This example shows how to update the references of a file in a vault.
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 Basic > Windows Forms Application. ' b. Type UpdateReferencesVBNET 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.vb in the Solution Explorer. ' f. Replace the code in Form1.vb with this code. ' g. To create the form, replace the code in Form1.Designer.vb 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 your Update References dialog box. ' 2. Select a vault view. ' 3. Click Browse. ' 4. Displays the Select a file dialog box. ' a. Click a file in the selected vault. ' b. Click Open. ' The selected file's path and file name appear ' in the Select a file dialog box. ' 5. Click Update references. ' 6. Initializes and displays SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional's Update References ' dialog box, which shows the name of the selected file whose file references ' to update and the names of the file references, if any. ' 7. Click Close. ' 8. Close your Update References dialog box. '---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Form1.vb Imports EPDM.Interop.epdm Public Class Form1 Private vault1 As IEdmVault5 = Nothing Dim aFile As IEdmFile5 Dim fileName As String Private Sub Form1_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 Public Sub UpdateReferencesButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles UpdateReferencesButton.Click Try 'Only create a new vault object 'if one hasn't been created yet If vault1 Is Nothing Then vault1 = New EdmVault5() End If If Not vault1.IsLoggedIn Then 'Log into selected vault as the current user vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, Me.Handle.ToInt32()) End If 'Update the references for the selected document 'and show SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Update References dialog Dim updateRefs As IEdmUpdateReferences updateRefs = vault1.CreateUtility(EdmUtility.EdmUtil_UpdateReferences) updateRefs.AddFile(fileName) updateRefs.ShowDlg(Me.Handle.ToInt32(), 0, 0) Catch ex As System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message) Catch ex As Exception MessageBox.Show(ex.Message) End Try End Sub Public Sub BrowseButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles BrowseButton.Click Try 'If one hasn't been created yet If vault1 Is Nothing Then vault1 = New EdmVault5() End If If Not vault1.IsLoggedIn Then 'Log into selected vault as the current user vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, Me.Handle.ToInt32()) End If 'Set the initial directory in the Select a file dialog OpenFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = vault1.RootFolderPath 'Show the Select a file dialog Dim DialogResult As System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult = Nothing DialogResult = OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog() If Not (DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK) Then 'Do nothing Else 'Browse for a file whose next possible state 'transitions to get fileName = OpenFileDialog1.FileName FileListBox.Items.Add(fileName) aFile = vault1.GetFileFromPath(fileName) End If Catch ex As System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message) Catch ex As Exception MessageBox.Show(ex.Message) End Try End Sub End Class
<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _ Partial Class Form1 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.VaultsComboBox = New System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox() Me.FileListBox = New System.Windows.Forms.ListBox() Me.OpenFileDialog1 = New System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog() Me.BrowseButton = New System.Windows.Forms.Button() Me.UpdateReferencesButton = New System.Windows.Forms.Button() Me.Label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label() Me.SuspendLayout() ' 'VaultsComboBox ' Me.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = True Me.VaultsComboBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(28, 44) Me.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox" Me.VaultsComboBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(190, 21) Me.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1 ' 'FileListBox ' Me.FileListBox.FormattingEnabled = True Me.FileListBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(28, 97) Me.FileListBox.Name = "FileListBox" Me.FileListBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(190, 17) Me.FileListBox.TabIndex = 3 ' 'OpenFileDialog1 ' Me.OpenFileDialog1.FileName = "OpenFileDialog1" Me.OpenFileDialog1.Multiselect = True Me.OpenFileDialog1.Title = "Select a file" ' 'BrowseButton ' Me.BrowseButton.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(236, 97) Me.BrowseButton.Name = "BrowseButton" Me.BrowseButton.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(56, 23) Me.BrowseButton.TabIndex = 4 Me.BrowseButton.Text = "Browse..." Me.BrowseButton.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft Me.BrowseButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True ' 'UpdateReferencesButton ' Me.UpdateReferencesButton.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft Me.UpdateReferencesButton.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(28, 152) Me.UpdateReferencesButton.Name = "UpdateReferencesButton" Me.UpdateReferencesButton.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(109, 23) Me.UpdateReferencesButton.TabIndex = 5 Me.UpdateReferencesButton.Text = "Update references" Me.UpdateReferencesButton.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft Me.UpdateReferencesButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True ' 'Label1 ' Me.Label1.AutoSize = True Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(28, 25) Me.Label1.Name = "Label1" Me.Label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(91, 13) Me.Label1.TabIndex = 6 Me.Label1.Text = "Select vault view:" ' 'Form1 ' Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!) Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(323, 184) Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label1) Me.Controls.Add(Me.UpdateReferencesButton) Me.Controls.Add(Me.BrowseButton) Me.Controls.Add(Me.FileListBox) Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsComboBox) Me.Name = "Form1" Me.Text = "Update File References" Me.ResumeLayout(False) Me.PerformLayout() End Sub Friend WithEvents VaultsComboBox As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox Friend WithEvents FileListBox As System.Windows.Forms.ListBox Friend WithEvents BrowseButton As System.Windows.Forms.Button Friend WithEvents OpenFileDialog1 As System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog Friend WithEvents UpdateReferencesButton As System.Windows.Forms.Button Friend WithEvents Label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label End Class