topic Re: Sheet Set Manager API in VBA Forum

Sheet Set Manager API

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:41:05 GMT

Anyone out there doing anything with the SSM?

I see how to iterate the collection of open sheet sets, but I don't see
how to tell which one is current (visible in the SSM palette).

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R.K. McSwain
http://rkmcswain.blogspot.com

Re: Sheet Set Manager API

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:40:09 GMT

Yeah, I do stuff with SSM.

I've never really worried about which one was visible. I know what folder
the current drawing is saved in, and use that to determine which database I
need to be using.

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R. Robert Bell

"R.K. McSwain" wrote in message
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Anyone out there doing anything with the SSM?

I see how to iterate the collection of open sheet sets, but I don't see
how to tell which one is current (visible in the SSM palette).

--
R.K. McSwain
http://rkmcswain.blogspot.com

Re: Sheet Set Manager API

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:12:05 GMT

R. Robert Bell said the following On 1/4/2007 11:40 AM:
> Yeah, I do stuff with SSM.
>
> I've never really worried about which one was visible. I know what folder
> the current drawing is saved in, and use that to determine which database I
> need to be using.
>

Hey Robert, how's it going?

Actually since I made that post, that particular problem has become a
non-issue.

What I need to do now is search for a certain 'Sheet Set' Custom
Property and if it exists, change it.

The SSM API documentation is basically non-existent. Do you ADN guys
have access to better docs?

Thanks.

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R.K. McSwain
http://rkmcswain.blogspot.com

Re: Sheet Set Manager API

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:33:19 GMT

Agreed...the documentation is pretty weak, though there is a vba sample that
should get you pointed in the right direction.

Ie:

C:\Program Files\Autodesk Building Systems 2006\Sample\ActiveX\SheetSetVBA\

The problem i have is that I still havn't been able to return a list of all
the defined custom properties.

-Chris

"R.K. McSwain" wrote in message
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R. Robert Bell said the following On 1/4/2007 11:40 AM:
> Yeah, I do stuff with SSM.
>
> I've never really worried about which one was visible. I know what folder
> the current drawing is saved in, and use that to determine which database
> I
> need to be using.
>

Hey Robert, how's it going?

Actually since I made that post, that particular problem has become a
non-issue.

What I need to do now is search for a certain 'Sheet Set' Custom
Property and if it exists, change it.

The SSM API documentation is basically non-existent. Do you ADN guys
have access to better docs?

Thanks.

--
R.K. McSwain
http://rkmcswain.blogspot.com

Re: Sheet Set Manager API

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:39:54 GMT

Here is how you can get a specific custom property.

Dim allProps As AcSmCustomPropertyBag
Set allProps = mySheetSet.GetCustomPropertyBag

Dim aPropValue As AcSmCustomPropertyValue
Set aPropValue = allProps.GetProperty("Sheet Total Starting Number")

I'm not on ADN, so I don't know if they have better docs or not. Most of
what I've done is by trial-and-error, similar to what Lee when thru for his
class on SSM at AU2005. If you are just starting out with SSM customization,
I'd suggest getting that class handout.

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R. Robert Bell

"R.K. McSwain" wrote in message
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R. Robert Bell said the following On 1/4/2007 11:40 AM:
> Yeah, I do stuff with SSM.
>
> I've never really worried about which one was visible. I know what folder
> the current drawing is saved in, and use that to determine which database
> I
> need to be using.
>

Hey Robert, how's it going?

Actually since I made that post, that particular problem has become a
non-issue.

What I need to do now is search for a certain 'Sheet Set' Custom
Property and if it exists, change it.

The SSM API documentation is basically non-existent. Do you ADN guys
have access to better docs?

Thanks.

--
R.K. McSwain
http://rkmcswain.blogspot.com

Re: Sheet Set Manager API

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:42:22 GMT

Have you used the GetPropertyEnumerator?

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R. Robert Bell

"Chris Shoemaker" wrote in message
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...
The problem i have is that I still havn't been able to return a list of all
the defined custom properties.

Re: Sheet Set Manager API

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:44:12 GMT

R. Robert Bell said the following On 1/4/2007 12:39 PM:
> Here is how you can get a specific custom property.
>
> Dim allProps As AcSmCustomPropertyBag
> Set allProps = mySheetSet.GetCustomPropertyBag
>
> Dim aPropValue As AcSmCustomPropertyValue
> Set aPropValue = allProps.GetProperty("Sheet Total Starting Number")

That's exactly where I was on it, but I keep getting an error. After
seeing your code, I figured we are on the right track, so I kept going.

After a bit, I have found that this works for custom properties owned by
the "Sheet", but not those owned by the "Sheet Set"

...and the .GetProperty method expects proper case also.

>
> I'm not on ADN, so I don't know if they have better docs or not. Most of
> what I've done is by trial-and-error, similar to what Lee when thru for his
> class on SSM at AU2005. If you are just starting out with SSM customization,
> I'd suggest getting that class handout.

Ok, I thought you were on ADN. Thanks for the reminder on the AU handout.

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R.K. McSwain
http://rkmcswain.blogspot.com

Re: Sheet Set Manager API

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:28:19 GMT

>Do you ADN guys have access to better docs?

ADN doesn't necessarily provide additional docs beyond the SDK, but it does
have a database of Questions & Answers, not too unlike this forum, that can
be searched.
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Bobby C. Jones

Re: Sheet Set Manager API

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:28:03 GMT

Yep, assuming they'd work similarly to the sheet sets themselves that was my
first try, but i seem to recall it not working.

-Chris

"R. Robert Bell" wrote in message
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Have you used the GetPropertyEnumerator?

--
R. Robert Bell

"Chris Shoemaker" wrote in message
news:5441289@discussion.autodesk.com...
...
The problem i have is that I still havn't been able to return a list of all
the defined custom properties.