Find Data Cards with Description Variable Example (VB.NET)
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 > Visual Basic > Windows Forms Application.
' 3. Type Exercise3 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.vb with this code.
' 8. Replace the code in Form1.Designer.vb 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 click
' EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll, click Open, click Add, and click Close).
' 10. Right-click EPDM.Interop.epdm in References, select 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.vb 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.vb
Imports EPDM.Interop.epdm
Public Class Exercise4
Private Sub Exercise4_Load( _
ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
Handles MyBase.Load
Try
'Declare and create an instance of IEdmVault5
'Cast IEdmVault5 to IEdmVault8
Dim vault As IEdmVault8 = New EdmVault5
Dim Views() As EdmViewInfo = Nothing
vault.GetVaultViews(Views, False)
VaultsComboBox.Items.Clear()
For Each View As EdmViewInfo In Views
VaultsComboBox.Items.Add(View.mbsVaultName)
Next
If VaultsComboBox.Items.Count > 0 Then
VaultsComboBox.Text = VaultsComboBox.Items(0)
End If
Catch ex As Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + _
ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + vbCrLf + _
ex.Message)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
Private Sub FindCardsButton_Click( _
ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
Handles FindCardsButton.Click
Try
'Declare and create an instance of IEdmVault5 object
Dim vault As IEdmVault5 = New EdmVault5()
'Log into selected vault as the current user
vault.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, _
Me.Handle.ToInt32())
Dim Cards As New ArrayList
Cards.Clear()
Dim Folder As IEdmFolder5
Folder = vault.RootFolder
Dim VarMgr As IEdmVariableMgr5
VarMgr = 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")
Dim VarPos As IEdmPos5
VarPos = VarMgr.GetFirstVariablePosition
While Not VarPos.IsNull
Dim Var As IEdmVariable5
Var = VarMgr.GetNextVariable(VarPos)
If Not Var.Name = "Description" _
Then Continue While
Dim AttPos As IEdmPos5
AttPos = Var.GetFirstAttributePosition("")
While Not AttPos.IsNull
Dim Att As IEdmAttribute5
Att = Var.GetNextAttribute(AttPos)
Dim Extensions() As String
Extensions = Att.Extensions.Split(",")
Dim Extension As String
For Each Extension In Extensions
Dim Card As IEdmCard5
Try
Card = Folder.GetCard(Extension)
If Card.cardtype = _
EdmCardType.EdmCard_File Then
If Not Cards.Contains(Card.Name) Then
Cards.Add(Card.Name)
End If
End If
Catch ex As _
Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
'E_EDM_INVALID_NAME
If Not ex.ErrorCode = &H8004021D Then
Throw New _
Runtime.InteropServices.COMException _
(ex.Message, ex.ErrorCode)
End If
End Try
Next Extension
End While
End While
Dim CardName As String
For Each CardName In Cards
Debug.Print(CardName)
Next CardName
Catch ex As Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + _
ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + vbCrLf + _
ex.Message)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
End Class
'Form1.Designer.vb
<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _
Partial Class Exercise4
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
Try
If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then
components.Dispose()
End If
Finally
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
End Try
End Sub
'Required by the Windows Form Designer
Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer
'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.
'Do not modify it using the code editor.
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _
Private Sub InitializeComponent()
Me.FindCardsButton = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
Me.VaultsComboBox = New System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox()
Me.VaultsLabel = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
Me.SuspendLayout()
'
'FindCardsButton
'
Me.FindCardsButton.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(37, 96)
Me.FindCardsButton.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2)
Me.FindCardsButton.Name = "FindCardsButton"
Me.FindCardsButton.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(212, 41)
Me.FindCardsButton.TabIndex = 20
Me.FindCardsButton.Text = "Find cards with Description variable"
Me.FindCardsButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
'
'VaultsComboBox
'
Me.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = True
Me.VaultsComboBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(58, 37)
Me.VaultsComboBox.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2)
Me.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox"
Me.VaultsComboBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(169, 21)
Me.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 19
'
'VaultsLabel
'
Me.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = True
Me.VaultsLabel.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(96, 9)
Me.VaultsLabel.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 0, 2, 0)
Me.VaultsLabel.Name = "VaultsLabel"
Me.VaultsLabel.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(91, 13)
Me.VaultsLabel.TabIndex = 18
Me.VaultsLabel.Text = "Select vault view:"
'
'Exercise4
'
Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(301, 155)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.FindCardsButton)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsComboBox)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsLabel)
Me.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2)
Me.Name = "Exercise4"
Me.Text = "Find cards with Description"
Me.ResumeLayout(False)
Me.PerformLayout()
End Sub
Friend WithEvents FindCardsButton As System.Windows.Forms.Button
Friend WithEvents VaultsComboBox As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
Friend WithEvents VaultsLabel As System.Windows.Forms.Label
End Class