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 > C# > Windows Forms Application. // 3. Type CardsVariableCSharp 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.cs with this code. // 8. Replace the code in Form1.Designer.cs 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.cs 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.cs
using System; using System.Diagnostics; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; using EPDM.Interop.epdm; using System.Collections; namespace CardsVariableCSharp { public partial class Form1 : Form { public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); } void CardsVariableCSharp_Load(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e) { try { //Declare and create an instance of IEdmVault5 IEdmVault5 vault1 = new EdmVault5(); //Cast IEdmVault5 to IEdmVault8 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); } } private void FindCardsButton_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e) { try { //Declare and create an instance of IEdmVault5 object IEdmVault5 vault = new EdmVault5(); //Log into selected vault as the current user vault.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32()); ArrayList Cards = new ArrayList(); Cards.Clear(); IEdmFolder5 Folder = default(IEdmFolder5); Folder = vault.RootFolder; IEdmVariableMgr5 VarMgr = default(IEdmVariableMgr5); VarMgr = (IEdmVariableMgr5)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") IEdmPos5 VarPos = default(IEdmPos5); VarPos = VarMgr.GetFirstVariablePosition(); while (!VarPos.IsNull) { IEdmVariable5 Var = default(IEdmVariable5); Var = VarMgr.GetNextVariable(VarPos); if (!(Var.Name == "Description")) continue; IEdmPos5 AttPos = default(IEdmPos5); AttPos = Var.GetFirstAttributePosition(""); while (!AttPos.IsNull) { IEdmAttribute5 Att = default(IEdmAttribute5); Att = Var.GetNextAttribute(AttPos); string[] Extensions = null; Extensions = Att.Extensions.Split(','); string Extension = null; foreach (string Extension_loopVariable in Extensions) { Extension = Extension_loopVariable; IEdmCard5 Card = default(IEdmCard5); IEdmCard6 Card1 = default(IEdmCard6); try { Card = Folder.GetCard(Extension); Card1 = (IEdmCard6)Card; if (Card1.CardType == EdmCardType.EdmCard_File) { if (!Cards.Contains(Card.Name)) { Cards.Add(Card.Name); } } } catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex) { //E_EDM_INVALID_NAME if (!(ex.ErrorCode == unchecked((int)0x8004021d))) { throw new System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException(ex.Message, ex.ErrorCode); } } } } } string CardName = null; foreach (string CardName_loopVariable in Cards) { CardName = CardName_loopVariable; Debug.Print(CardName); } } catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex) { MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message); } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show(ex.Message); } } } }
namespace CardsVariableCSharp { 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.VaultsLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label(); this.VaultsComboBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox(); this.FindCardsButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button(); this.SuspendLayout(); // // VaultsLabel // this.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = true; this.VaultsLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(86, 23); this.VaultsLabel.Name = "VaultsLabel"; this.VaultsLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(91, 13); this.VaultsLabel.TabIndex = 0; this.VaultsLabel.Text = "Select vault view:"; // // VaultsComboBox // this.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = true; this.VaultsComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(70, 55); this.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox"; this.VaultsComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 21); this.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1; // // FindCardsButton // this.FindCardsButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(70, 95); this.FindCardsButton.Name = "FindCardsButton"; this.FindCardsButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 50); this.FindCardsButton.TabIndex = 2; this.FindCardsButton.Text = "Find cards with Description variable"; this.FindCardsButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true; this.FindCardsButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.FindCardsButton_Click); // // Form1 // this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F); this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font; this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(272, 173); this.Controls.Add(this.FindCardsButton); this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsComboBox); this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsLabel); this.Name = "Form1"; this.Text = "Find cards with Description"; this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.CardsVariableCSharp_Load); this.ResumeLayout(false); this.PerformLayout(); } #endregion private System.Windows.Forms.Label VaultsLabel; private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox VaultsComboBox; private System.Windows.Forms.Button FindCardsButton; } }