Get Names of Creators of Features Example (C++ COM)
This example shows how to get the names of the creators of the features
in multiple part documents.
FeatureCreatedBy.cpp
/*
PRECONDITIONS:
*
SOLIDWORKS is open and the specified input file exists in this folder:
c:\SOLIDWORKSFilenames.txt.
*
The SOLIDWORKS part documents listed in the input file and used by
this
application were installed when SOLIDWORKS was installed:
-
C:\Users\Public\Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2018\samples\tutorial\toolbox\braceleft.sldprt
-
C:\Users\Public\Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2018\samples\tutorial\toolbox\braceright.sldprt
-
C:\Users\Public\Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2018\samples\tutorial\toolbox\baseplate.sldprt
POSTCONDITIONS:
*
The specified output file is created in the specified folder:
c:\SOLIDWORKSFilenamesFeatureCreators.txt.
*
The names of the SOLIDWORKS part documents and their features
and
the names of the creators of those features.
*/
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <fstream> //Stream class to both read from
and write to files
#include <string>
CComBSTR makeBstr(string input);//makeBstr function prototype
using namespace std;
int _tmain()
{
ifstream infile;
ofstream outfile;
//Iniitalize COM
CoInitialize(NULL);
//Use ATL smart pointers
CComPtr<ISldWorks> swApp;
CComPtr<IModelDoc2> swModel;
CComPtr<IFeature> swFeat;
CComPtr<IFeature> swNextFeat;
long lErrors;
long lWarnings;
string sSOLIDWORKSFilename;
CComBSTR sDefaultConfiguration(L"Default");
CComBSTR sFeatureName(L"");
CComBSTR sFeatureCreator(L"");
HRESULT hres = NOERROR;
//Open input file
infile.open("C:\\SOLIDWORKSFilenames.txt",
std::ios_base::in);
//Make sure input file exists
if(!infile)
{
cout << "ERROR: Cannot open the
input file." << endl;
return 1;
}
//Open output file
outfile.open("c:\\SOLIDWORKSFilenamesFeatureCreators.txt",
std::ios_base::out );
//Make sure output file exists
if( !outfile)
{
cout << "ERROR: Cannot open the
output file." << endl;
infile.close();
return 1;
}
outfile << "============================================================================="
<< endl;
//Connect to currently running instance
of SOLIDWORKS
hres = swApp.CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(SldWorks),
NULL, CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER);
//Check results
if (S_OK != hres)
return 1;
while (!infile.eof())
{
//Read SOLIDWORKS part document name from
SOLIDWORKSFilenames.txt
getline (infile, sSOLIDWORKSFilename);
//Convert string to CComBSTR by calling
function makeBstr
CComBSTR sSWFilename = (makeBstr(sSOLIDWORKSFilename));
cout << sSOLIDWORKSFilename <<
endl;
//Open part document
hres = swApp->OpenDoc6(sSWFilename,
swDocPART, swOpenDocOptions_Silent, sDefaultConfiguration, &lErrors,
&lWarnings, &swModel);
//Check results
if (S_OK != hres || swModel == NULL)
return 1;
//Write name of SOLIDWORKS part document
in SOLIDWORKSFilenamesFeatureCreators.txt
outfile << sSOLIDWORKSFilename <<
endl;
outfile << "============================================================================="
<< endl;
//Get first feature
swModel->IFirstFeature(&swFeat);
//Iterate over features in this part document
in the FeatureManager design tree
while(swFeat)
{
//Get feature name
swFeat->get_Name(&sFeatureName);
//Get creator of feature
swFeat->get_CreatedBy(&sFeatureCreator);
//Convert feature name and creator of feature
to
//string and write to output file
CW2CT
sFeatureNameString(sFeatureName);
CW2CT
sFeatureCreatorString(sFeatureCreator);
string sFNS = _bstr_t(sFeatureNameString);
string sFCS = _bstr_t(sFeatureCreatorString);
outfile <<
"Feature "
<< sFNS << " created by "
<< sFCS << endl;
//Get next feature in this part document
swFeat->IGetNextFeature(&swNextFeat);
swFeat.Release();
swFeat = swNextFeat;
swNextFeat.Release();
}
outfile << "============================================================================="
<< endl;
//Close the part document
swApp->CloseDoc(sSWFilename);
swModel.Release();
swFeat.Release();
}
//Close input and output files
infile.close();
outfile.close();
swApp.Release();
//Uninitialize COM
CoUninitialize();
return 0;
}
//Function to convert string to CComBSTR
CComBSTR makeBstr(string input)
{
char* CStyleString = (char*) input.c_str();
CComBSTR retval(CStyleString);
return retval;
}
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stdafx.h
/// stdafx.h : include file for standard system include
files,
// or project-specific include files that are used frequently,
but
// are changed infrequently
//
#pragma once
#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN // Exclude rarely-used stuff
from Windows headers
#include <stdio.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#define _ATL_CSTRING_EXPLICIT_CONSTRUCTORS // some CString
constructors will be explicit
#include <windows.h>
#include <atlbase.h>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std; //We
will use the standard C++ libraries for text output.
#import "sldworks.tlb" raw_interfaces_only,
raw_native_types, no_namespace, named_guids //the
SOLIDWORKS type library
#import "swconst.tlb" raw_interfaces_only,
raw_native_types, no_namespace, named_guids //the
SOLIDWORKS constant type library
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stdafx.cpp
// stdafx.cpp : source file that includes just the standard
includes
// FeatureCreatedBy.pch will be the pre-compiled header
// stdafx.obj will contain the pre-compiled type information
#include "stdafx.h"
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