topic Re: How to enable search bar in Vault file dialog using API? in Vault Customization Forum

How to enable search bar in Vault file dialog using API?

pranit_awale — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:25:16 GMT

I’m using the Autodesk Vault API to open a file selection dialog, and the dialog itself is working fine. However, the search bar is not visible in the dialog.

Does anyone know how to enable or invoke the search bar in the Vault file dialog through the API?

Thanks in advance!
@Markus.Koechl

Re: How to enable search bar in Vault file dialog using API?

Markus.Koechl — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:37:20 GMT

You can add the button using the extensibility options.

Be aware that you need to implement all behavior and UI behind the button. In other words, there is no default "Search" dialog that you can raise.

Re: How to enable search bar in Vault file dialog using API?

pranit_awale — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:45:00 GMT

try
{
var settings = new VdfForms.Settings.SelectEntitySettings
{
MultipleSelect = false,
};

settings.OptionsExtensibility.DoSearch = (entityClassIds, multiSelect, resultFunc) =>
{
var searchResults = new List<Vault.Currency.Entities.IEntity>();

resultFunc(searchResults);
};

// 2. Open dialog
var fileDialog = VdfForms.Library.SelectEntity(VaultConnection.connection, settings);

// 3. Get selected files
var files = fileDialog.SelectedEntities.OfType<FileIteration>().ToList();

if (files.Count == 0)
{
MessageBox.Show("No file selected.");
return null;
}

// 4. Download selected files
DownloadFiles(files);

}

I using the above mentioned approach but not getting search bar visible.

Re: How to enable search bar in Vault file dialog using API?

Markus.Koechl — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 19:13:58 GMT

@pranit_awale: I apologize for the delayed follow-up on this. You can enable the search button like this:

mSelectFileSettings.OptionsExtensibility.DoSearch = mSearch(); private Action<IEnumerable<string>, bool, Action<IEnumerable<VDF.Vault.Currency.Entities.IEntity>>> mSearch() { return (searchTerms, includeHidden, callback) => { // Implement custom search logic here MessageBox.Show("Search clicked"); callback?.Invoke(new List<VDF.Vault.Currency.Entities.IEntity>()); // Example callback invocation with an empty list }; }

I hope this helps.