1 SolidWorks API Help
  2 Create PropertyManager Page Example (VB.NET)
  3 This example shows how to create a PropertyManager page that contains two selection boxes, a combo box, 
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  5 and a list box. This example also shows how to handle focus events for these controls. 
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  9 NOTE: If the model is an assembly and it contains multiple components and you want to allow the user to 
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 11 select edges, faces, or vertices, then you must specify swSelCOMPSDONTOVERRIDE as an element of 
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 13 SelType for the ISldWorks::SetSelectionFilters method. Otherwise, if the user attempts to select an 
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 15 edge, face, or vertex, then the entire component might get selected and not the edge, face, or vertex. 
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 17 This example demonstrates how to specify the elements for SelType.
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 23 ‘ Preconditions: 
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 25 ‘ 1. Copy Modules - main to your project.
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 27 ‘ 2. Copy Class Modules - clsPropMgr to a class in your project.
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 29 ‘ 3. Add the SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished primary interop assembly
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 31 ‘    reference to your project (right-click the name of your project, select
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 33 ‘    Add Reference, and select SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished on the .NET
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 35 ‘    tab.
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 37 ‘ 4. Ensure that the assembly document opened by the macro exists.
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 39 ‘ 5. Run the macro to open the assembly document and PropertyManager page.
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 41 ‘
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 43 ‘ Postconditions: 
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 45 ‘ A PropertyManager page called Comps is created. Comps contains a selection box 
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 47 ‘ where the user‘s selections are shown, a drop-down combo box where Value 2 
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 49 ‘ is selected, and a list box where Value 1 is selected. 
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 51 ‘
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 53 ‘ Examine the contents of Comps and the Immediate Window as you 
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 55 ‘ perform each of these steps: 
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 57 ‘ 1. Click a component in the assembly to add to the 
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 59 ‘    first selection box. 
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 61 ‘ 2. Locate, but do not move, the cursor in the graphics area.
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 63 ‘ 3. Press the right-mouse button.
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 65 ‘ 4. Click a component in the assembly to add to the second selection box. 
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 67 ‘ 5. Click Value 4 in the list box at the bottom of Comps. 
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 69 ‘ 6. Click Value 1 in the list box at the bottom of Comps. 
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 71 ‘ 7. Click the first selection box. 
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 73 ‘ 8. Close the PropertyManager page.
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 75 ‘  
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 77 ‘  NOTES: 
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 79 ‘  *  After running this macro, select the
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 81 ‘     Tools > Options > System Options > Stop VSTA debugger 
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 83 ‘     on macro exit checkbox.
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 85 ‘  *  Because the assembly document is used elsewhere, 
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 87 ‘     do not save any changes when closing the document.
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 91 ‘Modules - main
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 93 Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
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 95 Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
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 97 Imports System
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 99  
100 
101 Partial Class SolidWorksMacro
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103  
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105     Public Part As ModelDoc2
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107     Public WithEvents pm As clsPropMgr
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109  
110 
111     Sub main()
112 
113  
114 
115         Dim openDocErrors As Long
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117         Dim OpenDocWarnings As Long
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119  
120 
121         swApp.SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swStopDebuggingVstaOnExit, False)
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123  
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125         Part = swApp.OpenDoc6("c:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks\samples\tutorial\advdrawings\bladed shaft.sldasm", swDocumentTypes_e.swDocASSEMBLY, swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", openDocErrors, OpenDocWarnings)
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127  
128 
129         ‘Create a new instance of the PropertyManager class
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131         pm = New clsPropMgr(swApp)
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133         pm.Show()
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135  
136 
137     End Sub      
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139  
140 
141     Public swApp As SldWorks
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143  
144 
145 End Class
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147  
148 
149 Back to top
150 
151 ‘Class Modules - clsPropMgr
152 
153 Imports SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks
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155 Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swconst
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157 Imports SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished
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159 Imports System
160 
161 Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
162 
163 Imports System.Diagnostics
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165  
166 
167 <ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
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169 Public Class clsPropMgr
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171  
172 
173     Implements PropertyManagerPage2Handler9
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175  
176 
177     Dim swApp As SldWorks
178 
179  
180 
181     ‘General objects required for the PropertyManager page
182 
183     Dim pm_Page As PropertyManagerPage2
184 
185     Dim pm_Group As PropertyManagerPageGroup
186 
187     Dim pm_Selection As PropertyManagerPageSelectionbox
188 
189     Dim pm_Selection2 As PropertyManagerPageSelectionbox
190 
191     Dim pm_Label As PropertyManagerPageLabel
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193     Dim pm_Combo As PropertyManagerPageCombobox
