#Task (Sharp Task) batch update drawing revisions

Discussion created by Max Betteridge on Aug 14, 2019
Latest reply on May 26, 2020 by Deepak Gupta

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Hi, I am trying to use #Task (Sharp Task) to batch process a bunch of drawings. I would like to add a new revision to the revision table (this part I can do) and have the new revision displayed in the title block and then use this revision in the filename of the PDF which I subsequently export (these parts I am struggling with).

My problem seems to be that when using the "Add Revision" function in #Task (sharp task) it does not update the drawing "Revision" property, hence does not update the title block and does not not use the correct revision in the filename.

We use A,B,C,etc. for our revisions. Eg. If the current revision is "B" I would like to update it to "C"

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Max.

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Tateos Tvapanyan Aug 14, 2019 3:53 AM
Try the task Update and Save. Put it n between ADD Revision and Save PDF.
Don't forget to thick the Rebuild option.
It's work for me.
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- Max Betteridge @ Tateos Tvapanyan on Aug 14, 2019 5:33 PM
  Hi Tateos, it's good to know it works for you, gives me reason to keep trying.
  I already had the update and save task in there but it doesn't solve my problem
  In this example it created rev C:
  
  But the title block still showed rev B:
  
  And the properties still shows rev B:
  
  And the revision in the pdf file name shows rev B:
  If I then manually add a new revision to the revision table it will create revision D and all of the other parameters update correctly so there is no issue with the linking of the parameters, seems to just be an issue with the way #Task creates the revision.
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  - Tateos Tvapanyan @ Max Betteridge on Aug 15, 2019 3:35 AM
    The only difference I am seeing is that config. option on mine is set to work with all configuration and sheets.
    
    Also, I activated "Allow resaving to newer version" under Settings.
    I don't know will that help or not but it worth trying it.
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    - Max Betteridge @ Tateos Tvapanyan on Aug 15, 2019 5:28 PM
      Thanks again Tateos,
      I tried those suggestions but it did not solve the problem.
      I have made some progress though, until now I had been leaving the revision argument blank and letting Solidworks assign the new revision automatically. If I specify the revision in #Task it works correctly and updates the revision in the titleblock and the filename. The problem is that all my drawings are at different revisions and I would prefer to leave the argument blank so that Solidworks automatically generates the appropriate revision. The screenshots below show what I mean:
      
      Tateos - Do you specify the revision is #Task when you run the Add Revision function?
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      - Tateos Tvapanyan @ Max Betteridge on Aug 15, 2019 6:24 PM
        Yes, I did.
        Tomorrow will try how it will work for me if I leave it blank.
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      - Tateos Tvapanyan @ Max Betteridge on Aug 16, 2019 8:50 AM
        I can confirm that I did replicate the problem.
        Also, I found that if double click the cell on the revision table twice to amend the revision SW updated the value in the title block.
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Barbara Jerin May 24, 2020 12:15 PM
Hey guys

I see you are already using the new #Task

Well, I have a problem and I believe you might have solved it already....I can't start the install because win 10 won't let me.
I asked CentralInnovation, but somehow they don't reply to my emails, so I thought I'll ask here.

Does anyone know the solution...???
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- Deepak Gupta @ Barbara Jerin on May 24, 2020 12:58 PM
  Right click on the file and select properties. Click on unblock and then try installin the application.
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- Vineet Upender Reddy @ Barbara Jerin on May 25, 2020 5:00 AM
  Hello Barbara,
  
  I wanted to share a little bit of information about the settings in Registry. We could find the dialog for #TASK Installation being Controlled by the keys shown in the snap shot below. Enabling or Disabling them was changing the options in the dialog to allow installation after a warning or completely block the installation if warning occurs.
  
  If you cannot find the path as shown in the image below, you could manually create it and then relaunch the Installer.
  
  There may be a way that this dialog can be controlled using group policy but we are not sure as it is usually setup by the organization IT Team.
  
  If possible, please share this into with your IT Team so that they can help resolve this as it requires access to registry.
  
  Warm Regards,
  Vineet
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Barbara Jerin May 25, 2020 2:20 AM
Hey Deepak,

Thanks for the quick answer....it sounded like a solution....sadly it's not... I still get the same warning.

Which Windows version are you running on Deepak?

Thanks
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- Deepak Gupta @ Barbara Jerin on May 25, 2020 12:48 PM
  Barbara Jerin wrote:
  
  Hey Deepak,
  
  Thanks for the quick answer....it sounded like a solution....sadly it's not... I still get the same warning.
  
  Which Windows version are you running on Deepak?
  
  I'm currently using it on Win 7 but can try out on Win 10 as well to verify the issue.
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- Deepak Gupta @ Barbara Jerin on May 26, 2020 11:56 AM
  Barbara Jerin wrote:
  
  Thanks for the quick answer....it sounded like a solution....sadly it's not... I still get the same warning.
  I had it installed on Win 10 without any errors, so like Vineet said, you may want to check with your IT person for the support and get the issue fixed
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