Way to extract custom properties out of a SW file via VBA?

Hi

Is there a way to extract the custom porperties out of a SW file using VBA?
Similar to what the Explorer can do when right-clicking a SW file, 3rd tab.


Thank you
Marcel Büchi

 

Download SWIT and see for yourself.

I believe this is also documented in the API help and on the SW API
support pages.

 

I was looking for a way to get the custom properties without having to use
SW.
I can extract properties from files when loaded into SW by using MS Access
and and VBA to store the information in a table.
But that's not what I want.
I'd like to process somewheres around 20000 SW files and saving the custom
props in an Access table.
Similar to the VBA Function GetAttr(Path of file)

I'd be nice to have a function like: GetCustomProperties(Path of file)

Marcel

 

There is an object called "DSOfile" (see Microsoft's website) that can
be added to VB projects. This object will enable you to access custom
properties without opening files in SW.

 

DSOFILE... (google that one!)

That would enable one to quickly view/ extract Document
Custom Properties without opening the SW document in
SolidWorks, but not Configuration Specific Custom
Properties which is the one that is very much in
demand!

Regards,

Vinodh Kumar M.
www.swCP3.com

 

The problem is that there are configuration specific and document
custom properties. The former requires SW and the later can be done
without opening SW. There have been detailed discussions on this group
regarding this subject. You might do a search.

 

Thanks to all
Dsofile worked perfect. I got now an Access table with the drawing numbers
and for each the custom properties!
Thanks
Marcel

 

I think that everything you need you can get from Solidsentry.
www.proxicad.com

 

I downloaded SWIT, and couldnt figure out why it wont show my existing
custom propertys. I put my custom properties in the "Custom" tab, not
the "Configuration Specific" tab. We dont use configurations very much
here, if any, but are their any advantages to using the "Configuration
Specific" tab just for the Default config?

Is there a way to get SWIT to look at the Custom Tab?

 

No, it's using only conf.specific stuff. Custom tab is for losers that
don't know how to use configurations ;-)

 

Markku, wtf? hehe

Im sure our company can use configurations on some of our parts, but
the majority would never need them.

Is there a way to get SWIT to look at that other tab?

 

Hi ProxiCAD
Is this nifty tool available in German language?

 

You can still save the information by using configuration specific
data...at the end there is no difference; you create drawing and BOM, data
is read from the model...There is always that "Default" configuration you
know...

I think it's better to handle it this way because you don't usually know
if there is going to be configs or not in the future...and if that happens
you don't have to play with the properties (move them from custom side to
config side...)

I don't have any plans for that...there is a free tool for that already
(it's not using configurations at all thought). There are also tools to
move the props from custom side to config side I guess.

But...I understood that your problem is existing models, so I feel your
pain. Maybe SWit 3 will have this option (if there ever will be next
version).

 

All you have to do is pass an empty string to
ModelDoc2.GetCustomProperty("","Property Name) this will get non
config specific properties. Or you can use the DSOLE file .exe as
mentioned above it can only get non config specific properties.

Corey

 

Markku, what free tool is that?

"I don't have any plans for that...there is a free tool for that
already
(it's not using configurations at all thought). "

 

Google, my man, google...

http://www.trimech.com/solutions/techsprt-free-utilities.htm

Markku

 

If you *are* in the mood for trying out different CP editors,
you could try the free "swCP3" or maybe "swProp2"
available at www.swCP3.com.

With regards,

Vinodh Kumar M.
www.swCP3.com

 

Pretty cool. I played with it a bit today. This thing seems to have
some depth to it.