Find Data Cards with Description Variable Example (C#)
This example shows how to find the data cards in your vault that have a
Description variable.
NOTE: If using the primary interop assembly
provided with SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional, see
Using .NET Framework 4.0 in
Stand-alone Applications.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio.
// 2. Click File > New > Project > C# > Windows Forms Application.
// 3. Type CardsVariableCSharp in Name.
// 4. Click the Browse button and browse to the folder where to create the project.
// 5. Click OK.
// 6. Create a form similar to the form shown above and change:
// a. Label to VaultsLabel.
// b. Combo box to VaultsComboBox.
// c. Button to FindCardsButton.
// 7. Replace the code in Form1.cs with this code.
// 8. Replace the code in Form1.Designer.cs with this code.
// 9. Add EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll as a reference (right-click the project
// name in the Solution Explorer, click Add Reference, click
// Framework in the left-side panel, browse to the top folder of your
// SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional installation, locate and select
// EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll, click Open, click Add, and click Close).
// 10. Right-click EPDM.Interop.epdm in References, click Properties, and set
// Embed Interop Types to False to handle methods that pass arrays of
// structures.
// 11. Open the Immediate window.
// 12. Switch back to the Form1.cs code window.
// 13. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Displays a dialog.
// 2. Select a vault.
// 3. Click the Find cards with Description variable button.
// The cards in your vault with a Description variable are
// printed to the Immediate window.
// 4. Examine the Immediate window.
// 5. Close the dialog.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//Form1.cs
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using EPDM.Interop.epdm;
using System.Collections;
namespace CardsVariableCSharp
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
void CardsVariableCSharp_Load(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
try
{
//Declare and create an instance of IEdmVault5
IEdmVault5 vault1 = new EdmVault5();
//Cast IEdmVault5 to IEdmVault8
IEdmVault8 vault = (IEdmVault8)vault1;
EdmViewInfo[] Views = null;
vault.GetVaultViews(out Views, false);
VaultsComboBox.Items.Clear();
foreach (EdmViewInfo View in Views)
{
VaultsComboBox.Items.Add(View.mbsVaultName);
}
if (VaultsComboBox.Items.Count > 0)
{
VaultsComboBox.Text = (string)VaultsComboBox.Items[0];
}
}
catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
}
private void FindCardsButton_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
try
{
//Declare and create an instance of IEdmVault5 object
IEdmVault5 vault = new EdmVault5();
//Log into selected vault as the current user
vault.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32());
ArrayList Cards = new ArrayList();
Cards.Clear();
IEdmFolder5 Folder = default(IEdmFolder5);
Folder = vault.RootFolder;
IEdmVariableMgr5 VarMgr = default(IEdmVariableMgr5);
VarMgr = (IEdmVariableMgr5)vault;
//You could get the "Description" variable directly,
//but get it by enumerating through all
//the variables until it's found -
//Dim DescVar As IEdmVariable5
//DescVar = VarMgr.GetVariable("Description")
IEdmPos5 VarPos = default(IEdmPos5);
VarPos = VarMgr.GetFirstVariablePosition();
while (!VarPos.IsNull)
{
IEdmVariable5 Var = default(IEdmVariable5);
Var = VarMgr.GetNextVariable(VarPos);
if (!(Var.Name == "Description"))
continue;
IEdmPos5 AttPos = default(IEdmPos5);
AttPos = Var.GetFirstAttributePosition("");
while (!AttPos.IsNull)
{
IEdmAttribute5 Att = default(IEdmAttribute5);
Att = Var.GetNextAttribute(AttPos);
string[] Extensions = null;
Extensions = Att.Extensions.Split(',');
string Extension = null;
foreach (string Extension_loopVariable in Extensions)
{
Extension = Extension_loopVariable;
IEdmCard5 Card = default(IEdmCard5);
IEdmCard6 Card1 = default(IEdmCard6);
try
{
Card = Folder.GetCard(Extension);
Card1 = (IEdmCard6)Card;
if (Card1.CardType == EdmCardType.EdmCard_File)
{
if (!Cards.Contains(Card.Name))
{
Cards.Add(Card.Name);
}
}
} catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
{
//E_EDM_INVALID_NAME
if (!(ex.ErrorCode == unchecked((int)0x8004021d)))
{
throw new System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException(ex.Message, ex.ErrorCode);
}
}
}
}
}
string CardName = null;
foreach (string CardName_loopVariable in Cards)
{
CardName = CardName_loopVariable;
Debug.Print(CardName);
}
}
catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
}
}
}
namespace CardsVariableCSharp
{
partial class Form1
{
/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable
/// </summary>
private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used
/// </summary>
/// <param name="disposing">True if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise false.</param>
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (disposing && (components != null))
{
components.Dispose();
}
base.Dispose(disposing);
}
#region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.VaultsLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.VaultsComboBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
this.FindCardsButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// VaultsLabel
//
this.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = true;
this.VaultsLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(86, 23);
this.VaultsLabel.Name = "VaultsLabel";
this.VaultsLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(91, 13);
this.VaultsLabel.TabIndex = 0;
this.VaultsLabel.Text = "Select vault view:";
//
// VaultsComboBox
//
this.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
this.VaultsComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(70, 55);
this.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox";
this.VaultsComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 21);
this.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1;
//
// FindCardsButton
//
this.FindCardsButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(70, 95);
this.FindCardsButton.Name = "FindCardsButton";
this.FindCardsButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 50);
this.FindCardsButton.TabIndex = 2;
this.FindCardsButton.Text = "Find cards with Description variable";
this.FindCardsButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
this.FindCardsButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.FindCardsButton_Click);
//
// Form1
//
this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(272, 173);
this.Controls.Add(this.FindCardsButton);
this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsComboBox);
this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsLabel);
this.Name = "Form1";
this.Text = "Find cards with Description";
this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.CardsVariableCSharp_Load);
this.ResumeLayout(false);
this.PerformLayout();
}
#endregion
private System.Windows.Forms.Label VaultsLabel;
private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox VaultsComboBox;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button FindCardsButton;
}
}