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Batch Add Folders Example (C#)

This example shows how to create several folders in the vault at once.

NOTE: If using the .NET Framework 4.0 primary interop assembly provided with SolidWorks Enterprise PDM, 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 BatchAddFolders_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 Enterprise PDM installation, locate and click 
//    EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll, click Open, and click Add).
// 3. Add Microsoft.VisualBasic as a reference (click COM 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. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5.
//
// Postconditions: 
// 1. Displays the Add folders dialog box.
//    a. Select a vault view.
//    b. Type the name of a new folder to create in the root folder
//       of the vault.
//    c. Click Add folder to the batch.
//       1. Displays a message that the folder is added to the batch.
//       2. Click OK.
// 2. Repeat steps 1b-c repeatedly to add more folders to the batch.
// 3. Click Create folders.
//    a. Displays a message that the folder is created.
//    b. Click OK in each message box. 
// 4. Close the Add folders dialog box.           

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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.Windows.Forms;
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
using EPDM.Interop.epdm;
 
namespace BatchAddFolders_CSharp
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private IEdmVault5 vault1 = null;
        IEdmBatchAddFolders batchAddFolders;
        EdmFolderInfo[] ppoRetFolders = null;
 
        int i;
 
        public void Form1_Load(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                IEdmVault5 vault1 = new EdmVault5();
                IEdmVault8 vault = (IEdmVault8)vault1;
                EdmViewInfo[] Views = null;
 
                vault.GetVaultViews(out Views, false);
                VaultsComboBox.Items.Clear();
                foreach (EdmViewInfo View in Views)
                {
                    VaultsComboBox.Items.Add(View.mbsVaultName);
                }
                if (VaultsComboBox.Items.Count > 0)
                {
                    VaultsComboBox.Text = (string)VaultsComboBox.Items[0];
                }
 
            }
            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 AddFolders_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                IEdmVault7 vault2 = null;
                if (vault1 == null)
                {
                    vault1 = new EdmVault5();
                }
                vault2 = (IEdmVault7)vault1;
                if (!vault1.IsLoggedIn)
                {
                    vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32());
                }
 
                if (batchAddFolders == null)
                {
                    batchAddFolders = (IEdmBatchAddFolders)vault2.CreateUtility(EdmUtility.EdmUtil_BatchAddFolders);
                }
 
                batchAddFolders.AddFolder(vault2.RootFolderID, TextBox1.Text, i, (int)EdmBatchAddFolderFlag.Ebaff_GetInterface, null, 0);
                i = i + 1;
 
                Interaction.MsgBox(TextBox1.Text + " added to the batch.");
                TextBox1.Clear();
 
            }
            catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
 
        }
 
        public void CreateFolders_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
 
            try
            {
                IEdmVault7 vault2 = null;
                if (vault1 == null)
                {
                    vault1 = new EdmVault5();
                }
                vault2 = (IEdmVault7)vault1;
                if (!vault1.IsLoggedIn)
                {
                    vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32());
                }
 
                batchAddFolders.Create(this.Handle.ToInt32(), ref ppoRetFolders, (int)EdmBatchCreateFolderFlag.Ebcf_Nothing);
 
                foreach (EdmFolderInfo FoldName in ppoRetFolders)
                {
                    Interaction.MsgBox("Created " + FoldName.mbsPath + " successfully" + " in " + vault2.RootFolder.Name);
                }
 
            }
            catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}

 

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//Form1.Designer.cs

namespace BatchAddFolders_CSharp
{
    partial class Form1
    {
        /// <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.VaultsLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.VaultsComboBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
            this.AddFolders = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.CreateFolders = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.TextBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
            this.Label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            //
            //VaultsLabel
            //
            this.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = true;
            this.VaultsLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 26);
            this.VaultsLabel.Name = "VaultsLabel";
            this.VaultsLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(94, 13);
            this.VaultsLabel.TabIndex = 0;
            this.VaultsLabel.Text = " Select vault view:";
            //
            //VaultsComboBox
            //
            this.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
            this.VaultsComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 42);
            this.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox";
            this.VaultsComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 21);
            this.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1;
            //
            //AddFolders
            //
            this.AddFolders.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 112);
            this.AddFolders.Name = "AddFolders";
            this.AddFolders.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(145, 23);
            this.AddFolders.TabIndex = 3;
            this.AddFolders.Text = "Add folder to the batch...";
            this.AddFolders.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.AddFolders.Click +=new System.EventHandler(AddFolders_Click);
            //
            //CreateFolders
            //
            this.CreateFolders.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(111, 156);
            this.CreateFolders.Name = "CreateFolders";
            this.CreateFolders.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(98, 23);
            this.CreateFolders.TabIndex = 5;
            this.CreateFolders.Text = "Create folders";
            this.CreateFolders.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.CreateFolders.Click +=new System.EventHandler(CreateFolders_Click);
            //
            //TextBox1
            //
            this.TextBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 88);
            this.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1";
            this.TextBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(289, 20);
            this.TextBox1.TabIndex = 6;
            //
            //Label1
            //
            this.Label1.AutoSize = true;
            this.Label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 72);
            this.Label1.Name = "Label1";
            this.Label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(237, 13);
            this.Label1.TabIndex = 7;
            this.Label1.Text = "Type name of new folder to add to the vault root:";
            //
            //Form1
            //
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6f, 13f);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(317, 208);
            this.Controls.Add(this.Label1);
            this.Controls.Add(this.TextBox1);
            this.Controls.Add(this.CreateFolders);
            this.Controls.Add(this.AddFolders);
            this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsComboBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsLabel);
            this.Name = "Form1";
            this.Text = "Add folders";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.PerformLayout();
 
        }
 
        #endregion
 
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Label VaultsLabel;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox VaultsComboBox;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Button AddFolders;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Button CreateFolders;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.TextBox TextBox1;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Label Label1;
    }
}

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