Insert Part Number Column in BOM Table Example (VBA)

This example shows how to insert a part number column in a BOM table.

 

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' Preconditions:

'          (1) Drawing must be open and contain a BOM table

'          (2) BOM table must be selected

'

' Postconditions:

'          A part number column is inserted at the end of the

'          existing the BOM table.

'

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Option Explicit

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

Dim boolstatus As Boolean

Dim SelMgr As Object

Dim theTableAnnotation As SldWorks.TableAnnotation

Dim SelObjType As Long

Dim TableAnnotationType As Long

 

Sub DisplayTableColumnProps(theTableAnnotation As Object)

    Dim ColCount As Long

    Dim i As Long

    Dim ColType As swTableColumnTypes_e

    Dim ColTitle As String

        

    Debug.Print "Index"; vbTab; "Type"; vbTab; "Title"

    ColCount = theTableAnnotation.ColumnCount

    For i = 0 To ColCount - 1

        ColType = theTableAnnotation.GetColumnType(i)

        ColTitle = theTableAnnotation.GetColumnTitle(i)

        Debug.Print i; vbTab; ColType; vbTab; ColTitle

    Next i

End Sub

Sub main()

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    Set SelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager

    

    SelObjType = SelMgr.GetSelectedObjectType2(1)

    If SelObjType <> 98 Then 'swSelANNOTATIONTABLES

        MsgBox "You must select a BOM table in the drawing before running this example."

        End

    End If

    Set theTableAnnotation = SelMgr.GetSelectedObject5(1)

    TableAnnotationType = theTableAnnotation.Type

    If TableAnnotationType <> 2 Then 'swTableAnnotation_BillOfMaterials

        MsgBox "Select a BOM table in the drawing before running this example."

        End

    End If

    DisplayTableColumnProps theTableAnnotation

    

    boolstatus = theTableAnnotation.InsertColumn(4, 0, "New Column") 'swTableItemInsertPosition_Last = 4

    boolstatus = theTableAnnotation.SetColumnType(theTableAnnotation.ColumnCount - 1, 201) 'swBomTableColumnType_PartNumber = 201

    

    DisplayTableColumnProps theTableAnnotation

End Sub