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Question asked by Dmitry Zamoshnikov on Apr 18, 2019
Latest reply on Jun 14, 2019 by Dmitry Zamoshnikov

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I've been playing with copy tree with my addin. I'm trying to get the source folder variables and the destination folder variables. I am then planning on replacing the project number within the parts copied to the new project number for all configurations. I don't see a way to get the source files so I can pull the required variables. I'm executing copy tree from one folder and changing the destination to another (from 101 to 789). I'm assuming dispatch scripting would be better for this?

This is the code to add all events (for those that are curious how each event gets triggered):

public void GetAddInInfo(ref EdmAddInInfo poInfo, IEdmVault5 poVault, IEdmCmdMgr5 poCmdMgr)
{
//Specify information to display in the add-in's Properties dialog box
poInfo.mbsAddInName = "swEPDM_BOM";
poInfo.mbsCompany = "Dmitry Zamoshnikov";
poInfo.mbsDescription = "The most magnificent description of this wonderous addin";
poInfo.mlAddInVersion = 1;


//Specify the minimum required version of SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
poInfo.mlRequiredVersionMajor = 5;
poInfo.mlRequiredVersionMinor = 2;


// set up hooks
//poCmdMgr.AddHook(EdmCmdType.EdmCmd_CardButton);
//poCmdMgr.AddHook(EdmCmdType.EdmCmd_PostAdd);
//poCmdMgr.AddHook(EdmCmdType.EdmCmd_PostLock);
//poCmdMgr.AddHook(EdmCmdType.EdmCmd_PreAdd);
//poCmdMgr.AddHook(EdmCmdType.EdmCmd_Menu);


foreach (EdmCmdType cmd in (EdmCmdType[]) Enum.GetValues(typeof(EdmCmdType)))
{
poCmdMgr.AddHook(cmd); // add each hook
}
}

These are the events that are triggered (in sequential order).

Copy Events get triggered when I copy paste (regular ctrl-c, ctrl-v). Are the copy operations w/in copy-tree not triggering the epdm copy events?

Paul Wyndham Apr 24, 2019 9:53 AM

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Crtl-c/v are Windows commands while Copy-Tree is a completely different SWPDM function. Since PDM does not have an actual folder structure it does not have to actually copy the files in the same way that Copy/Paste would do it. Copy-Tree would do most of the work in the database and then add a copy of it in the local view and make it ready for check in.

I have not looked into Copy-Tree in the API so I don't know if you can access it, but my thought is that if you want to use it you would have to call it directly from your add-in.

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Paul Wyndham Apr 24, 2019 9:53 AM

I have not looked into Copy-Tree in the API so I don't know if you can access it, but my thought is that if you want to use it you would have to call it directly from your add-in.

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Dmitry Zamoshnikov @ Paul Wyndham on Apr 24, 2019 11:35 AM

Thanks. I'll have to do some digging to see if I can call it directly. I find it annoying to have to manually edit the part no field in the file card for every file that I've copied over. No big deal if it's just one file (main assembly); annoying if it's most of the subassemblies and several parts.

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Dmitry Zamoshnikov @ Dmitry Zamoshnikov on Jun 14, 2019 1:45 PM

I've abandoned trying to make this automated through Copy Tree and just added an extra menu command that traverses through each selected part, and through each configuration. See code below for those interested.

