This example shows how to update the references of a file in a vault.
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 C# > Windows Forms Application. // b. Type UpdateReferencesCSharp 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 your Update References dialog box. // 2. Select a vault view. // 3. Click Browse. // 4. Displays the Select a file dialog box. // a. Click a file in the selected vault. // b. Click Open. // The selected file's path and file name appear // in the Select a file dialog box. // 5. Click Update references. // 6. Initializes and displays SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional's Update References // dialog box, which shows the name of the selected file whose file references // to update and the names of the file references, if any. // 7. Click Close. // 8. Close your Update References dialog box. //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//Form1.cs using System; using System.Windows.Forms; using EPDM.Interop.epdm; namespace UpdateReferencesCSharp { public partial class Form1 : Form { public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); } IEdmVault5 vault1 = null; IEdmFile5 aFile; string fileName; private 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") + "\n" + ex.Message); } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show(ex.Message); } } public void UpdateReferencesButton_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e) { try { //Only create a new vault object //if one hasn't been created yet if (vault1 == null) { vault1 = new EdmVault5(); } if (!vault1.IsLoggedIn) { //Log into selected vault as the current user vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32()); } //Update the references for the selected document //and show SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Update References dialog IEdmUpdateReferences updateRefs = default(IEdmUpdateReferences); IEdmVault7 vault2 = (IEdmVault7)vault1; updateRefs = (IEdmUpdateReferences)vault2.CreateUtility(EdmUtility.EdmUtil_UpdateReferences); updateRefs.AddFile(fileName); updateRefs.ShowDlg(this.Handle.ToInt32(), 0, 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 BrowseButton_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e) { try { //If one hasn't been created yet if (vault1 == null) { vault1 = new EdmVault5(); } if (!vault1.IsLoggedIn) { //Log into selected vault as the current user vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32()); } //Set the initial directory in the Select a file dialog OpenFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = vault1.RootFolderPath; //Show the Select a file dialog System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult DialogResult; DialogResult = OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog(); if (!(DialogResult == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)) { //Do nothing } else { //Browse for a file whose next possible state //transitions to get fileName = OpenFileDialog1.FileName; FileListBox.Items.Add(fileName); IEdmFolder5 retFolder = default(IEdmFolder5); aFile = vault1.GetFileFromPath(fileName, out retFolder); } } catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex) { MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message); } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show(ex.Message); } } } }
namespace UpdateReferencesCSharp { 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.Label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label(); this.VaultsComboBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox(); this.FileListBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox(); this.BrowseButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button(); this.UpdateReferencesButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button(); this.OpenFileDialog1 = new System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog(); this.SuspendLayout(); // // Label1 // this.Label1.AutoSize = true; this.Label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 9); this.Label1.Name = "Label1"; this.Label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(91, 13); this.Label1.TabIndex = 0; this.Label1.Text = "Select vault view:"; // // VaultsComboBox // this.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = true; this.VaultsComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 26); this.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox"; this.VaultsComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 21); this.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1; // // FileListBox // this.FileListBox.FormattingEnabled = true; this.FileListBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 66); this.FileListBox.Name = "FileListBox"; this.FileListBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(165, 17); this.FileListBox.TabIndex = 2; // // BrowseButton // this.BrowseButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(206, 66); this.BrowseButton.Name = "BrowseButton"; this.BrowseButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(66, 23); this.BrowseButton.TabIndex = 3; this.BrowseButton.Text = "Browse..."; this.BrowseButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true; this.BrowseButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.BrowseButton_Click); // // UpdateReferencesButton // this.UpdateReferencesButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 113); this.UpdateReferencesButton.Name = "UpdateReferencesButton"; this.UpdateReferencesButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 23); this.UpdateReferencesButton.TabIndex = 4; this.UpdateReferencesButton.Text = "Update references"; this.UpdateReferencesButton.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft; this.UpdateReferencesButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true; this.UpdateReferencesButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.UpdateReferencesButton_Click); // // OpenFileDialog1 // this.OpenFileDialog1.FileName = "OpenFileDialog1"; this.OpenFileDialog1.Multiselect = true; this.OpenFileDialog1.Title = "Select a file"; // // Form1 // this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F); this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font; this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(284, 161); this.Controls.Add(this.UpdateReferencesButton); this.Controls.Add(this.BrowseButton); this.Controls.Add(this.FileListBox); this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsComboBox); this.Controls.Add(this.Label1); this.Name = "Form1"; this.Text = "Update References"; this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load); this.ResumeLayout(false); this.PerformLayout(); } #endregion private System.Windows.Forms.Label Label1; private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox VaultsComboBox; private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox FileListBox; private System.Windows.Forms.Button BrowseButton; private System.Windows.Forms.Button UpdateReferencesButton; private System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog OpenFileDialog1; } }