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Get Histories of Files Example (C#)

This example shows how to update version comments and get histories of files.

NOTE: If using the primary interop assembly provided with SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional, see Using .NET Framework 4.0 in Stand-alone Applications.

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// Preconditions:
//  1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio.
//     a. Click File > New > Project > Visual C# > Windows Forms Application.
//     b. Type GetHistories_CSharp 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, and click Add).
//  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. Ensure that the vault contains a checked-in file with two versions.
//  5. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5.
//
// Postconditions: 
//  1. Displays the Get histories dialog box.
//     a. Select a vault view.
//     b. Click Select a file.
//     c. In the Select File dialog:
//        1. Select one or more checked-in vault files.
//        2. Click Open.
//        3. Updates all version comments for the selected files to
//           "New comment".

//     d. Click Get history.
//     e. Displays a message box for each history item.
//     f. Observe the updated version comments.
//     g. Click OK to close each message box.
//     h. Click Roll back to first version.
//        Rolls back the selected file to its first version.
//     i. Click Get history.
//        A message box displays one history item.
//  2. Close the Get histories dialog box.

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//Form1.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using EPDM.Interop.epdm;

 
namespace GetHistories_CSharp
{
    
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private IEdmVault5 vault1 = null;
        IEdmHistory3 history;
        IEdmHistoryUpdate historyUpdate;
        IEdmFolder5 ppoRetParentFolder;
        IEdmFile5 aFile;
        EdmHistoryItem rollbackItem;
 
        public void Form1_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 SelectFiles_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                File1List.Items.Clear();
 
                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 File dialog
                OpenFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = vault1.RootFolderPath;
                //Show the Select File dialog
                System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult DialogResult;
                DialogResult = OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog();
                if (!(DialogResult == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK))
                {
                    return;
                }
 
                historyUpdate = (IEdmHistoryUpdate)vault2.CreateUtility(EdmUtility.EdmUtil_HistoryUpdate);
 
                foreach (string FileName in OpenFileDialog1.FileNames)
                {
                    File1List.Items.Add(FileName);
                    aFile = vault1.GetFileFromPath(FileName, out ppoRetParentFolder);
                    // Update all version comments for the selected files
                    historyUpdate.UpdateVersionComment(aFile.ID, -1, "New comment");
                }
 
                historyUpdate.CommitUpdates();
 
            }
            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 GetHistories_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());
                }
 
                history = (IEdmHistory3)vault2.CreateUtility(EdmUtility.EdmUtil_History);
 
                foreach (string FileName in OpenFileDialog1.FileNames)
                {
                    aFile = vault1.GetFileFromPath(FileName, out ppoRetParentFolder);
                    // Add each file selected to the set of files for which to get histories
                    history.AddFile(aFile.ID);
                }
 
                EdmHistoryItem[] ppoRethistory = null;
                history.GetSortedHistory(ref ppoRethistory, (int)EdmHistoryType.Edmhist_FileVersion);
 
                string str = null;
                string evDesc = "";
 
                foreach (EdmHistoryItem item in ppoRethistory)
                {
                    evDesc = history.GetEventDescription(item, (int)EdmLangCode.LanEng);
                    str = "History of " + item.mbsItemName + "\n";
                    str = str + "Event description: " + evDesc + "\n";
                    str = str + "Type of history record as defined in EdmHistoryType: " + item.meType + "\n";
                    str = str + "Date: " + item.moDate + "\n";
                    str = str + "Version: " + item.mlVersion + "\n";
                    str = str + "User ID: " + item.mlUserID + "\n";
                    str = str + "File ID: " + item.mlFileID + "\n";
                    str = str + "Folder ID: " + item.mlFolderID + "\n";
                    str = str + "User name: " + item.mbsUserName + "\n";
                    str = str + "Comment: " + item.mbsComment + "\n";
                    str = str + "\n";
                    MessageBox.Show(str);
                    rollbackItem = item;
                }
 
            }
            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 Rollback_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());
                }
 
                if (history != null & aFile != null )
                {
                    history.Rollback(rollbackItem);
 
                }
 
            }
            catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
 
        }


    }
}

 

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//Form1.Designer.cs

namespace GetHistories_CSharp
{
    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.SelectFiles = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.File1List = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
            this.GetHistories = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.OpenFileDialog1 = new System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog();
            this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // VaultsLabel
            // 
            this.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = true;
            this.VaultsLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 24);
            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(15, 40);
            this.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox";
            this.VaultsComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 21);
            this.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1;
            // 
            // SelectFiles
            // 
            this.SelectFiles.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(15, 85);
            this.SelectFiles.Name = "SelectFiles";
            this.SelectFiles.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(88, 23);
            this.SelectFiles.TabIndex = 2;
            this.SelectFiles.Text = "Select a file...";
            this.SelectFiles.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.SelectFiles.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.SelectFiles_Click);
            // 
            // File1List
            // 
            this.File1List.FormattingEnabled = true;
            this.File1List.HorizontalScrollbar = true;
            this.File1List.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(15, 114);
            this.File1List.Name = "File1List";
            this.File1List.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(257, 56);
            this.File1List.TabIndex = 4;
            // 
            // GetHistories
            // 
            this.GetHistories.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(64, 193);
            this.GetHistories.Name = "GetHistories";
            this.GetHistories.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(157, 23);
            this.GetHistories.TabIndex = 6;
            this.GetHistories.Text = "Get history";
            this.GetHistories.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.GetHistories.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.GetHistories_Click);
            // 
            // OpenFileDialog1
            // 
            this.OpenFileDialog1.FileName = "OpenFileDialog1";
            this.OpenFileDialog1.Multiselect = false;
            this.OpenFileDialog1.Title = "Select File";
            // 
            // button1
            // 
            this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(64, 235);
            this.button1.Name = "button1";
            this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(157, 23);
            this.button1.TabIndex = 7;
            this.button1.Text = "Roll back to first version";
            this.button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.Rollback_Click);
            // 
            // Form1
            // 
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(284, 280);
            this.Controls.Add(this.button1);
            this.Controls.Add(this.GetHistories);
            this.Controls.Add(this.File1List);
            this.Controls.Add(this.SelectFiles);
            this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsComboBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsLabel);
            this.Name = "Form1";
            this.Text = "Get histories";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.PerformLayout();
 
        }
        #endregion
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Label VaultsLabel;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox VaultsComboBox;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Button SelectFiles;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.ListBox File1List;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Button GetHistories;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog OpenFileDialog1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
    }
}

 

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