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195     Dim pm_List As PropertyManagerPageListbox
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197  
198 
199     ‘Each object in the page needs a unique ID
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201     Const GroupID As Integer = 1
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203     Const LabelID As Integer = 2
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205     Const SelectionID As Integer = 3
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207     Const ComboID As Integer = 4
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209     Const ListID As Integer = 5
210 
211     Const Selection2ID As Integer = 6
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213  
214 
215     Dim ClickedCancel As Boolean
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217     Dim retVal As Integer
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219  
220 
221     Sub Show()
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223         pm_Page.Show2(0)
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225     End Sub
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227  
228 
229     ‘The following runs when a new instance
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231     ‘of the class is created
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233     Public Sub New(ByVal swApp As SldWorks)
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235  
236 
237         Dim PageTitle As String
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239         Dim caption As String
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241         Dim tip As String
242 
243         Dim options As Long
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245         Dim longerrors As Long
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247         Dim controlType As Integer
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249         Dim alignment As Integer
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251         Dim listItems(3) As String
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253  
254 
255         ‘Set the variables for the page
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257         PageTitle = "Comps"
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259         options = swPropertyManagerButtonTypes_e.swPropertyManager_OkayButton _
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261             + swPropertyManagerButtonTypes_e.swPropertyManager_CancelButton _
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263             + swPropertyManagerPageOptions_e.swPropertyManagerOptions_LockedPage _
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265             + swPropertyManagerPageOptions_e.swPropertyManagerOptions_PushpinButton
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267  
268 
269         ‘Create the PropertyManager page
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271         pm_Page = CType(swApp.CreatePropertyManagerPage(PageTitle, _
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273             options, Me, longerrors), PropertyManagerPage2)
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275  
276 
277         ‘Make sure that the page was created properly
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279         If longerrors = swPropertyManagerPageStatus_e.swPropertyManagerPage_Okay Then
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281             ‘Begin adding the controls to the page
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283  
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285             ‘Create the group box
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287             caption = "Comps"
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289             options = swAddGroupBoxOptions_e.swGroupBoxOptions_Visible + _
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291             swAddGroupBoxOptions_e.swGroupBoxOptions_Expanded
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293             pm_Group = pm_Page.AddGroupBox(GroupID, caption, options)
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295  
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297             ‘Create two selection boxes
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299             controlType = swPropertyManagerPageControlType_e.swControlType_Selectionbox
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301             caption = ""  ‘ No caption for selection boxes
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303             alignment = swPropertyManagerPageControlLeftAlign_e.swControlAlign_Indent
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305             options = swAddControlOptions_e.swControlOptions_Visible + _
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307                 swAddControlOptions_e.swControlOptions_Enabled
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309             tip = "Select an edge, face, vertex, solid body, or a component"
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311             pm_Selection = pm_Group.AddControl(SelectionID, _
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313                 controlType, caption, alignment, options, tip)
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315             pm_Selection2 = pm_Group.AddControl(Selection2ID, _
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317                 controlType, caption, alignment, options, tip)
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319             Dim filters(6) As swSelectType_e
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321             filters(0) = swSelectType_e.swSelEDGES
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323             filters(1) = swSelectType_e.swSelREFEDGES
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325             filters(2) = swSelectType_e.swSelFACES
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327             filters(3) = swSelectType_e.swSelVERTICES
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329             filters(4) = swSelectType_e.swSelSOLIDBODIES
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331             filters(5) = swSelectType_e.swSelCOMPONENTS
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333             filters(6) = swSelectType_e.swSelCOMPSDONTOVERRIDE
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335             Dim filterObj As Object
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337             filterObj = filters
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339             pm_Selection.SingleEntityOnly = False
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341             pm_Selection.AllowMultipleSelectOfSameEntity = True
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343             pm_Selection.Height = 50
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345             pm_Selection.SetSelectionFilters(filterObj)
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347             pm_Selection2.SingleEntityOnly = False
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349             pm_Selection2.AllowMultipleSelectOfSameEntity = True
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351             pm_Selection2.Height = 50
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353             pm_Selection2.SetSelectionFilters(filterObj)
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355  
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357             ‘ Create a combo box
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359             controlType = swPropertyManagerPageControlType_e.swControlType_Combobox
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361             caption = ""
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363             alignment = swPropertyManagerPageControlLeftAlign_e.swControlAlign_Indent
