WriteXmlButton_Click( _
ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
Handles WriteXmlButton.Click
Try
'Only create a new vault object
'if one hasn't been created yet
If vault Is Nothing Then vault = New EdmVault5
If Not vault.IsLoggedIn Then
'Log into selected vault as the current user
vault.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, Me.Handle.ToInt32())
End If
'Get the file paths of all of the referenced files
'and store them in RefFilesDictionary as keys;
'the levels where they are found in the file hierarchy
'are stored as values
Dim RefFilesDictionary As Dictionary(Of String, String) = _
New Dictionary(Of String, String)()
For Each FileName As String In BatchRefListBox.Items
GetReferencedFiles(Nothing, FileName, 0, "A", RefFilesDictionary)
Next FileName
'Because selecting a file in the Open File dialog
'adds the file and its references to the local cache,
'clear the local cache to demonstrate that the
'IEdmBatchListing methods don't add the files to
'the local cache
'Declare and create the IEdmClearLocalCache3 object
Dim ClearLocalCache As IEdmClearLocalCache3
ClearLocalCache = vault.CreateUtility(EdmUtility.EdmUtil_ClearLocalCache)
ClearLocalCache.IgnoreToolboxFiles = True
ClearLocalCache.UseAutoClearCacheOption = True
'Declare and create the IEdmBatchListing object
Dim BatchListing As IEdmBatchListing4
BatchListing = vault.CreateUtility(EdmUtility.EdmUtil_BatchList)
'Add all of the file reference paths to the
'IEdmClearLocalCache object to clear from the
'local cache and to the IEdmBatchListing object
'to get the file information in batch mode
For Each KvPair As KeyValuePair(Of String, String) In RefFilesDictionary
ClearLocalCache.AddFileByPath(KvPair.Key)
DirectCast(BatchListing, IEdmBatchListing4).AddFileCfg(KvPair.Key, Nothing, KvPair.Value, "@", EdmListFileFlags.EdmList_Nothing)
Next
'Clear the local cache of the file references
ClearLocalCache.CommitClear()
'Create the batch file listing along with the file
'card variables Description and Number
Dim BatchListCols() As EdmListCol = Nothing
DirectCast(BatchListing, IEdmBatchListing4). _
CreateListEx(vbLf + "Description" + vbLf + _
"Number", EdmCreateListExFlags.Edmclef_MayReadFiles, _
BatchListCols, Nothing)
'Get the generated file information
Dim BatchListFiles() As EdmListFile2 = Nothing
BatchListing.GetFiles2(BatchListFiles)
'Create the list where to store all the file information
Dim FileRefs As New List(Of FileRef)
'Recursively add the file information to the list
AddFileRef(BatchListFiles, 0, 0, FileRefs)
If Not Directory.Exists("C:\temp") Then
MessageBox.Show("Directory ""c:\temp"" does " + _
"not exist; please create it and try again.")
Else
'Write out the file references to an XML file
Dim XmlSer As New XmlSerializer(GetType(List(Of FileRef)))
Dim StrWriter As New StreamWriter("C:\temp\BatchFileRefInfo.xml")
XmlSer.Serialize(StrWriter, FileRefs)
StrWriter.Close()
MessageBox.Show( _
"File references successfully exported to an XML file.")
End If
Catch ex As Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + _
ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + vbCrLf + _
ex.Message)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
Private Sub AddFileRef( _
ByRef BatchListFiles() As EdmListFile2, _
ByRef curIndex As Integer, _
ByVal curLevel As Integer, _
ByRef FileRefs As List(Of FileRef))
Try
While curIndex < BatchListFiles.Length
Dim curListFile As EdmListFile2 = BatchListFiles(curIndex)
'If the depth level of this listfile is <
'the current depth level, then...
If curListFile.mlParam > curLevel Then
'Create a new FileRefs list
FileRefs(FileRefs.Count - 1).FileRefs = New List(Of FileRef)
'Recurse using a new FileRefs list
AddFileRef(BatchListFiles, curIndex, curListFile.mlParam, _
FileRefs.Item(FileRefs.Count - 1).FileRefs)
Else
'Create a new FileRef object to hold
'the file information
Dim FileRef As New FileRef
'Assign the FileRef properties
FileRef.CheckedOutBy = curListFile.mbsLockUser
FileRef.CurrentState = curListFile.moCurrentState.mbsStateName
FileRef.Description = curListFile.moColumnData(0)
Dim File As IEdmFile5
File = vault.GetObject(EdmObjectType.EdmObject_File, curListFile.mlFileID)
FileRef.FileName = File.Name
FileRef.LatestRevision = curListFile.mbsRevisionName
FileRef.LatestVersion = curListFile.mlLatestVersion
FileRef.Number = curListFile.moColumnData(1)
FileRef.FileRefs = Nothing
'Add the FileRef to this level's list
FileRefs.Add(FileRef)
curIndex += 1
End If
End While
Catch ex As Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + _
ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + vbCrLf + _
ex.Message)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
End Class
<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.BrowseButton = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
Me.VaultsComboBox = New System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox()
Me.VaultsLabel = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
Me.BatchRefOpenFileDialog = New System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog()
Me.BatchRefListBox = New System.Windows.Forms.ListBox()
Me.BatchRefLabel = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
Me.WriteXmlButton = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
Me.SuspendLayout()
'
'BrowseButton
'
Me.BrowseButton.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(180, 65)
Me.BrowseButton.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2)
Me.BrowseButton.Name = "BrowseButton"
Me.BrowseButton.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(64, 19)
Me.BrowseButton.TabIndex = 17
Me.BrowseButton.Text = "Browse..."
