# SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional API Help

# Set Initial Revision Example (C#)

This example shows how to set the initial revision of a 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 > Visual C# > Windows Forms Application.
// 3. Select .NET Framework 4 in the top dropdown.
// 4. Click Browse and navigate to the folder where to create the project.
// 5. Type SetRevision_CSharp in Name.
// 6. Click OK.
// 7. Right-click the project name in the Solution Explorer and click Add Reference.
// 8. In the Add Reference dialog:
// a. 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, and click Add.
// b. Click Close.
// 9. Right-click References > EPDM.Interop.epdm in the Solution Explorer,
// click Properties, and set Embed Interop Types to False to handle methods
// that pass arrays of structures.
// 10. Create a form similar to the form shown above and change:
// a. Label to VaultsLabel.
// b. Combo box to VaultsComboBox.
// c. Button to SetInitialRevisionButton.
// 11. Click Show All Files in the Solution Explorer toolbar and expand Form1.cs.
// 12. Replace the code in Form1.cs with this code.
// 13. Replace the code in Form1.Designer.cs with this code.
// 14. Copy a SOLIDWORKS part to a PDM vault view.
// a. Check in the part.
// b. Right-click the part and click Change State > No Approval Required.
// Part is now in the Approved state, and data card Revision is A.
// c. Check out the part.
// d. In the part's data card, type G in Revision.
// e. Save the data card.
// f. Check in the part.
// 15. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. The Set Revision dialog opens.
// 2. Select the vault containing the SOLIDWORKS part you just checked in.
// 3. Click Set Initial Revision.
// 4. In the Select files on which to set initial revision dialog, click the
// SOLIDWORKS part you just checked in and click Open.
// 5. In the File already has a revision dialog, click OK to set the initial
// revision.
// 6. Refresh the vault view, click the SOLIDWORKS part, and click the Version tab.
// Observe that the local revision of the file is now G.
// 7. Close the Set Revision dialog.
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    //Form1.cs

