This example shows how to add a file outside the vault to the vault root.
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 AddFiles 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, and click Add). ' 3. Add EPDM.Interop.EPDMResultCode.dll as a reference (click Browse, locate and ' click EPDM.Interop.EPDMResultCode.dll, click Open, click Add, and click Close). ' 4. Right-click EPDM.Interop.epdm in References, click Properties, and set ' Embed Interop Types to False to handle methods that pass arrays of ' structures. ' 5. Run the Administration tool, log in as admin, expand the vault, ' right-click File Types, click Duplicate file name settings, and ' click Do not allow duplicate files names in this file vault. ' 6 Ensure that at least one file exists in a subfolder in the vault and ' the same-named file exists outside the vault. ' 7. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5. ' ' Postconditions: ' 1. Displays the Add file to vault root dialog box. ' a. Select a vault view. ' b. Click Browse to a file outside the vault. ' 1. Locate a file outside the vault that exists in ' a subfolder in the vault. ' 2. Click Open. ' c. Click Add file to vault root to add the selected file to the ' root folder of the vault. ' d. Displays a message box warning you that the selected file is not ' unique in the vault, but that the file will be added to the vault root. ' e. Click OK. ' 2. Close the Add file to vault root dialog box. ' 3. Examine the vault root. '----------------------------------------------------------------------------
'Form1.vb Imports System.IO Imports System.Xml.Serialization Imports System.Collections Imports System.Collections.Generic Imports System.Data Imports System.Diagnostics Imports System.Windows.Forms Imports System.ComponentModel Imports EPDM.Interop.epdm Imports EPDM.Interop.EPDMResultCode Public Class Form1 Implements IEdmCallback6 Private vault1 As IEdmVault5 = Nothing Public Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Try Dim vault1 As IEdmVault5 = New EdmVault5() Dim vault As IEdmVault8 = DirectCast(vault1, IEdmVault8) 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 = DirectCast(VaultsComboBox.Items(0), String) 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 Public Sub BrowseButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles BrowseButton.Click Try ListBox.Items.Clear() 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 Open dialog OpenFileDialog.InitialDirectory = vault1.RootFolderPath 'Show the Open dialog Dim DialogResult As System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult = Nothing DialogResult = OpenFileDialog.ShowDialog() 'If the user didn't click Open, exit If Not (DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK) Then Return End If For Each FileName As String In OpenFileDialog.FileNames ListBox.Items.Add(FileName) Next 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 AddFiles_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles AddFiles.Click Try Dim vault2 As IEdmVault7 = Nothing If vault1 Is Nothing Then vault1 = New EdmVault5() End If vault2 = DirectCast(vault1, IEdmVault7) If Not vault1.IsLoggedIn Then 'Log into selected vault as the current user vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, Me.Handle.ToInt32()) End If If Not ListBox.Items.Count = 1 Then MessageBox.Show("Please browse to a file outside the vault.") Exit Sub End If 'Add file to the root folder of the vault Dim Folder1 As IEdmFolder5 = Nothing Dim Folder As IEdmFolder8 = DirectCast(Folder1, IEdmFolder5) Folder = vault2.RootFolder Dim Files() As EdmAddFileInfo ReDim Files(ListBox.Items.Count - 1) Dim FileNames(0) As String Dim Index As Integer = 0 Dim fileStr = "" For Each FileName In ListBox.Items fileStr = FileName.ToString() FileNames(Index) = fileStr.Substring(fileStr.LastIndexOf("\")) Index = Index + 1 Next Dim Path As String Dim addFileStatus As Integer Index = 0 For Each FileName In ListBox.Items Path = FileName Files(Index).mbsPath = Path Files(Index).mlEdmAddFlags = EdmAddFlag.EdmAdd_Simple Files(Index).mlFileID = 0 Files(Index).mlSrcDocumentID = 0 Files(Index).mlSrcProjectID = 0 Files(Index).mbsNewName = "" Folder.AddFile2(Me.Handle.ToInt32(), Files(Index).mbsPath, addFileStatus, "", Files(Index).mlEdmAddFlags) Select Case addFileStatus Case EdmResultSuccessCodes_e.S_EDM_FILES_NOT_UNIQUE_GLOBALLY MessageBox.Show("WARNING: File is not unique in the vault, but the file will be added to the vault root.") Case Else MessageBox.Show("SUCCESS: File will be added to the vault root.") End Select Index = Index + 1 Next 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 Private Function IEdmCallback6_MsgBox(ByVal lParentWnd As Integer, ByVal lMsgID As Integer, ByVal bsMsg As String, Optional ByVal eType As EdmMBoxType = 0&) As EdmMBoxResult