This example shows how to get the version information 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. // a. Click File > New > Project > Visual C# > Windows Forms Application. // b. Type GetFileVersionsCSharp 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.cs in the Solution Explorer. // f. Replace the code in Form1.cs with this code. // g. To create the form, replace the code in Form1.Designer.cs 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 Version Information dialog box. // a. Select a vault view. // b. Click Browse. // c. In the Select a file dialog: // 1. Click a file in the vault. // 2. Click Open. // 2. Click Get file's version information. // 3. Displays a message box containing the file name, number of versions, and // each version number, date, user, file size, and comments, if any. // 4. Click OK to close the message box. // 5. Close the Version Information dialog box. //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//Form1.cs using EPDM.Interop.epdm; using System; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; namespace GetFileVersionsCSharp { public partial class Form1 : Form { public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); } private IEdmVault5 vault1 = null; IEdmFile5 aFile; public void GetFileVersionsCSharp_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") + " " + ex.Message); } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show(ex.Message); } } public void BrowseButton_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e) { try { IEdmVault7 vault2 = null; if (vault1 == null) { vault1 = new EdmVault5(); } vault2 = (IEdmVault7)vault1; if (!vault1.IsLoggedIn) { vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32()); } //Set the initial directory in the Select a file dialog OpenFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = vault1.RootFolderPath; //Show the Select a file dialog System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult DialogResult; DialogResult = OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog(); if (!(DialogResult == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)) { // Do nothing } else { // Browse for file whose versions to get string FileName = OpenFileDialog1.FileName; FileListBox.Items.Add(FileName); IEdmFolder5 retFolder = default(IEdmFolder5); aFile = vault1.GetFileFromPath(FileName, out retFolder); } } 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 Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e) { try { IEdmFile5 file = null; file = aFile; IEdmEnumeratorVersion5 enumVersion; enumVersion = (IEdmEnumeratorVersion5)file; IEdmPos5 pos = default(IEdmPos5); pos = enumVersion.GetFirstVersionPosition(); IEdmVersion7 version = default(IEdmVersion7); string message = null; message = "History of " + file.Name + ": " + "\n"; message = message + "Number of versions: " + enumVersion.VersionCount.ToString() + "\n"; message = message + "\n"; string str = null; while (!pos.IsNull) { version = (IEdmVersion7)enumVersion.GetNextVersion(pos); str = "Version: " + version.VersionNo.ToString(); message = message + str; str = version.VersionDate.ToString(); message = message + ", file date = " + str + ", user = " + version.User.Name; str = version.FileSize2.ToString(); message = message + ", file size = " + str + " bytes, comment = " + version.Comment + "\n"; } 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); } } } }
namespace GetFileVersionsCSharp { 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.VaultsComboBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox(); this.Button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button(); this.BrowseButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button(); this.OpenFileDialog1 = new System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog(); this.Label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label(); this.FileListBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox(); this.SuspendLayout(); // //VaultsComboBox // this.VaultsComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 37); this.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox"; this.VaultsComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(161, 21); this.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 7; // //Button1 // this.Button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 135); this.Button1.Name = "Button1"; this.Button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(158, 23); this.Button1.TabIndex = 4; this.Button1.Text = "Get file's version information"; this.Button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true; this.Button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(Button1_Click); // //BrowseButton // this.BrowseButton.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.TopLeft; this.BrowseButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(179, 83); this.BrowseButton.Name = "BrowseButton"; this.BrowseButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(60, 28); this.BrowseButton.TabIndex = 5; this.BrowseButton.Text = "Browse..."; this.BrowseButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true; this.BrowseButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(BrowseButton_Click); // //OpenFileDialog1 // this.OpenFileDialog1.FileName = "OpenFileDialog1"; this.OpenFileDialog1.Multiselect = true; this.OpenFileDialog1.Title = "Select a file"; // //Label1 // this.Label1.AutoSize = true; this.Label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 21); this.Label1.Name = "Label1"; this.Label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(91, 13); this.Label1.TabIndex = 6; this.Label1.Text = "Select vault view:"; // //FileListBox // this.FileListBox.FormattingEnabled = true; this.FileListBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 81); this.FileListBox.Name = "FileListBox"; this.FileListBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(161, 30); this.FileListBox.TabIndex = 8; // //Form1 // this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6f, 13f); this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font; this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(252, 175); this.Controls.Add(this.FileListBox); this.Controls.Add(this.Label1); this.Controls.Add(this.BrowseButton); this.Controls.Add(this.Button1); this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsComboBox); this.Name = "Form1"; this.Text = "Version Information"; this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.GetFileVersionsCSharp_Load); this.ResumeLayout(false); this.PerformLayout(); } #endregion private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox VaultsComboBox; private System.Windows.Forms.Button BrowseButton; private System.Windows.Forms.Button Button1; private System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog OpenFileDialog1; private System.Windows.Forms.Label Label1; private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox FileListBox; } }