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How does #Task handle Multiple Option Selection

Question asked by Derek Eldridge on Apr 3, 2018
Latest reply on Apr 4, 2018 by Derek Eldridge
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Can anyone help point me in the right direction here.

In the #Task application, I've selected "Options" and filled out a bunch of "Members". It's set to multiple selection so in the application I can select multiple file types to save to.

 

What I can't figure out, is how #Task passes these options to the macro. Is it a comma separated string, an array, or whatever?

 

I've tried to handle them as a string like this with no luck. They will export if I select one at a time. But when I select multiple, it will only save using one of the selected.

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Dim Extension As String

Extension = "%STR_Extension%"

 

'Index string to array

myArray = Split(Extension, ", ")

 

'Run for each extension selected

For Each i In myArray

myArray_Ext = i

myArray_Ext_Trim = Mid(myArray_Ext, Len(myArray_Ext) - 4, 4)

boolstatus = swModel.SaveAs3(FileLocation & "\" & NewFileName & myArray_Ext_Trim, 0, 0)

Next

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I also Tried like this as an array:

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Dim Extension As Variant

Extension = Array("%STR_Extension%")

 

myArray = Extension

 

'Run for each extension selected

For Each i In myArray

myArray_Ext = i

myArray_Ext_Trim = Mid(myArray_Ext, Len(myArray_Ext) - 4, 4)

boolstatus = swModel.SaveAs3(FileLocation & "\" & NewFileName & myArray_Ext_Trim, 0, 0)

Next

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Artem Taturevych
Artem Taturevych Apr 3, 2018 7:25 PM
Correct Answer

Hi Derek,

 

The values are separated by commas. In order to find the macro which is resolved by #TASK (for debugging purposes) you can follow the steps below:

 

  1. Create args.ini file in the %appdata%\CI.SharpSwTask folder
  2. Add the following line to this file

copy_debug_sts_dir=[Folder To Copy Debug File]

Specified folder must exist.

 

Next time when you run the macro you will see a text file created with the time stamp

 

You can copy-paste that into the VBA macro and debug. So for example for the following sts file:

 

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

 

Sub Main

 

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

MsgBox "%EXT%"

 

End Sub

 

'------------

' "var","editor","editor_arg","name","desc"

' "%EXT%","System.Enum","-m -i:A -i:B -i:C -i:D","Options",

 

with the following selection:

 

 

This what would be resolved:

 

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

 

Sub Main

 

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

MsgBox "B,C"

 

End Sub

 

As you can see the values are separated by commas.

 

Thanks,
Artem

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