Function GetDictionary( _
   ByVal bsName As System.String, _
   ByVal bCreateIfNew As System.Boolean _
) As IEdmDictionary5

IEdmDictionary5 GetDictionary( 
   System.string bsName,
   System.bool bCreateIfNew
)

IEdmDictionary5^ GetDictionary( 
&   System.String^ bsName,
&   System.bool bCreateIfNew
) 

Parameters

bsName

Name of dictionary to get or create

bCreateIfNew

True to create the dictionary if it does not exist, false to not

Return Value

A dictionary in SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional is a way of storing arbitrary data in the SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional database. The data is organized into key-value pairs. The values are always strings. The keys can be either integers or strings.

NOTE: If you intend to store file- or folder-specific data and want the data to be deleted or copied whenever the file or folder is deleted or copied, consider using card variables instead of dictionaries. Card variables stored using IEdmEnumeratorVariable5 do not require corresponding controls in the file or folder data card.

Return codes: 

• S_OK: The method successfully executed.
• S_FALSE: The dictionary with the specified name does not exist, and bCreateIfNew is false.
• E_EDM_NOT_LOGGED_IN: You must call IEdmVault5::Login or IEdmVault5::LoginAuto before calling this method.