List Custom Properties Example (VBA)

This example shows how to list the custom properties for a configuration.

 

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' Preconditions: SolidWorks document is open to which custom properties have been assigned.

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' Postconditions: None

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Option Explicit

Public Enum swCustomInfoType_e

    swCustomInfoUnknown = 0

    swCustomInfoText = 30       '  VT_LPSTR

    swCustomInfoDate = 64       '  VT_FILETIME

    swCustomInfoNumber = 3      '  VT_I4

    swCustomInfoYesOrNo = 11    '  VT_BOOL

End Enum

Sub main()

    Dim swApp                           As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Dim swModel                         As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

    Dim vConfigNameArr                  As Variant

    Dim vConfigName                     As Variant

    Dim vCustInfoNameArr                As Variant

    Dim vCustInfoName                   As Variant

    Dim bRet                            As Boolean

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    

    Debug.Print "File = " & swModel.GetPathName

    

    vConfigNameArr = swModel.GetConfigurationNames

    

    ' Is empty if a drawing becasue configurations not supported on drawings

    If IsEmpty(vConfigNameArr) Then

        ReDim vConfigNameArr(0)

        vConfigNameArr(0) = ""

    Else

        ' Add a blank string for the nonconfiguration-specific custom properties

        ReDim Preserve vConfigNameArr(UBound(vConfigNameArr) + 1)

    End If

    

    For Each vConfigName In vConfigNameArr

        Debug.Print "  " & vConfigName

    

        vCustInfoNameArr = swModel.GetCustomInfoNames2(vConfigName)

        If Not IsEmpty(vCustInfoNameArr) Then

            For Each vCustInfoName In vCustInfoNameArr

                Debug.Print "    " & vCustInfoName

                Debug.Print "      Type     = " & swModel.GetCustomInfoType3(vConfigName, vCustInfoName)

                Debug.Print "      Value    = " & swModel.GetCustomInfoValue(vConfigName, vCustInfoName)

                Debug.Print "      Text     = " & swModel.CustomInfo2(vConfigName, vCustInfoName)

            Next

        End If

        Debug.Print "  ---------------------------"

    Next

End Sub