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using EPDM.Interop.epdm;
namespace SetRevision_CSharp
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void SetRevision_CSharp_Load(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
try {
IEdmVault5 vault = new EdmVault5();
EdmViewInfo[] Views = {};
((IEdmVault8)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 SetInitialRevisionButton_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
try {
//Declare and create an instance of IEdmVault5
IEdmVault5 vault = new EdmVault5();
//Log into selected vault as the current user
vault.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32());
//Display a File Open dialog for user to
//choose the files on which set the initial revision
EdmStrLst5 PathList = default(EdmStrLst5);
PathList = vault.BrowseForFile(this.Handle.ToInt32(), (int)EdmBrowseFlag.EdmBws_ForOpen + (int)EdmBrowseFlag.EdmBws_PermitMultipleSel + (int)EdmBrowseFlag.EdmBws_PermitVaultFiles, "SOLIDWORKS files " + "(*.sldprt; *.sldasm; *.slddrw)|" + "*.sldprt;*.sldasm;*.slddrw|" + "All Files (*.*)|*.*||", "", "", vault.RootFolderPath, "Select Files to Set Initial Revision on");
//Exit if the user clicks Cancel
if (PathList == null)
return;
//Traverse the selected files
IEdmPos5 pos = default(IEdmPos5);
pos = PathList.GetHeadPosition();
while (!pos.IsNull) {
//Get each file path from the selected files list
string FilePath = null;
FilePath = PathList.GetNext(pos);
//Get the IEdmFile5 object corresponding
//to the path
IEdmFile5 FileObj = default(IEdmFile5);
IEdmFolder5 retfold = default(IEdmFolder5);
FileObj = vault.GetFileFromPath(FilePath, out retfold);
//Skip any files that are checked out
if (FileObj.IsLocked) {
MessageBox.Show (FilePath + " is checked out." + "\r\n" + "Check it in and try again." + "\r\n" + "Skipping this file.", "File is checked out.", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
continue;
}
//Get the value of the file data
//card variable named Revision
IEdmEnumeratorVariable8 EnumVarObj = default(IEdmEnumeratorVariable8);
//Keeps the file open
EnumVarObj = (IEdmEnumeratorVariable8)FileObj.GetEnumeratorVariable();
bool GetVarSuccess = false;
//GetVar returns a Variant
object RevisionObj = null;
GetVarSuccess = EnumVarObj.GetVar("Revision", "@", out RevisionObj);
EnumVarObj.CloseFile(false);
//Pass True to flush
//Skip any files without a Revision
//card variable value
if (RevisionObj == null) {
MessageBox.Show("The \"Revision\" custom " + "property of " + FilePath + " is not set to a value." + "\r\n" + "Skipping this file.", "Revision custom property empty.", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
continue;
}
//Check type
System.Type RevType = default(System.Type);
RevType = RevisionObj.GetType();
if (!(RevType.Name == "String")) {
MessageBox.Show("The \"Revision\" " + "variable type is not \"String\"." + "\r\n" + "Skipping this file.", "Revision custom property empty.", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
continue;
}
string RevisionProp = null;
RevisionProp = (string)RevisionObj;
//Skip any files whose Revision value
//is not formatted appropriately
if (!(RevisionProp.Length == 1)) {
MessageBox.Show("The \"Revision\" custom " + "property of " + FilePath + " does not conform to the expected " + "revision number format." + "\r\n" + "Skipping this file.", "Revision custom property in the wrong format.", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
continue;
}
//Create an IEdmRevisionMgr2 object
IEdmRevisionMgr2 RevMgr = default(IEdmRevisionMgr2);
RevMgr = (IEdmRevisionMgr2)((IEdmVault7)vault).CreateUtility(EdmUtility.EdmUtil_RevisionMgr);
//Get the revision number ID
bool CanIncrement = false;
int RevisionNumberID = 0;
//Return 0 if there is no revision number
//generator defined for the file's current state
RevisionNumberID = RevMgr.GetRevisionNumberIDFromFile(FileObj.ID, out CanIncrement);
//Skip this file if there is no
//revision number generator for it
if (RevisionNumberID == 0) {
MessageBox.Show("Move " + FilePath + " to a state where a Revision Number " + "is defined." + "\r\n" + "Skipping this file.", "No Revision Number is defined " + "for this state.", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
continue;
}
//Get the revision number info for this file
EdmRevNo[] RevNumbers = {
};
RevMgr.GetRevisionNumbers(RevisionNumberID, out RevNumbers);
string RevNoFormatString = null;
RevNoFormatString = RevNumbers[0].mbsData;
string RevNoFormatLiteral = null;
int PercentPos = 0;
PercentPos = RevNoFormatString.IndexOf("%");
RevNoFormatLiteral = RevNoFormatString.Substring(0, PercentPos);
string NewRev = null;
NewRev = RevNoFormatLiteral + RevisionProp;
//Check the file's current revision
string CurRev = null;
CurRev = FileObj.CurrentRevision;
//Give the user the option to skip this file
//if it already has a revision set
if (!(CurRev == string.Empty)) {
System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult MsgBoxResult = default(System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult);
MsgBoxResult = MessageBox.Show("The current revision of " + FilePath + " is \"" + CurRev + "\"." + "\r\n" + "The new revision will be \"" + NewRev + "\"" + "\r\n" + "Would you like to continue?", "File already has a revision", MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel, MessageBoxIcon.Question);
if (MsgBoxResult == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel)
continue;
}
//Get the revision number components for the
//revision number used by this file
EdmRevComponent2[] RevComponents = {
};
RevMgr.GetRevisionNumberComponents2(-RevisionNumberID, out RevComponents);
string RevComponentName = null;
RevComponentName = RevComponents[0].mbsComponentName;
//Declare an array of EdmRevCounter structures,
//even though only one is used,
//and assign the values to set
EdmRevCounter[] RevCounters = new EdmRevCounter[1];
//Assign the name of the revision counter
//to set
RevCounters[0].mbsComponentName = RevComponentName;
//Assign the new revision counter value to the
//value stored in the Revision card variable
//converted to an integer
int RevInt = 0;
RevInt = Strings.Asc(RevisionProp.ToUpper()) - Strings.Asc("A") + 1;
RevCounters[0].mlCounter = (int)RevInt;
//Set the revision counter to the new values
RevMgr.SetRevisionCounters(FileObj.ID, RevCounters);
//Set the revision of the file to the new values
RevMgr.IncrementRevision(FileObj.ID);
//Save the new values to the database
EdmRevError[] RevErrors = {
};
RevMgr.Commit("Set starting revision for " + "legacy file.", out RevErrors);
}
}
catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex) {
MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message);
}
catch (Exception ex) {
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
}
}
}

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    //Form1.Designer.cs

namespace SetRevision_CSharp
{
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.SetInitialRevisionButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// VaultsLabel
//
this.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = true;
this.VaultsLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(52, 28);
this.VaultsLabel.Name = "VaultsLabel";
this.VaultsLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(136, 13);
this.VaultsLabel.TabIndex = 0;
this.VaultsLabel.Text = "Select Preferred Vault View";
//
// VaultsComboBox
//
this.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
this.VaultsComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(55, 58);
this.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox";
this.VaultsComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 21);
this.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1;
//
// SetInitialRevisionButton
//
this.SetInitialRevisionButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(55, 97);
this.SetInitialRevisionButton.Name = "SetInitialRevisionButton";
this.SetInitialRevisionButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 23);
this.SetInitialRevisionButton.TabIndex = 2;
this.SetInitialRevisionButton.Text = "Set Initial Revision";
this.SetInitialRevisionButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
this.SetInitialRevisionButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.SetInitialRevisionButton_Click);
//
// Form1
//
this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(284, 262);
this.Controls.Add(this.SetInitialRevisionButton);
this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsComboBox);
this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsLabel);
this.Name = "Form1";
this.Text = "Set Revision";
this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.SetRevision_CSharp_Load);
this.ResumeLayout(false);
this.PerformLayout();
}
#endregion
private System.Windows.Forms.Label VaultsLabel;
private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox VaultsComboBox;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button SetInitialRevisionButton;
}
}

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