Me.BrowseButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
'
'VaultsComboBox
'
Me.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = True
Me.VaultsComboBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 32)
Me.VaultsComboBox.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2)
Me.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox"
Me.VaultsComboBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(136, 21)
Me.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 15
'
'VaultsLabel
'
Me.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = True
Me.VaultsLabel.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 16)
Me.VaultsLabel.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 0, 2, 0)
Me.VaultsLabel.Name = "VaultsLabel"
Me.VaultsLabel.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(91, 13)
Me.VaultsLabel.TabIndex = 16
Me.VaultsLabel.Text = "Select vault view:"
'
'BatchRefOpenFileDialog
'
Me.BatchRefOpenFileDialog.InitialDirectory = "C:\"
Me.BatchRefOpenFileDialog.Multiselect = True
'
'BatchRefListBox
'
Me.BatchRefListBox.FormattingEnabled = True
Me.BatchRefListBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(18, 94)
Me.BatchRefListBox.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2)
Me.BatchRefListBox.Name = "BatchRefListBox"
Me.BatchRefListBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(218, 56)
Me.BatchRefListBox.TabIndex = 18
'
'BatchRefLabel
'
Me.BatchRefLabel.AutoSize = True
Me.BatchRefLabel.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 71)
Me.BatchRefLabel.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 0, 2, 0)
Me.BatchRefLabel.Name = "BatchRefLabel"
Me.BatchRefLabel.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(160, 13)
Me.BatchRefLabel.TabIndex = 19
Me.BatchRefLabel.Text = "Files for which to get references:"
'
'WriteXmlButton
'
Me.WriteXmlButton.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(19, 169)
Me.WriteXmlButton.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2)
Me.WriteXmlButton.Name = "WriteXmlButton"
Me.WriteXmlButton.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(217, 19)
Me.WriteXmlButton.TabIndex = 20
Me.WriteXmlButton.Text = "Write file references to an XML file"
Me.WriteXmlButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
'
'BatchRefTreeInfo
'
Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(255, 227)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.WriteXmlButton)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.BatchRefLabel)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.BatchRefListBox)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.BrowseButton)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsComboBox)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsLabel)
Me.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2)
Me.Name = "BatchRefTreeInfo"
Me.Text = "Get file references"
Me.ResumeLayout(False)
Me.PerformLayout()
End Sub
Friend WithEvents BrowseButton As System.Windows.Forms.Button
Friend WithEvents VaultsComboBox As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
Friend WithEvents VaultsLabel As System.Windows.Forms.Label
Friend WithEvents BatchRefOpenFileDialog As System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog
Friend WithEvents BatchRefListBox As System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
Friend WithEvents BatchRefLabel As System.Windows.Forms.Label
Friend WithEvents WriteXmlButton As System.Windows.Forms.Button
End Class
'FileRef.vb
Public Class FileRef
Private mLocalOverwittenVersionObsolete As Short
Private mFileName As String
Private mLatestVersion As String
Private mLatestRevision As String
Private mNumber As String
Private mDescription As String
Private mCurrentState As String
Private mCheckedOutBy As String
Private mFileRefs As List(Of FileRef)
Public Sub New()
End Sub
Public Property FileName() As String
Get
Return mFileName
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
mFileName = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property LatestVersion() As String
Get
Return mLatestVersion
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
mLatestVersion = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property LatestRevision() As String
Get
Return mLatestRevision
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
mLatestRevision = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property Number() As String
Get
Return mNumber
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
mNumber = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property Description() As String
Get
Return mDescription
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
mDescription = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property CurrentState() As String
Get
Return mCurrentState
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
mCurrentState = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property CheckedOutBy() As String
Get
Return mCheckedOutBy
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
mCheckedOutBy = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property LocalOverwrittenVersionObsolete() As Short
Get
Return mLocalOverwittenVersionObsolete
End Get
Set(ByVal value As Short)
mLocalOverwittenVersionObsolete = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property FileRefs() As List(Of FileRef)
Get
Return mFileRefs
End Get
Set(ByVal value As List(Of FileRef))
mFileRefs = value
End Set
End Property
End Class