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365             options = swAddControlOptions_e.swControlOptions_Visible + _
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367                 swAddControlOptions_e.swControlOptions_Enabled
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369  
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371             tip = "Select a value from the drop-down"
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373             pm_Combo = pm_Group.AddControl(ComboID, _
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375                 controlType, caption, alignment, options, tip)
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377             If Not pm_Combo Is Nothing Then
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379                 pm_Combo.Height = 50
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381                 listItems(0) = "Value 1"
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383                 listItems(1) = "Value 2"
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385                 listItems(2) = "Value 3"
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387                 listItems(3) = "Value 4"
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389                 pm_Combo.AddItems(listItems)
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391                 pm_Combo.CurrentSelection = 0
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393             End If
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395  
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397             ‘ Create a list box
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399             controlType = swPropertyManagerPageControlType_e.swControlType_Listbox
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401             caption = ""
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403             alignment = swPropertyManagerPageControlLeftAlign_e.swControlAlign_Indent
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405             options = swAddControlOptions_e.swControlOptions_Visible + _
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407                 swAddControlOptions_e.swControlOptions_Enabled
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409             tip = "Multi-select values from the list box"
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411             pm_List = pm_Group.AddControl(ListID, _
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413                 controlType, caption, alignment, options, tip)
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415             pm_List.Style = swPropMgrPageListBoxStyle_e.swPropMgrPageListBoxStyle_MultipleItemSelect
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417             pm_List.Height = 50
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419             If Not pm_List Is Nothing Then
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421                 pm_List.Height = 50
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423                 listItems(0) = "Value 1"
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425                 listItems(1) = "Value 2"
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427                 listItems(2) = "Value 3"
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429                 listItems(3) = "Value 4"
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431                 pm_List.AddItems(listItems)
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433                 pm_List.SetSelectedItem(1, True)
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435             End If
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437  
438 
439         Else  ‘If the page is not created
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441  
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443             MsgBox("An error occurred while attempting to create the " _
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445                 & "PropertyManager Page", vbCritical)
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447  
448 
449         End If
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451  
452 
453     End Sub
454 
455  
456 
457     Public Sub AfterActivation() Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.AfterActivation
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459     End Sub
460 
461  
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463     Public Sub AfterClose() Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.AfterClose
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465     End Sub
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467  
468 
469     Public Function OnActiveXControlCreated(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal Status As Boolean) As Integer Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnActiveXControlCreated
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471     End Function
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473  
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475     Public Sub OnButtonPress(ByVal Id As Integer) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnButtonPress
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477     End Sub
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479  
480 
481     Public Sub OnCheckboxCheck(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal Checked As Boolean) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnCheckboxCheck
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483     End Sub
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485  
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487     Public Sub OnClose(ByVal Reason As Integer) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnClose
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489         If Reason = swPropertyManagerPageCloseReasons_e.swPropertyManagerPageClose_Cancel Then
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491             ‘Cancel button was clicked
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493             ClickedCancel = True
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495         ElseIf Reason = swPropertyManagerPageCloseReasons_e.swPropertyManagerPageClose_Okay Then
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497             ‘OK button was clicked
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499             ClickedCancel = False
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501         End If
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503     End Sub
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505  
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507     Public Sub OnComboboxEditChanged(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal Text As String) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnComboboxEditChanged
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509     End Sub
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511  
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513     Public Sub OnComboboxSelectionChanged(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal Item As Integer) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnComboboxSelectionChanged
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515     End Sub
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517  
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519     Public Sub OnGainedFocus(ByVal Id As Integer) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnGainedFocus
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521         Dim varArray As Object
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523         Debug.Print("Control box " & Id & " has gained focus")
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525         varArray = pm_List.GetSelectedItems
