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Update File Raw References Example (C#)

This example shows how to get file references directly from a file and update file references directly in that file.

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, Desktop > Windows Forms App.
// 3. Type RawReferencesCSharp in Project name.
// 4. For Location, click ... and navigate to the folder where to create the project. 
// 5. Click Next
.
// 6. Select Framework.
// 7. Click Create.
 

// 8. Click Show All Files in the Solution Explorer toolbar and expand 
//    Form1.cs in the Solution Explorer.
// 9. Add dependencies and safely pass arrays of structures.
//10. Replace the code in Form1.cs with this code. //11. To create the form, replace the code in Form1.Designer.cs with  //    this code. //12. Check out a SOLIDWORKS assembly or drawing document whose file  //    references you want to update and check out all of the document's  //    referenced files. //13. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5. // // Postconditions:  //  1. Displays the Update Raw References in File dialog box. //  2. Select the vault view where the SOLIDWORKS assembly or // drawing document that you checked out in // Preconditions step 4 resides. //  3. Click Open file. //  4. Displays the Open a file dialog box. //     a. Click the assembly or drawing document you checked out // in Preconditions step 4. //     b. Click Open. //     The opened file's path and file name appear  //     in the Update Raw References in File dialog box. //  5. Click Get references. //     a. Displays a message box for each referenced file.  //        The referenced file's ID, path and file name, file name,  //        type, and number of times referenced appear in the  //        message box. //     b. Click OK to close each message box. //  6. Rename one of the referenced files in the selected vault // in File Explorer. //  7. Click Update references. //     a. Displays a message box confirming that references were updated. //     b. Click OK to close the message box. //  8. Click Get references. //     a. Displays a message box for each referenced file.  //        The referenced file's ID, path and file name, file name,  //        type, and number of times referenced appear in the  //        message box. Note that the renamed file is now a referenced  //        file of the open document. //     b. Click OK to close each message box. //  9. Click Close file. // 10. Click OK to close the message box confirming that the open // document was closed. // 11. Close the Update Raw References in File dialog box. // 12. Check in the SOLIDWORKS assembly or drawing document and  // its file references. //---------------------------------------------------------------------------- //Form1.cs using System; using System.Windows.Forms; using EPDM.Interop.epdm; namespace RawReferencesCSharp {     public partial class Form1 : Form     {         public Form1()         {             InitializeComponent();         }         IEdmVault5 vault1 = null;         IEdmFile5 aFile;         string fileName;         IEdmRawReferenceMgr rawRefs;         EdmRawReference[] refs = null;         private void Form1_Load(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)         {             try             {                 IEdmVault5 vault1 = new EdmVault5();                 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") + "\n" + ex.Message);             }             catch (Exception ex)             {                 MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);             }         }         public void UpdateButton_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)         {             try             {                 //Only create a new vault object                 //if one hasn't been created yet                 if (vault1 == null)                 {                     vault1 = new EdmVault5();                 }                 if (!vault1.IsLoggedIn)                 {                     //Log into selected vault as the current user                     vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32());                 }                 //Update the file references directly in the file                 rawRefs.UpdateReferences(refs);                 MessageBox.Show("File references updated.");             }             catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)             {                 MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message);             }             catch (Exception ex)             {                 MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);             }         }         public void OpenButton_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)         {             try             {                 //If one hasn't been created yet                 if (vault1 == null)                 {                     vault1 = new EdmVault5();                 }                 if (!vault1.IsLoggedIn)                 {                     //Log into selected vault as the current user                     vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32());                 }                 //Set the initial directory in the Open a file dialog                 OpenFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = vault1.RootFolderPath;                 //Show the Open a file dialog                 System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult DialogResult;                 DialogResult = OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog();                 if (!(DialogResult == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK))                 {                     //Do nothing                 }                 else                 {                     //Click a file                     IEdmFolder5 retPath = default(IEdmFolder5);                     fileName = OpenFileDialog1.FileName;                     FileListBox.Items.Add(fileName);                     aFile = vault1.GetFileFromPath(fileName, out retPath);                 }                 //Get IEdmRawReferences interface                  IEdmVault7 vault2 = null;                 vault2 = (IEdmVault7)vault1;                 rawRefs = (IEdmRawReferenceMgr)vault2.CreateUtility(EdmUtility.EdmUtil_RawReferenceMgr);                 bool fileRefsSupported = false;                 fileRefsSupported = rawRefs.Open(fileName);                 if (!fileRefsSupported)                 {                     MessageBox.Show("File's format does not support file references.");                     return;                 }             }             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 GetButton_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)         {             try             {                 //Only create a new vault object                 //if one hasn't been created yet                 if (vault1 == null)                 {                     vault1 = new EdmVault5();                 }                 if (!vault1.IsLoggedIn)                 {                     //Log into selected vault as the current user                     vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32());                 }                 int arrSize = 0;                 int i = 0;                 string message = null;                 //Get the file references directly from the file                 rawRefs.GetReferences(ref refs);                 arrSize = refs.Length;                 if (arrSize == 0)                 {                     MessageBox.Show("No file references for opened file.");                     return;                 }                 while (i < arrSize)                 {                     message = "File reference information: " + "\n" + "\n";                     message = message + "  Internal ID: " + refs[i].mbsRefID + "\n";                     message = message + "  Referenced how: " + refs[i].mbsIncludePath + "\n";                     message = message + "  Reference name: " + refs[i].mbsRefName + "\n";                     message = message + "  Number of times file referenced = " + refs[i].mlCount.ToString() + "\n";                     switch (refs[i].mlFlags)                     {                         case (int)EdmRawRefFlags.Edmrrf_Ghost:                             message = message + "  Type = DWG files can store grandchildren as references" + "\n";                             break;                         case (int)EdmRawRefFlags.Edmrrf_InternalComponent:                             message = message + "  Type = Not used" + "\n";                             break;                         case (int)EdmRawRefFlags.Edmrrf_Nothing:                             message = message + "  Type = Normal file reference" + "\n";                             break;                     }                     i = i + 1;                     MessageBox.Show(message);                 }             }             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 CloseButton_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)         {             try             {                 //Only create a new vault object                 //if one hasn't been created yet                 if (vault1 == null)                 {                     vault1 = new EdmVault5();                 }                 if (!vault1.IsLoggedIn)                 {                     //Log into selected vault as the current user                     vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32());                 }                 //Close the file                 rawRefs.Close();                 MessageBox.Show("File closed.");             }             catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)             {                 MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message);             }             catch (Exception ex)             {                 MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);             }         }     } }
//Form1.Designer.cs
namespace RawReferencesCSharp
{
    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.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.VaultsComboBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
            this.OpenButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.FileListBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
            this.UpdateButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.GetButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.CloseButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.OpenFileDialog1 = new System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // label1
            // 
            this.label1.AutoSize = true;
            this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(82, 24);
            this.label1.Name = "label1";
            this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(91, 13);
            this.label1.TabIndex = 0;
            this.label1.Text = "Select vault view:";
            // 
            // VaultsComboBox
            // 
            this.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
            this.VaultsComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(41, 40);
            this.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox";
            this.VaultsComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(196, 21);
            this.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1;
            // 
            // OpenButton
            // 
            this.OpenButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(74, 67);
            this.OpenButton.Name = "OpenButton";
            this.OpenButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(108, 23);
            this.OpenButton.TabIndex = 2;
            this.OpenButton.Text = "Open file";
            this.OpenButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.OpenButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(OpenButton_Click);
            // 
            // FileListBox
            // 
            this.FileListBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
            this.FileListBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 96);
            this.FileListBox.Name = "FileListBox";
            this.FileListBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(235, 30);
            this.FileListBox.TabIndex = 3;
            // 
            // OpenFileDialog1
            // 
            this.OpenFileDialog1.FileName = "OpenFileDialog1";
            this.OpenFileDialog1.Multiselect = true;
            this.OpenFileDialog1.Title = "Open a file";
            // 
            // UpdateButton
            // 
            this.UpdateButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(139, 144);
            this.UpdateButton.Name = "UpdateButton";
            this.UpdateButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(108, 23);
            this.UpdateButton.TabIndex = 4;
            this.UpdateButton.Text = "Update references";
            this.UpdateButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.UpdateButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(UpdateButton_Click);
            // 
            // GetButton
            // 
            this.GetButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 144);
            this.GetButton.Name = "GetButton";
            this.GetButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(108, 23);
            this.GetButton.TabIndex = 5;
            this.GetButton.Text = "Get references";
            this.GetButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.GetButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(GetButton_Click);
            // 
            // CloseButton
            // 
            this.CloseButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(74, 192);
            this.CloseButton.Name = "CloseButton";
            this.CloseButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(99, 23);
            this.CloseButton.TabIndex = 6;
            this.CloseButton.Text = "Close file";
            this.CloseButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.CloseButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(CloseButton_Click);
            // 
            // Form1
            // 
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(266, 233);
            this.Controls.Add(this.CloseButton);
            this.Controls.Add(this.GetButton);
            this.Controls.Add(this.UpdateButton);
            this.Controls.Add(this.FileListBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.OpenButton);
            this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsComboBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
            this.Name = "Form1";
            this.Text = "Update Raw References in File";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(Form1_Load);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.PerformLayout();
 
        }
 
        #endregion
 
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox VaultsComboBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button OpenButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox FileListBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button UpdateButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button GetButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button CloseButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog OpenFileDialog1;
 
    }
}



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