This example shows how to send a message, also called a notification, to logged-in users who have permission to modify Categories.
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 TraverseUsersButton. ' 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, click Properties, and set ' Embed Interop Types to False to handle methods that pass arrays of ' structures. ' 11. Switch back to the Form1.vb code window. ' 12. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5. ' ' Postconditions: ' 1. Displays a dialog. ' 2. Select a vault. ' 3. Click the Send message to users who can modify Categories button. ' 4. After several minutes, a SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional notification ' is displayed only to logged-in users who have permission ' to modify Categories. ' 5. To open the the message, click: ' * either the notification while it is displayed or ' the SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional tray icon. ' - or - ' * Tools > Inbox in File Explorer. ' 6. Close the dialog. '----------------------------------------------------------------------------
'Form1.vb Imports EPDM.Interop.epdm Public Class Exercise3 Private Sub Exercise3_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 Private Sub TraverseUsersButton_Click( _ ByVal sender As System.Object, _ ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles TraverseUsersButton.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()) 'Declare an IEdmUserMgr5 object Dim UserMgr As IEdmUserMgr5 'The IEdmUserMgr5 interface is implemented by the 'same class as the IEdmVault5 interface, 'so in VB we can simply assign the value of 'the IEdmVault5 object UserMgr = vault Dim UserPos As IEdmPos5 UserPos = UserMgr.GetFirstUserPosition() While Not UserPos.IsNull Dim User As IEdmUser7 User = UserMgr.GetNextUser(UserPos) If User.IsLoggedIn Then If User.HasSysRightEx(EdmSysPerm. _ EdmSysPerm_ModifyCategories) _ Then User.SendMsg("Category request", _ "Please stop by my office sometime " + _ "this morning to discuss adding " + _ "a new file type to a Category.") End If End If End While 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 Exercise3 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.TraverseUsersButton = New System.Windows.Forms.Button() Me.VaultsComboBox = New System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox() Me.VaultsLabel = New System.Windows.Forms.Label() Me.SuspendLayout() ' 'TraverseUsersButton ' Me.TraverseUsersButton.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(57, 90) Me.TraverseUsersButton.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 2, 2, 2) Me.TraverseUsersButton.Name = "TraverseUsersButton" Me.TraverseUsersButton.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(136, 67) Me.TraverseUsersButton.TabIndex = 18 Me.TraverseUsersButton.Text = "Send message to users who can modify Categories" Me.TraverseUsersButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True ' 'VaultsComboBox ' Me.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = True Me.VaultsComboBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(57, 41) Me.VaultsComboBox.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 2, 2, 2) Me.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox" Me.VaultsComboBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(136, 21) Me.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 16 ' 'VaultsLabel ' Me.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = True Me.VaultsLabel.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(71, 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 = 17 Me.VaultsLabel.Text = "Select vault view:" ' 'Exercise3 ' Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!) Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(252, 168) Me.Controls.Add(Me.TraverseUsersButton) Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsComboBox) Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsLabel) Me.Margin = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 2, 2, 2) Me.Name = "Exercise3" Me.Text = "Send Message to Users" Me.ResumeLayout(False) Me.PerformLayout() End Sub Friend WithEvents TraverseUsersButton As System.Windows.Forms.Button Friend WithEvents VaultsComboBox As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox Friend WithEvents VaultsLabel As System.Windows.Forms.Label End Class