Task Manager Right for this?

We have 1200 drawings (In one folder with no subfolders) that need to have
the sheet template reloaded (this is 1200 separate files by the way not 600
files with 2 sheets each). I have a macro to reload the sheet format. What I
need to have done now is to get either the task manager or the macro to have
it open each of the 1200 files and then run the reload sheet format macro
and then close the drawing to go on to the next drawing and repeat 1200
times.

Now we have task scheduler, but when I try to make a custom task I can tell
the Program Path should be Solidworks.exe and I can tell it the macro path.
But after that I am lost. Where do I tell it to go to the folder with the
1200 *.slddrw files and open each individually process the 'reload sheet
fomat' macro and close the *.slddrw file? Is this part of the parameters? A
part of the program arguments? Or is this something I need to code into the
macro? If I have to code this into the macro, does anyone have an example of
the code I need to use so I can figure it out?

Thanks in advance
Ben

 

One thing I forgot, I need this to, when closing each individual drawing,
save and close it using the current filename.

Ben

 

I can't help you with your real question, but I can give you one piece of
advice. Have your program open SolidWorks, open a file, run the macro, close
the file, and then CLOSE SolidWorks. If you leave SolidWorks open, it will
not release memory completely, so your memory will start filling up. Before
you get your 1200 files done you will probably tank your computer.

Jerry Steiger
Tripod Data Systems
"take the garbage out, dear"

 

Ver. 3 of PropaGator also changes out drawing templates en masse. (Since
this often accompanies changing custom properties en masse.)
http://www.customsolids.com/Propa-Gator.htm
Even tho it's still not technically out of Beta, I have just posted it on
the website for easier access. Unless a new rash of complaints crop up,
I'll be getting the help files in order and "officially" releasing it soon.

Hope this is helpful to you, Ben. My e-mail's on the website if you have
any questions or if anyone wants to give feedback directly.

Brenda

 

If you leave SolidWorks open, it will

I do batch operations on 500-1000 solidworks (operations) on an almost
daily basis. Most of the mem probs Ive run into has been the code
itself, not releasing objects, etc. Although I have run into one
issue; if I make a view
in a drawing, (which references a model), and then DELETE the view,
the model reference stays in memory. I have to also, at the very
least, close the drawing.