Function AllocSerNoValue( _
   ByVal bsSerNoName As System.String, _
   Optional ByVal lParentWnd As System.Integer, _
   Optional ByVal bsFilePath As System.String, _
   Optional ByVal lFolderID As System.Integer, _
   Optional ByVal lFileID As System.Integer, _
   Optional ByVal lCardID As System.Integer, _
   Optional ByVal lCardControlID As System.Integer _
) As IEdmSerNoValue

IEdmSerNoValue AllocSerNoValue( 
   System.string bsSerNoName,
   System.int lParentWnd,
   System.string bsFilePath,
   System.int lFolderID,
   System.int lFileID,
   System.int lCardID,
   System.int lCardControlID
)

IEdmSerNoValue^ AllocSerNoValue( 
&   System.String^ bsSerNoName,
&   System.int lParentWnd,
&   System.String^ bsFilePath,
&   System.int lFolderID,
&   System.int lFileID,
&   System.int lCardID,
&   System.int lCardControlID
) 

Parameters

bsSerNoName

Name of the serial number generator to use to generate a new serial number (see Remarks)

lParentWnd

Parent window handle; passed to a serial number add-in, if it exists

bsFilePath

Path to the file for which to generate a serial number

lFolderID

ID of the file's parent folder

lFileID

ID of the file for which to generate a serial number

lCardID

ID of the data card for which to generate a serial number

lCardControlID

ID of the control for which to generate a serial number

Return Value

The difference between this method and the now obsolete IEdmSerNoGen6::GenerateSerNo method is that this method returns an IEdmSerNoValue interface instead of a string. IEdmSerNoValue::Rollback allows you to return generated numbers that you can not use. This helps to avoid gaps between serial numbers.

bsSerNoName is the name you specify in the SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Administration tool when you create a serial number generator.

Return codes:

• S_OK: The method successfully executed.
• E_EDM_INVALID_SERIAL_NUMBER_NAME: The bsSerNoName argument is invalid.