how to get Component Description from API... please help

Please, please, please, point me in the right direction.

I have tried the help documents and online resources to no avail -
(did you know the word "description" is in almost every help
document?). Does anyone know either implicitly or theoretically how to
retrieve a component's description?

- Right clicking on a component in the feature manager
- Select Component Properties
- Component Description is the value I am looking to lay my hands upon.

The following methods return " " (empty set) for all components I
loop thru:

CompDescr = ModDoc.CustomInfo2({variable for current configuration},
"DESCRIPTION")
CompDescr = ModDoc.CustomInfo2("", "DESCRIPTION")

Where
ModDoc = Component2.GetModelDoc() And
Component2 initially is RootComponent, but recursively loops through
all child components

Greatly appreciated,
Derek Ciula

 

The ModDoc object as you define it no longer has any component
properties; it is only the part (or assembly) without context.

Custom property names are cASE sENSITIVE.

Also of interest:
ModelDoc2::SummaryInfo
AssemblyDoc::FeatureByName (try getting component as a feature object)
Feature:escription

from help:
Component descriptions appear only if you selected Description in
Custom property used as custom description in the General system
options. You can select a different item for Custom property used as
custom description, but you must set a value for that custom property
on the Custom tab of the Summary Information dialog box.

 

I don't suppose you could tell me how to define an Object that would
retain component properties?

But thanks for info,
This will at least give me a few more leads to dig around in.

I can get Model Document Path, which is the field directly below, the
Component Property(what i'm looking for)

with the following code:
ModDoc.GetPathName

would it be overly hopeful that there's a ModDoc.GetDescription ? or
something similar?
Thanks,
Derek

 

The buck stops with case sensitive config types...
I changed DESCRIPTION to Description and everything what happy.

Thank you very much Mr70's
I don't suppose you live in WI? I'll send you a christmas present for
your help.

 

Lived in WI most of my life. there's a reason "That 70's Show" is set
in Wisconsin: the 70's never really left!