# SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional API Help

# Add Card Variables to Vault Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to add card variables to a vault and edit them.

NOTE: If using the primary interop assembly provided with SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional, see Using .NET Framework 4.0 in Stand-alone Applications.

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' Preconditions:
' 1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio.
' a. Click File > New > Project > Visual Basic > Windows Forms Application.
' b. Type AddEditVars in Name.
' c. Click Browse and navigate to the folder where to create
' the project.
' d. Click OK.
' e. Click Show All Files in the Solution Explorer toolbar and expand
' Form1.vb in the Solution Explorer.
' f. Replace the code in Form1.vb with this code.
' g. To create the form, replace the code in Form1.Designer.vb with this code.
' 2. Add EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll as a reference (right-click the project
' name in the Solution Explorer, click Add Reference, click
' Assemblies > 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).
' 3. Right-click EPDM.Interop.epdm in References, click Properties, and set
' Embed Interop Types to False to handle methods that pass arrays of
' structures.
' 4. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Displays the Add variables to vault dialog box.
' 2. Select a vault view.
' 3. Click Add card variables.
' a. Adds two card variables, MyNewVar and MySecondVar, to the vault.
' b. Displays a message box with the IDs of the new variables.
' c. Click OK.
' 4. Click Edit card variables.
' a. Displays the Edit Variables dialog box.
' b. Click OK.
' c. Displays a message box.
' d. Click OK.
' 5. Close the Add variables to vault dialog box.
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
'Form1.vb

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml.Serialization
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports EPDM.Interop.epdm
Public Class Form1
Private vault1 As IEdmVault5 = Nothing
Dim item As IEdmItem
Dim fileInt As IEdmFile8
Public Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Try
Dim vault1 As IEdmVault5 = New EdmVault5()
Dim vault As IEdmVault8 = DirectCast(vault1, IEdmVault8)
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 = DirectCast(VaultsComboBox.Items(0), String)
End If
Button1.Enabled = False
Catch ex As System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
Public Sub AddVaultVars_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles AddVaultVars.Click
'Add card variables to vault
Try
Dim vault2 As IEdmVault11 = Nothing
If vault1 Is Nothing Then
vault1 = New EdmVault5()
End If
vault2 = DirectCast(vault1, IEdmVault11)
If Not vault1.IsLoggedIn Then
'Log into selected vault as the current user
vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, Me.Handle.ToInt32())
End If
Dim poVarMgr As IEdmVariableMgr6
poVarMgr = vault2.CreateUtility(EdmUtility.EdmUtil_VariableMgr)
Dim aoNewVars(1) As EdmVariableData 'Array with 2 variables
'Set some properties for the first variable
aoNewVars(0).mbsVariableName = "MyNewVar"
aoNewVars(0).meType = EdmVariableType.EdmVarType_Text
aoNewVars(0).mlEdmVariableFlags = EdmVariableFlags.EdmVar_Mandatory
Dim aoAttributes(0) As EdmAttributeData
aoAttributes(0).mbsBlockName = "DrawingBorder"
aoAttributes(0).mbsAttribName = "PartNumber"
aoAttributes(0).mbsExtensions = "DWG,DXF"
aoNewVars(0).mpoAttributes = aoAttributes
'Set some properties for the second variable
aoNewVars(1).mbsVariableName = "MySecondVar"
aoNewVars(1).meType = EdmVariableType.EdmVarType_Date
'Add the variables
poVarMgr.AddVariables(aoNewVars)
'Show the IDs of the new variables
Dim sMsg As String
sMsg = ""
Dim iIdx As Integer
iIdx = LBound(aoNewVars)
While iIdx <= UBound(aoNewVars)
sMsg = sMsg + aoNewVars(iIdx).mbsVariableName + " has ID " + CStr(aoNewVars(iIdx).mlVariableID) + vbLf
iIdx = iIdx + 1
End While
MessageBox.Show(sMsg)
Button1.Enabled = True
Catch ex As System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
'Edit card variables
Try
Dim vault2 As IEdmVault11 = Nothing
If vault1 Is Nothing Then
vault1 = New EdmVault5()
End If
vault2 = DirectCast(vault1, IEdmVault11)
If Not vault1.IsLoggedIn Then
vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, Me.Handle.ToInt32())
End If
Dim varMgr As IEdmVariableMgr5
varMgr = vault2
If varMgr.EditVariables(Me.Handle.ToInt32()) Then
MessageBox.Show("An update was made!")
Else
MessageBox.Show("No changes were made.")
End If
Catch ex As System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
End Class

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'Form1.Designer.vb

<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _
Partial Class Form1
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
''' <summary>
''' Required designer variable.
''' </summary>
Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer = Nothing
''' <summary>
''' Clean up any resources being used.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
If disposing AndAlso (components IsNot Nothing) Then
components.Dispose()
End If
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
End Sub
#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 Sub InitializeComponent()
Me.VaultsLabel = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
Me.VaultsComboBox = New System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox()
Me.AddVaultVars = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
Me.OpenFileDialog = New System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog()
Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
Me.SuspendLayout()
'
'VaultsLabel
'
Me.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = True
Me.VaultsLabel.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(13, 26)
Me.VaultsLabel.Name = "VaultsLabel"
Me.VaultsLabel.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(94, 13)
Me.VaultsLabel.TabIndex = 0
Me.VaultsLabel.Text = " Select vault view:"
'
'VaultsComboBox
'
Me.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = True
Me.VaultsComboBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 42)
Me.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox"
Me.VaultsComboBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(121, 21)
Me.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1
'
'AddVaultVars
'
Me.AddVaultVars.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 86)
Me.AddVaultVars.Name = "AddVaultVars"
Me.AddVaultVars.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(139, 23)
Me.AddVaultVars.TabIndex = 5
Me.AddVaultVars.Text = "Add card variables"
Me.AddVaultVars.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
'
'OpenFileDialog
'
Me.OpenFileDialog.Title = "Open"
'
'Button1
'
Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 127)
Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
Me.Button1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(139, 23)
Me.Button1.TabIndex = 6
Me.Button1.Text = "Edit card variables"
Me.Button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
'
'Form1
'
Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(243, 185)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button1)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.AddVaultVars)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsComboBox)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsLabel)
Me.Name = "Form1"
Me.Text = "Add variables to vault"
Me.ResumeLayout(False)
Me.PerformLayout()
End Sub
#End Region
Friend WithEvents VaultsLabel As System.Windows.Forms.Label
Friend WithEvents VaultsComboBox As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
Friend WithEvents AddVaultVars As System.Windows.Forms.Button
Friend WithEvents OpenFileDialog As System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog
Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
End Class

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