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Create User Picture Example (C#)

This example shows how to display a user's picture in a form and pop up user information when hovering over a form label.

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 CreateUserPicture_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, 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 the Get Admin's picture dialog box.
// 2. Select a vault view.
// 3. Click Get picture
// 4. Displays a picture of the Admin of the selected vault.
// 5. Hover over System Administrator.
// 6. Pops up a window with the Admin's information.

// 7. Close the Get Admin's picture 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 CreateUserPicture_CSharp
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        IEdmImage mpoImage;

        public void Form1_Load(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            IEdmVault8 vault = (IEdmVault8)new EdmVault5();
            EdmViewInfo[] Views = {

};
 
            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];
            }
        }
 
        private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
 
            try
            {
                IEdmVault5 vault = default(IEdmVault5);
                IEdmVault12 vault2 = default(IEdmVault12);
                vault = new EdmVault5();
                vault2 = (IEdmVault12)vault;
 
                vault.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32());
 
                IEdmUserMgr8 poUserMgr = default(IEdmUserMgr8);
                poUserMgr = (IEdmUserMgr8)vault2.CreateUtility(EdmUtility.EdmUtil_UserMgr);
 
                //Create a bounding rectangle for the picture 
                EdmRect oRect = default(EdmRect);
                oRect.mlTop = 10;
                oRect.mlLeft = 10;
                oRect.mlRight = oRect.mlLeft + 80;
                oRect.mlBottom = oRect.mlTop + 100;
 
                //Create the Admin user's image
                IEdmUser10 poAdmin = default(IEdmUser10);
                poAdmin = (IEdmUser10)poUserMgr.GetUser("Admin");
                mpoImage = poUserMgr.CreateUserPicture(this.Handle.ToInt32(), ref oRect, poAdmin.ID);
 
                Label1.Text = poAdmin.FullName;
 
                //Invalidate the window to trigger a call to OnPaintPic
                this.Invalidate();
 
            }
            catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
        }
 
        //Displays the Admin user's picture when the form is repainted
        private void Form1_Paint(System.Object sender, System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e)
        {
            if ((mpoImage != null))
            {
                mpoImage.Paint(e.Graphics.GetHdc().ToInt32());
            }
        }
 
        //Called when the user hovers over the form label, Label1
 
        private void Label1_MouseHover(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            IEdmVault12 poVault = default(IEdmVault12);
            poVault = (IEdmVault12)new EdmVault5();
            poVault.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32());
 
            IEdmUserMgr8 poUserMgr = default(IEdmUserMgr8);
            poUserMgr = (IEdmUserMgr8)poVault.CreateUtility(EdmUtility.EdmUtil_UserMgr);
 
            //Get the screen coordinates of the label that displays the user name
            System.Drawing.Point pnt = default(System.Drawing.Point);
            pnt.X = Label1.Left;
            pnt.Y = Label1.Top;
            pnt = this.PointToScreen(pnt);
 
            //Create the bounding rectangle
            EdmRect oTrackRect = default(EdmRect);
            oTrackRect.mlTop = pnt.Y;
            oTrackRect.mlLeft = pnt.X;
            oTrackRect.mlRight = oTrackRect.mlLeft + Label1.Width;
            oTrackRect.mlBottom = oTrackRect.mlTop + Label1.Height;
 
            //Display a popup window with the Admin user's information
            poUserMgr.ShowUserPopup(this.Handle.ToInt32(), ref oTrackRect, Label1.Text);
        }
    }
}

 

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//Form1.Designer.cs

namespace CreateUserPicture_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.Button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.Label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            //
            //VaultsLabel
            //
            this.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = true;
            this.VaultsLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(22, 164);
            this.VaultsLabel.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 0, 2, 0);
            this.VaultsLabel.Name = "VaultsLabel";
            this.VaultsLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(91, 13);
            this.VaultsLabel.TabIndex = 10;
            this.VaultsLabel.Text = "Select vault view:";
            //
            //VaultsComboBox
            //
            this.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
            this.VaultsComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(25, 179);
            this.VaultsComboBox.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2);
            this.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox";
            this.VaultsComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(132, 21);
            this.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 11;
            //
            //Button1
            //
            this.Button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(48, 214);
            this.Button1.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2);
            this.Button1.Name = "Button1";
            this.Button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(101, 31);
            this.Button1.TabIndex = 14;
            this.Button1.Text = "Get picture";
            this.Button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.Button1.Click +=new System.EventHandler(Button1_Click);
            //
            //Label1
            //
            this.Label1.AutoSize = true;
            this.Label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(22, 128);
            this.Label1.Name = "Label1";
            this.Label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(0, 13);
            this.Label1.TabIndex = 15;
            this.Label1.MouseHover +=new System.EventHandler(Label1_MouseHover);
            //
            //Form1
            //
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6f, 13f);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(235, 256);
            this.Controls.Add(this.Label1);
            this.Controls.Add(this.Button1);
            this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsComboBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsLabel);
            this.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2);
            this.Name = "Form1";
            this.Text = "Get Admin's picture";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
            this.Paint +=new System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventHandler(Form1_Paint);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.PerformLayout();
 
        }
 
        #endregion
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Label VaultsLabel;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox VaultsComboBox;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Button Button1;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Label Label1;
    }
}

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