        /// <summary>
        /// The user has activated a menu item or toolbar button that 
        /// your add-in has added. This command returns a combination of 
        /// refresh flags in the mlEdmRefreshFlags member of the EdmCmd structure.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>The following members are for the ppoCmdData array</remarks>
        /// <param name="mlObjectID1" type="integer">ID of file; 0 if a folder is selected</param>
        /// <param name="mlObjectID2" type="integer">ID of folder; 0 if a file is selected</param>
        /// <param name="mlObjectID3" type="integer">ID of parent folder of the selected file or folder</param>
        /// <param name="mlObjectID4" type="integer">NOT USED</param>
        /// <param name="mbsStrData1" type="string">Name of file or folder; not full path</param>
        /// <param name="mbsStrData2" type="string">NOT USED</param>
        /// <param name="mbsStrData3" type="string">NOT USED</param>
        /// <param name="mlLongData1" type="integer">NOT USED</param>
        /// <param name="mlLongData2" type="integer">NOT USED</param>
        /// <param name="mlLongData3" type="integer">NOT USED</param>
        /// <param name="mpoExtra" type="object*">NOT USED</param>
        public virtual void OnEdmCmd_Menu(ref EdmCmd poCmd, ref Array ppoCmdData)
        {
            int menuCommandID = 1005;   // this should probably be a member variable so it's defined consistently w/in GetAddinInfo and here.

            if (poCmd.mlCmdID == menuCommandID)    // did my menu command ID get triggered?
            {
                IEdmVault5 vault = (IEdmVault5)poCmd.mpoVault;  // pointer to the vault     

                IEdmFile5 file; // pointer to the file
                IEdmFolder5 parentFolder;   // pointer to the parent folder
                EdmStrLst5 configStrLst;    // pointer to the config list            
                IEdmEnumeratorVariable10 fileVariables; // pulls file variables

                IEdmPos5 configPos; // iterator to traverse through the configuration list

                string fileVarName = "PartNo";  // which variable am I pulling from the file?

                string fileName = "";   // store the file name
                string tFileName = "";  // temporary file name
                object tVarValue = ""; // this is a temporary variable value used to populate PartNo

                string configName;  // stores the configuration name
                object varValue;    // string value of the variable

                foreach (EdmCmdData affectedFile in ppoCmdData) // traverse through the file list (selected files prior to selecting the menu)
                {
                    file = (IEdmFile5)vault.GetObject(EdmObjectType.EdmObject_File, affectedFile.mlObjectID1);  // get the file

                    if (file.IsLocked == false) // only do this for checked out files
                    {
                        continue;
                    }

                    parentFolder = (IEdmFolder5)vault.GetObject(EdmObjectType.EdmObject_Folder, affectedFile.mlObjectID3);  // get the folder

                    configStrLst = file.GetConfigurations();    // get the configurations of the file

                    // Go through each configuration and get the variables
                    fileVariables = (IEdmEnumeratorVariable10)file.GetEnumeratorVariable();  // get the variables from the current file

                    configPos = configStrLst.GetHeadPosition(); // go the head of the list

                    while (!configPos.IsNull)   // get every configuration
                    {
                        configName = configStrLst.GetNext(configPos).ToString();     // store the configuration name
                        fileVariables.GetVar2(fileVarName, configName, parentFolder.ID, out varValue);    // get the "PartNo" variable value

                        // Is the file variable initialized?  If not, go to the next configuration
                        if (varValue == null || varValue.ToString() == "")
                        {
                            continue;   // skip this configuration if PartNo isn't initialized, otherwise the program will stall.
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            // Process the PartNo
                            fileName = affectedFile.mbsStrData1;    // get the file name w/ extension
                            fileName = fileName.Remove(fileName.Length - 7);    // remove the extension

                            tFileName = fileName;   // store the filename

                            tVarValue = varValue.ToString();    // save the variable value

                            // does the variable value contain the file name?
                            if (tVarValue.ToString().Contains(tFileName) == false)
                            {
                                tVarValue = tFileName;
                                fileVariables.SetVar(fileVarName, configName, ref tVarValue, true); // set the part number variable

                                fileVariables.Flush();  // update the data card in each configuration
                            }
                        }
                    }

                    // the flush variable must be set to true in order to prevent the "file open in another application" error.
                    // the flush variable updates the datacard.
                    fileVariables.CloseFile(true); // close the file

                    configPos = null;   // clear the position
                    //file.UnlockFile(poCmd.mlParentWnd, "Updated Part No. to File Name");  // comment this line to allow "undo check-out" in case the wrong file was updated.
                }
            }
        }

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