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527         pm_Combo.CurrentSelection = varArray(0)
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529     End Sub
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531  
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533     Public Sub OnGroupCheck(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal Checked As Boolean) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnGroupCheck
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535     End Sub
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537  
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539     Public Sub OnGroupExpand(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal Expanded As Boolean) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnGroupExpand
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541     End Sub
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543  
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545     Public Function OnHelp() As Boolean Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnHelp
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547     End Function
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549  
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551     Public Function OnKeystroke(ByVal Wparam As Integer, ByVal Message As Integer, ByVal Lparam As Integer, ByVal Id As Integer) As Boolean Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnKeystroke
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553     End Function
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555  
556 
557     Public Sub OnListboxSelectionChanged(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal Item As Integer) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnListboxSelectionChanged
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559     End Sub
560 
561  
562 
563     Public Sub OnLostFocus(ByVal Id As Integer) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnLostFocus
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565         Debug.Print("Control box " & Id & " has lost focus")
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567     End Sub
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569  
570 
571     Public Function OnNextPage() As Boolean Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnNextPage
572 
573     End Function
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575  
576 
577     Public Sub OnNumberboxChanged(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal Value As Double) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnNumberboxChanged
578 
579     End Sub
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581  
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583     Public Sub OnOptionCheck(ByVal Id As Integer) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnOptionCheck
584 
585     End Sub
586 
587  
588 
589     Public Sub OnPopupMenuItem(ByVal Id As Integer) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnPopupMenuItem
590 
591     End Sub
592 
593  
594 
595     Public Sub OnPopupMenuItemUpdate(ByVal Id As Integer, ByRef retval As Integer) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnPopupMenuItemUpdate
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597     End Sub
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599  
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601     Public Function OnPreview() As Boolean Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnPreview
602 
603     End Function
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605  
606 
607     Public Function OnPreviousPage() As Boolean Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnPreviousPage
608 
609     End Function
610 
611  
612 
613     Public Sub OnRedo() Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnRedo
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615     End Sub
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617  
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619     Public Sub OnSelectionboxCalloutCreated(ByVal Id As Integer) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnSelectionboxCalloutCreated
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621     End Sub
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623  
624 
625     Public Sub OnSelectionboxCalloutDestroyed(ByVal Id As Integer) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnSelectionboxCalloutDestroyed
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627     End Sub
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630 
631     Public Sub OnSelectionboxFocusChanged(ByVal Id As Integer) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnSelectionboxFocusChanged
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633         Debug.Print("The focus has moved to selection box " & Id)
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635     End Sub
636 
637  
638 
639     Public Sub OnSelectionboxListChanged(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal Count As Integer) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnSelectionboxListChanged
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641         ‘ Move focus to next selection box if right-mouse button pressed
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643         pm_Page.SetCursor(swPropertyManagerPageCursors_e.swPropertyManagerPageCursors_Advance)
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645         Debug.Print("The list in selection box " & Id & " has changed")
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647     End Sub
648 
649  
650 
651     Public Sub OnSliderPositionChanged(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal Value As Double) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnSliderPositionChanged
652 
653     End Sub
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655  
656 
657     Public Sub OnSliderTrackingCompleted(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal Value As Double) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnSliderTrackingCompleted
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659     End Sub
660 
661  
662 
663     Public Function OnSubmitSelection(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal Selection As Object, ByVal SelType As Integer, ByRef ItemText As String) As Boolean Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnSubmitSelection
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665         OnSubmitSelection = True
666 
667     End Function
668 
669  
670 
671     Public Function OnTabClicked(ByVal Id As Integer) As Boolean Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnTabClicked
672 
673     End Function
674 
675  
676 
677     Public Sub OnTextboxChanged(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal Text As String) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnTextboxChanged
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679     End Sub
680 
681  
682 
683     Public Sub OnUndo() Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnUndo
684 
685     End Sub
686 
687  
688 
689     Public Sub OnWhatsNew() Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnWhatsNew
690 
691     End Sub
692 
693  
694 
695     Public Sub OnListBoxRMBUp(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal posX As Integer, ByVal posY As Integer) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnListboxRMBUp
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697     End Sub
698 
699 
700     Public Function OnWindowFromHandleControlCreated(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal Status As Boolean) As Integer Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnWindowFromHandleControlCreated
701 
702     End Function
703 
704  
705 
706     Public Sub OnNumberBoxTrackingCompleted(ByVal Id As Integer, ByVal Value As Double) Implements SolidWorks.Interop.swpublished.IPropertyManagerPage2Handler9.OnNumberBoxTrackingCompleted
707 
708     End Sub
709 
710 End Class
711