Open Document Example (C#)

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Verify that the specified document to open exists.
// 2. Open the Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Opens the specified document.
// 2. Sets the SOLIDWORKS working directory to the document directory.
// 3. Examine the Immediate window.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace SetWorkingDirectory_CSharp.csproj
{
    partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {

        ModelDoc2 doc;
        int fileerror;
        int filewarning;

        public void Main()
        {
            swApp.Visible = true;

            // Get the current working directory before opening the document
            Debug.Print("Current working directory is " + swApp.GetCurrentWorkingDirectory());

            doc = swApp.OpenDoc6("C:\\Program Files\\SOLIDWORKS Corp\\SOLIDWORKS\\samples\\tutorial\\api\\chair.sldprt", (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, (int)swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", ref fileerror, ref filewarning);

            // Opening a document with SldWorks::OpenDoc6 does not set the working directory
            Debug.Print("Current working directory is still " + swApp.GetCurrentWorkingDirectory());

            // Set the working directory to the document directory
            swApp.SetCurrentWorkingDirectory(doc.GetPathName().Substring(0, doc.GetPathName().LastIndexOf("\\")));

            Debug.Print("Current working directory is now " + swApp.GetCurrentWorkingDirectory());

        }

        public SldWorks swApp;

    }
}