Get Custom Properties for Configuration Example (VBA)

This example shows how to get the names, types, and evaluated values of the custom properties in the active configuration. It also shows how to add a custom property to the configuration.

'---------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Open a part document.
' 2. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Adds a date custom property to the part's configuration.
' 2. Tests whether the custom property is editable, and if so,
'    edits it.
' 3. Gets all custom properties in the configuration.
' 4. Deletes a custom property.
' 5. Examine the Immediate window.
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Option Explicit

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim config As SldWorks.Configuration
Dim cusPropMgr As SldWorks.CustomPropertyManager
Dim lRetVal As Long
Dim vPropNames As Variant
Dim vPropTypes As Variant
Dim vPropValues As Variant
Dim ValOut As String
Dim ResolvedValOut As String
Dim wasResolved As Boolean
Dim linkToProp As Boolean
Dim resolved As Variant
Dim linkProp As Variant
Dim nNbrProps As Long
Dim j As Long
Dim custPropType As Long
Dim bRet As Boolean

Sub main()

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
    Set config = swModel.GetActiveConfiguration
   

    Set cusPropMgr = config.CustomPropertyManager
   

    lRetVal = cusPropMgr.Add3("ADATE", swCustomInfoType_e.swCustomInfoDate, "4-13-59", swCustomPropertyAddOption_e.swCustomPropertyDeleteAndAdd)
    lRetVal = cusPropMgr.Get6("ADATE", False, ValOut, ResolvedValOut, wasResolved, linkToProp)
   

    bRet = cusPropMgr.IsCustomPropertyEditable("ADATE", config.Name)
    If bRet = 0 Then
        Debug.Print "    ADATE is editable."
        lRetVal = cusPropMgr.Set2("ADATE", "4-13-89")
    Else
        Debug.Print "    ADATE is not editable."
    End If

    lRetVal = cusPropMgr.Get6("ADATE", False, ValOut, ResolvedValOut, wasResolved, linkToProp)
   

    ' Get the number of custom properties for this configuration
    nNbrProps = cusPropMgr.Count
    Debug.Print "Number of properties for this configuration:            " & nNbrProps
   

    ' Gets the custom properties
    lRetVal = cusPropMgr.GetAll3(vPropNames, vPropTypes, vPropValues, resolved, linkProp)

    ' For each custom property, print its name, type, and evaluated value
    For j = 0 To nNbrProps - 1
        custPropType = cusPropMgr.GetType2(vPropNames(j))
        Debug.Print "    Name, swCustomInfoType_e value, and resolved value:  " & vPropNames(j) & ", "; custPropType & ", " & vPropValues(j)
    Next j

    lRetVal = cusPropMgr.Delete2("ADATE")
   
    ' Get the number of custom properties for this configuration
    nNbrProps = cusPropMgr.Count
    Debug.Print "Number of properties for this configuration:            " & nNbrProps

End Sub