This example shows how to find the revision numbers using the revision number component named Alpha Revision Component.
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 Basic > Windows Forms Application. ' 3. Type Exercise5 in Name. ' 4. Click the Browse button and browse to the folder where to create the project. ' 5. Click OK. ' 6. Create a form similar to the form shown above and change: ' a. Label to VaultsLabel. ' b. Combo box to VaultsComboBox. ' c. Button to FindRevisionsButton. ' 7. Replace the code in Form1.vb with this code. ' 8. Replace the code in Form1.Designer.vb with this code. ' 9. Add EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll as a reference (right-click the project ' name in the Solution Explorer, click Add Reference, click ' Framework in the left-side panel, browse to the top folder of your ' SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional installation, locate and select ' EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll, click Open, click Add, and click Close). ' 10. Right-click EPDM.Interop.epdm in References, click Properties, and set ' Embed Interop Types to False to handle methods that pass arrays of ' structures. ' 11. Open the Immediate window. ' 12. Switch back to the Form1.vb code window. ' 13. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5. ' ' Postconditions: ' 1. Displays a dialog. ' 2. Select a vault. ' 3. Click the Find revisions that use Alpha Revision Component button. ' 4. Prints the names of the revision numbers using the revision number ' component named Alpha Revision Component to the Immediate window. ' 5. Examine the Immediate window. ' 6. Close the dialog. '---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Form1.vb Imports EPDM.Interop.epdm Public Class Exercise5 Private Sub Exercise5_Load( _ ByVal sender As System.Object, _ ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles MyBase.Load Try Dim vault As IEdmVault8 = New EdmVault5 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 = VaultsComboBox.Items(0) End If Catch ex As Runtime.InteropServices.COMException MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + _ ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + vbCrLf + _ ex.Message) Catch ex As Exception MessageBox.Show(ex.Message) End Try End Sub Private Sub FindRevisionsButton_Click( _ ByVal sender As System.Object, _ ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles FindRevisionsButton.Click Try 'Declare and create an instance of IEdmVault5 object Dim vault As IEdmVault5 = New EdmVault5() 'Log into selected vault as the current user vault.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, _ Me.Handle.ToInt32()) Debug.Print _ ("Revision numbers that use revision number component ""Alpha Revision Component"":") Debug.Print("") Dim RevMgr As IEdmRevisionMgr2 RevMgr = vault.CreateUtility( _ EdmUtility.EdmUtil_RevisionMgr) Dim RevNumbers() As EdmRevNo = Nothing RevMgr.GetRevisionNumbers(Nothing, RevNumbers) Dim RevNo As EdmRevNo For Each RevNo In RevNumbers Dim RevComponents() As EdmRevComponent2 = Nothing RevMgr.GetRevisionNumberComponents2 _ (-RevNo.mlRevNoID, RevComponents) Dim RevComponent As EdmRevComponent2 For Each RevComponent In RevComponents If RevComponent.mbsCocmponentName = " " & Alpha Revision Component" _ Then Debug.Print(RevNo.mbsRevNoName) End If Next RevComponent Next RevNo Catch ex As Runtime.InteropServices.COMException MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + _ ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + vbCrLf + _ ex.Message) Catch ex As Exception MessageBox.Show(ex.Message) End Try End Sub End Class
'Form1.Designer.vb <Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _ Partial Class Exercise5 Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form 'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list. <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _ Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean) Try If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then components.Dispose() End If Finally MyBase.Dispose(disposing) End Try End Sub 'Required by the Windows Form Designer Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer 'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer 'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer. 'Do not modify it using the code editor. <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _ Private Sub InitializeComponent() Me.FindRevisionsButton = New System.Windows.Forms.Button() Me.VaultsComboBox = New System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox() Me.VaultsLabel = New System.Windows.Forms.Label() Me.SuspendLayout() ' 'FindRevisionsButton ' Me.FindRevisionsButton.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(95, 107) Me.FindRevisionsButton.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2) Me.FindRevisionsButton.Name = "FindRevisionsButton" Me.FindRevisionsButton.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(132, 50) Me.FindRevisionsButton.TabIndex = 23 Me.FindRevisionsButton.Text = "Find revisions that use Alpha Revision Component" Me.FindRevisionsButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True ' 'VaultsComboBox ' Me.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = True Me.VaultsComboBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(95, 47) Me.VaultsComboBox.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2) Me.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox" Me.VaultsComboBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(132, 21) Me.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 22 ' 'VaultsLabel ' Me.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = True Me.VaultsLabel.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(113, 24) Me.VaultsLabel.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 0, 2, 0) Me.VaultsLabel.Name = "VaultsLabel" Me.VaultsLabel.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(91, 13) Me.VaultsLabel.TabIndex = 21 Me.VaultsLabel.Text = "Select vault view:" ' 'Exercise5 ' Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!) Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(328, 176) Me.Controls.Add(Me.FindRevisionsButton) Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsComboBox) Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsLabel) Me.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2) Me.Name = "Exercise5" Me.Text = "Find revisions using component" Me.ResumeLayout(False) Me.PerformLayout() End Sub Friend WithEvents FindRevisionsButton As System.Windows.Forms.Button Friend WithEvents VaultsComboBox As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox Friend WithEvents VaultsLabel As System.Windows.Forms.Label End Class