API - Access the User Specified Name

We have a fairly involved program here that allows the user to select a
particular material from a cascading type of list structure and go all the
way to a unique ASI part number. Then if in SW, the info such as part
number, description, etc can be inserted into the currently open part. As
it was written years ago, it puts that info into the custom properties area
of the SW part, and at this time I want to change it so it puts it into
config specific areas instead. I can get it to access the config specific
properties, but can't seem to figure out how to get & write to the User
Specified Name in the properties box under the Part number displayed when
used in a bill of materials.

I have pasted in my test code here so you can see what I have tried.
Anybody see my error and can offer some assistance, please?

Dim swApp As Object
Dim Part As Object
Dim boolstatus As Boolean
Dim SwConfig As SldWorks.Configuration
Dim ConfigName As String
Dim AltName As Variant
Dim ConfigDesc, ConfigLength As String

Sub main()
Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc

Set SwConfig = Part.GetActiveConfiguration
ConfigName = Part.GetActiveConfiguration.Name

boolstatus = True
SwConfig.UseAlternateNameInBOM = boolstatus
.....This next line is the bad line.
AltName = Part.SwConfig.alternateName
ConfigDesc = Part.CustomInfo2(ConfigName, "Description")
ConfigLength = Part.CustomInfo2(ConfigName, "Length")

End Sub


WT

 

for some reason, you have to create the property first with
Part.AddCustomInfo3 ( ConfigName, "Description", swCustomInfoText,
FieldValue )

then you can read/write it with CustomInfo2 the way you did.

 

I figured out my error to actually access the property (remove the Part from
the line AltName = Part.SwConfig.alternateName) but now I can't get the
UseAlternateNameInBOM to toggle on. If it's off in the part, then
regardless of my setting in the code, it stays false. Here's my line:

SwConfig.UseAlternateNameInBOM = True

What am I missing?

WT

 

Wouldn't this just add another custom property, rather than writing to the
User Specified Name so it shows up in the BOM? Also, see my second post .
Thanks.

WT