Function LoadCriteria( _
   ByVal CriteriaFileName As System.String _
) As System.Boolean

Dim instance As IAdvancedSelectionCriteria
Dim CriteriaFileName As System.String
Dim value As System.Boolean
 
value = instance.LoadCriteria(CriteriaFileName)

System.bool LoadCriteria( 
   System.string CriteriaFileName
)

System.bool LoadCriteria( 
&   System.String^ CriteriaFileName
) 

Parameters

CriteriaFileName

Path and filename of query file (see Remarks)

Return Value

Specify CriteriaFileName with either a *.xml file or a legacy *.sqy file.

To create a *.xml query file, you can either:

• Use the Advanced Component Selection dialog (Standard toolbar > Advanced Select) to export a query file in XML format.

    - or -

• Open a txt file in Notepad and add content as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SWQueryList>
    <Query Name="InContextHasMate" Favourites_Index="1">
     <Boolean Name="And" Category="In Context Relations" SubCategory="Has mate to part" Condition="=" Value="base plate-1@98food processor"/>
 </Query>
</SWQueryList>

1. Replace the attribute values in the <Query> and <Boolean> elements as required. Refer to the Assemblies > Basic Component Operations > Selecting Components > Advanced Component Selection > Search Criteria for Advanced Component Selection topic in the SOLIDWORKS help to see all the options for populating the Category (Category1 in the dialog), SubCategory (Category2 in the dialog), Condition, and Value attributes.
2. In <Query> Favourites_Index specifies where the query appears at the end of the Select toolbar. This attribute corresponds to the row number in the Manage Searches tab of the dialog.
3. In <Boolean> Name specifies "And" (default) or "Or" to indicate whether to logically AND or OR multiple Boolean elements in the Query element. This attribute corresponds to the And/Or column in the dialog.
4. Add more <Query> and <Boolean> elements as needed to further constrain your query.
5. Save the query file with a .xml extension.

After calling this method, call IAdvancedSelectionCriteria::Select to select the assembly components that satisfy the query criteria.