Implements IEdmCallback6.MsgBox MsgBox(bsMsg) IEdmCallback6_MsgBox = EdmMBoxResult.EdmMbr_OK End Function Private Sub IEdmCallback6_Resolve(ByVal lParentWnd As Integer, ByRef ppoItems() As EdmCmdData) Implements IEdmCallback6.Resolve End Sub Private Function IEdmCallback6_SetProgress(ByVal lBarIndex As Integer, ByVal lPos As Integer, ByVal bsMsg As String) As Boolean Implements IEdmCallback6.SetProgress IEdmCallback6_SetProgress = True End Function Private Sub IEdmCallback6_SetProgressRange(ByVal lBarIndex As Integer, ByVal lMax As Integer) Implements IEdmCallback6.SetProgressRange End Sub Private Sub IEdmCallback6_SetStatusMessage(ByVal lBarIndex As Integer, ByVal bsMessage As String) Implements IEdmCallback6.SetStatusMessage End Sub End Class
'Form1.Designer.vb
<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _ Partial Class Form1 Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form ''' <summary> ''' Required designer variable. ''' </summary> Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer = Nothing ''' <summary> ''' Clean up any resources being used. ''' </summary> ''' <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param> Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean) If disposing AndAlso (components IsNot Nothing) Then components.Dispose() End If MyBase.Dispose(disposing) End Sub #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 Sub InitializeComponent() Me.VaultsLabel = New System.Windows.Forms.Label() Me.VaultsComboBox = New System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox() Me.BrowseButton = New System.Windows.Forms.Button() Me.ListBox = New System.Windows.Forms.ListBox() Me.AddFiles = New System.Windows.Forms.Button() Me.OpenFileDialog = New System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog() Me.SuspendLayout() ' 'VaultsLabel ' Me.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = True Me.VaultsLabel.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(13, 26) Me.VaultsLabel.Name = "VaultsLabel" Me.VaultsLabel.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(94, 13) Me.VaultsLabel.TabIndex = 0 Me.VaultsLabel.Text = " Select vault view:" Me.VaultsLabel.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft ' 'VaultsComboBox ' Me.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = True Me.VaultsComboBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 42) Me.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox" Me.VaultsComboBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(121, 21) Me.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1 ' 'BrowseButton ' Me.BrowseButton.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 69) Me.BrowseButton.Name = "BrowseButton" Me.BrowseButton.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(259, 39) Me.BrowseButton.TabIndex = 3 Me.BrowseButton.Text = "Browse to a file outside the vault:" Me.BrowseButton.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft Me.BrowseButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True ' 'ListBox ' Me.ListBox.FormattingEnabled = True Me.ListBox.HorizontalScrollbar = True Me.ListBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 114) Me.ListBox.Name = "ListBox" Me.ListBox.SelectionMode = System.Windows.Forms.SelectionMode.MultiExtended Me.ListBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(259, 43) Me.ListBox.TabIndex = 4 ' 'AddFiles ' Me.AddFiles.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 180) Me.AddFiles.Name = "AddFiles" Me.AddFiles.RightToLeft = System.Windows.Forms.RightToLeft.No Me.AddFiles.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(121, 23) Me.AddFiles.TabIndex = 5 Me.AddFiles.Text = "Add file to vault root" Me.AddFiles.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft Me.AddFiles.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True ' 'OpenFileDialog ' Me.OpenFileDialog.Multiselect = True Me.OpenFileDialog.Title = "Open" ' 'Form1 ' Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!) Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(317, 215) Me.Controls.Add(Me.AddFiles) Me.Controls.Add(Me.ListBox) Me.Controls.Add(Me.BrowseButton) Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsComboBox) Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsLabel) Me.Name = "Form1" Me.Text = "Add file to vault root" Me.ResumeLayout(False) Me.PerformLayout() End Sub #End Region Friend WithEvents VaultsLabel As System.Windows.Forms.Label Friend WithEvents VaultsComboBox As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox Friend WithEvents BrowseButton As System.Windows.Forms.Button Friend WithEvents ListBox As System.Windows.Forms.ListBox Friend WithEvents AddFiles As System.Windows.Forms.Button Friend WithEvents OpenFileDialog As System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog End Class