This example shows how to find the data cards in your vault that have a Description variable.
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 Exercise3 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 FindCardsButton. ' 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 click ' EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll, click Open, click Add, and click Close). ' 10. Right-click EPDM.Interop.epdm in References, select 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 cards with Description variable button. ' The cards in your vault with a Description variable are ' printed to the Immediate window. ' 4. Examine the Immediate window. ' 5. Close the dialog. '----------------------------------------------------------------------------
'Form1.vb Imports EPDM.Interop.epdm Public Class Exercise4 Private Sub Exercise4_Load( _ ByVal sender As System.Object, _ ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles MyBase.Load Try 'Declare and create an instance of IEdmVault5 'Cast IEdmVault5 to IEdmVault8 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 FindCardsButton_Click( _ ByVal sender As System.Object, _ ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles FindCardsButton.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()) Dim Cards As New ArrayList Cards.Clear() Dim Folder As IEdmFolder5 Folder = vault.RootFolder Dim VarMgr As IEdmVariableMgr5 VarMgr = vault 'You could get the "Description" variable directly, 'but get it by enumerating through all 'the variables until it's found - 'Dim DescVar As IEdmVariable5 'DescVar = VarMgr.GetVariable("Description") Dim VarPos As IEdmPos5 VarPos = VarMgr.GetFirstVariablePosition While Not VarPos.IsNull Dim Var As IEdmVariable5 Var = VarMgr.GetNextVariable(VarPos) If Not Var.Name = "Description" _ Then Continue While Dim AttPos As IEdmPos5 AttPos = Var.GetFirstAttributePosition("") While Not AttPos.IsNull Dim Att As IEdmAttribute5 Att = Var.GetNextAttribute(AttPos) Dim Extensions() As String Extensions = Att.Extensions.Split(",") Dim Extension As String For Each Extension In Extensions Dim Card As IEdmCard5 Try Card = Folder.GetCard(Extension) If Card.cardtype = _ EdmCardType.EdmCard_File Then If Not Cards.Contains(Card.Name) Then Cards.Add(Card.Name) End If End If Catch ex As _ Runtime.InteropServices.COMException 'E_EDM_INVALID_NAME If Not ex.ErrorCode = &H8004021D Then Throw New _ Runtime.InteropServices.COMException _ (ex.Message, ex.ErrorCode) End If End Try Next Extension End While End While Dim CardName As String For Each CardName In Cards Debug.Print(CardName) Next CardName 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 Exercise4 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.FindCardsButton = New System.Windows.Forms.Button() Me.VaultsComboBox = New System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox() Me.VaultsLabel = New System.Windows.Forms.Label() Me.SuspendLayout() ' 'FindCardsButton ' Me.FindCardsButton.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(37, 96) Me.FindCardsButton.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2) Me.FindCardsButton.Name = "FindCardsButton" Me.FindCardsButton.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(212, 41) Me.FindCardsButton.TabIndex = 20 Me.FindCardsButton.Text = "Find cards with Description variable" Me.FindCardsButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True ' 'VaultsComboBox ' Me.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = True Me.VaultsComboBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(58, 37) Me.VaultsComboBox.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2) Me.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox" Me.VaultsComboBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(169, 21) Me.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 19 ' 'VaultsLabel ' Me.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = True Me.VaultsLabel.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(96, 9) 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 = 18 Me.VaultsLabel.Text = "Select vault view:" ' 'Exercise4 ' Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!) Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(301, 155) Me.Controls.Add(Me.FindCardsButton) Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsComboBox) Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsLabel) Me.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2) Me.Name = "Exercise4" Me.Text = "Find cards with Description" Me.ResumeLayout(False) Me.PerformLayout() End Sub Friend WithEvents FindCardsButton As System.Windows.Forms.Button Friend WithEvents VaultsComboBox As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox Friend WithEvents VaultsLabel As System.Windows.Forms.Label End Class