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Get Configuration Information Example (C#)

This example shows how to use the SOLIDWORKS Document Manager API to get configuration-related information for an external part document whose custom properties were transferred from the original part document.

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions: 
// 1. Read the SOLIDWORKS Document Manager API Getting Started topic 
//    and ensure that the required DLLs have been registered. 
// 2. Copy and paste this class into a C# console application in Microsoft 
//    Visual Studio. 
// 3. Add the Solidworks.Interop.swdocumentmgr.dll and Microsoft.CSharp references
//    to the project: 
//    a. Right-click the solution in Solution Explorer. 
//    b. Click Add Reference
//    c. Click Browse
//    d. Click install_dir\api\redist\CLR2\Solidworks.Interop.swdocumentmgr.dll.
//    e. Click Add.
//    f. Click Microsoft.CSharp
//    g. Click Add.
//    h. Click OK.

// 4. In the code, substitute your_license_key with your SOLIDWORKS 
//    Document Manager license key. 
// 5. Press F5 to run the program. 
// 
// Postconditions: 
// 1. Examine the Immediate Window.
// 2. Verify that both fromparent+ prefaced and non-prefaced custom property
//    values are shown.
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Diagnostics;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swdocumentmgr; 
 
 
    class Program
    {
    
    public static void ProcessDocCustomProperties(SwDMDocument17 swDoc) 
    { 
        
        string[] vCustPropNameArr = null
        string sCustPropStr = null
        SwDmCustomInfoType nPropType = 0; 
        
        vCustPropNameArr = (string[])swDoc.GetCustomPropertyNames(); 
        if ((vCustPropNameArr == null)) return
 
        Debug.Print(" Document Custom Properties:");
 
        foreach (string vCustPropName in vCustPropNameArr)
        { 
            sCustPropStr = swDoc.GetCustomProperty(vCustPropName, out nPropType);    
            Debug.Print("   Prefaced      = " + vCustPropName + " <" + nPropType + "> = " + sCustPropStr);
 
            sCustPropStr = swDoc.GetCustomProperty2(vCustPropName, out nPropType);
            Debug.Print("   Not prefaced  = " + vCustPropName + " <" + nPropType + "> = " + sCustPropStr);
 
            Debug.Print("");
        } 
           
        Debug.Print(""); 
    } 
    
    
    public static void ProcessConfigCustomProperties(SwDMConfiguration14 swCfg) 
    { 
        string[] vCustPropNameArr = null
        string sCustPropStr = null
        SwDmCustomInfoType nPropType = 0; 
         
        vCustPropNameArr = (string[])swCfg.GetCustomPropertyNames(); 
        
        if ((vCustPropNameArr == null)) return
        Debug.Print(" Configuration Custom Properties:");
 
        foreach (string vCustPropName in vCustPropNameArr)
        { 
            sCustPropStr = swCfg.GetCustomProperty(vCustPropName, out nPropType); 
            Debug.Print("   Prefaced     = " + vCustPropName + " <" + nPropType + "> = " + sCustPropStr);
 
            sCustPropStr = swCfg.GetCustomProperty2(vCustPropName, out nPropType);
            Debug.Print("   Not prefaced = " + vCustPropName + " <" + nPropType + "> = " + sCustPropStr);
 
            Debug.Print("");
        } 
        
        Debug.Print(""); 
    }
 
 
    static void Main(string[] args)
    { 
 
        const string sLicenseKey = "your_license_key"
        //Specify license key 
        
        const string sDocFileName = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\SOLIDWORKS\\SOLIDWORKS 2017\\tutorial\\api\\ExternalReferencedPart.sldprt"
        //Specify document 
        
        SwDMClassFactory swClassFact = default(SwDMClassFactory); 
        SwDMApplication swDocMgr = default(SwDMApplication); 
        SwDMDocument19 swDoc = default(SwDMDocument19); 
        SwDMConfigurationMgr swCfgMgr = default(SwDMConfigurationMgr); 
        string[] vCfgNameArr = null
        SwDMConfiguration14 swCfg = default(SwDMConfiguration14); 
        SwDmDocumentType nDocType = 0; 
        SwDmDocumentOpenError nRetVal = 0; 
        
        // Determine type of SOLIDWORKS file based on file extension 
        
        if (sDocFileName.EndsWith("sldprt")) { 
            nDocType = SwDmDocumentType.swDmDocumentPart; 
        } 
        else if (sDocFileName.EndsWith("sldasm")) {   
            nDocType = SwDmDocumentType.swDmDocumentAssembly; 
        } 
        else if (sDocFileName.EndsWith("slddrw")) {  
            nDocType = SwDmDocumentType.swDmDocumentDrawing; 
        } 
        else { 
            
            // Not a SOLIDWORKS file 
            nDocType = SwDmDocumentType.swDmDocumentUnknown; 
            
            // So cannot open 
            return
        } 
        
        // Because drawing documents do not have configurations, 
        // only continue running the project if the document 
        // is a part or assembly document 
        
        if ((nDocType != SwDmDocumentType.swDmDocumentDrawing)) { 
            
            swClassFact = new SwDMClassFactory(); 
            swDocMgr = swClassFact.GetApplication(sLicenseKey); 
            swDoc = (SwDMDocument19)swDocMgr.GetDocument(sDocFileName, nDocType, falseout nRetVal); 
            Debug.Assert(SwDmDocumentOpenError.swDmDocumentOpenErrorNone == nRetVal); 
            swCfgMgr = swDoc.ConfigurationManager
            
            Debug.Print("File = " + swDoc.FullName); 
            Debug.Print(" ActiveCfgName = " + swCfgMgr.GetActiveConfigurationName()); 
            Debug.Print(""); 
            Debug.Print(" Version = " + swDoc.GetVersion()); 
            Debug.Print(" Author = " + swDoc.Author); 
            Debug.Print(" Comments = " + swDoc.Comments); 
            Debug.Print(" CreationDate (string) = " + swDoc.CreationDate);
            Debug.Print(" CreationDate (numeric) = " + swDoc.CreationDate2);
 
            Debug.Print(" Keywords = " + swDoc.Keywords); 
            Debug.Print(" LastSavedBy = " + swDoc.LastSavedBy); 
            Debug.Print(" LastSavedDate (string) = " + swDoc.LastSavedDate);
            Debug.Print(" LastSavedDate (numeric) = " + swDoc.LastSavedDate2); 
            Debug.Print(" Subject = " + swDoc.Subject); 
            Debug.Print(" Title = " + swDoc.Title); 
            Debug.Print(" LastUpdateStamp = " + swDoc.GetLastUpdateStamp()); 
            Debug.Print(" IsDetachedDrawing = " + swDoc.IsDetachedDrawing()); 
            Debug.Print(""); 
         
            ProcessDocCustomProperties(swDoc); 
            vCfgNameArr = (string[])swCfgMgr.GetConfigurationNames(); 
            
            foreach (string vCfgName in vCfgNameArr) { 
                
                swCfg = (SwDMConfiguration14)swCfgMgr.GetConfigurationByName(vCfgName); 
                
                Debug.Print(" " + vCfgName); 
                Debug.Print(" Description = " + swCfg.Description); 
                Debug.Print(" ParentCfgName = " + swCfg.GetParentConfigurationName()); 
                Debug.Print(" LastUpdateStamp = " + swCfg.GetLastUpdateStamp()); 
                Debug.Print(""); 
                   
                ProcessConfigCustomProperties(swCfg); 
            } 
        }      
    }   

 
 



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