Add ActiveX Tabs to Model View (VB.NET)

This example shows how to add two ActiveX tabs to a model view.

'----------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. In the IDE:
'    a. Reference Microsoft Calendar Control's ActiveX
'       control file (click Project > Add Reference >
'       Browse tab).
'    b. Browse to:
'       c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\MSCAL.OCX
'       and click OK.
' 2. Specified part document exists.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Two new tabs are added to the model view.
' 2. New tabs have Microsoft Calendar Controls,
'    Calendar 1 and Calendar 2.
' 3. Model view is active.
' 4. To verify the ActiveX controls on the new tabs,
'    interactively click each Calendar tab.
'
' NOTE: Because the part document is used elsewhere,
' do not save any changes when closing it.
'------------------------------------------------------------
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
Imports System
Imports MSACAL

Partial Class SolidWorksMacro

    Public Sub Main()

        Const calTabName1 As String = "Calendar 1"
        Const calTabName2 As String = "Calendar 2"

        Dim swModel As ModelDoc2
        Dim swModViewMgr As ModelViewManager
        Dim calCtrl1 As MSACAL.Calendar
        Dim calCtrl2 As MSACAL.Calendar
        Dim fileName As String
        Dim errors As Integer
        Dim warnings As Integer
        Dim status As Boolean

        swApp = CreateObject("SldWorks.Application")
        fileName = "c:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS (3)\samples\tutorial\fillets\knob.sldprt"
        swModel = swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", errors, warnings)
        swModViewMgr = swModel.ModelViewManager

        ' Add the ActiveX control tabs
        calCtrl1 = swModViewMgr.AddControl(calTabName1, "MSCAL.Calendar", "")
        calCtrl2 = swModViewMgr.AddControl(calTabName2, "MSCAL.Calendar", "")

        ' Set the background colors of the ActiveX control tabs
        calCtrl1.BackColor = RGB(255, 0, 0) 'red
        calCtrl2.BackColor = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'black

        status = swModViewMgr.ActivateControlTab(calTabName1)
        status = swModViewMgr.IsControlTabActive(calTabName1)
        status = swModViewMgr.IsModelTabActive

        ' Switch back to model view
        status = swModViewMgr.ActivateModelTab

    End Sub


    ''' <summary>
    ''' The SldWorks swApp variable is pre-assigned for you.
    ''' </summary>
    Public swApp As SldWorks


End Class