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Scott.Hallmark
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Need a sheet name pushed to a prompted entry in the Titleblock

I am stuck on a code issue.  I need a sheet name pushed to a prompted entry in the Titleblock.  I have a rule that updates the sheet name from the filename of the baseview item.  I have a need to change some of the sheetnames to other names because of a sequencing requirement of the assembly (They are curtain wall window units and a single assembly can be used for multiple unit locations and the sheet name needs to represent that location, or address as it is referred to in the existing code.)  The code works great until it gets to the part to push the value to the UpdateUnitAddress Function.  If I comment that out, all works prefect without pushing the value.  Any help would be appreciated.  The text in red is where it halts.

 

Sub Main()
	'Set Number of Addresses for Unit in Overall Assembly
	Dim NumberOfUnits = InputBox("Enter quantity of Units required:", "Units Required")

	'Check that we are in a drawing document.
    If ThisDoc.Document.DocumentType = DocumentTypeEnum.kDrawingDocumentObject Then
        'Get a reference to the current drawing.
        Dim dwgDoc As DrawingDocument = ThisDoc.Document
        
        'Check that we have atleast one view on the sheet.
        If dwgDoc.ActiveSheet.DrawingViews.Count > 0 Then
            
            'Get a reference to the original model in the view.
			Dim compDoc As Document = dwgDoc.ActiveSheet.DrawingViews(1).ReferencedDocumentDescriptor.ReferencedDocument
            
            'Get the filename of the replacement model
            Dim newFileName As String = GetNewReference() 'Sub to show dialog and get file name.
            
            'Open the replacement model.
            Dim newFile As Document
            If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(newFileName) Then
			'If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(compDoc) Then
                Try
                    newFile = ThisApplication.Documents.Open(newFileName, False)
					'newFile = ThisApplication.Documents.Open(compDoc, False)
                Catch
                    MessageBox.Show("Could not open target file.")
                End Try
                
                'Check to see if we have valid documents to work with.
                If Not newFile Is Nothing Then
                    Dim okContinue As Boolean = True
                    If Not newFile.InternalName = compDoc.InternalName Then
                        'Display warning if inner names of models do not math.
                        msgResult = MessageBox.Show("Warning, files do not match." & vbCrLf & " Results can be unpredictable." & vbCrLf & _
                            "Do you want To Continue", "Copy/Replace Sheet", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo)
                        If Not msgResult = DialogResult.Yes Then
                            okContinue = False
                        End If
                    End If
                    If okContinue Then
                        Dim newDwg As DrawingDocument
                        Try
                            'Create the new drawing document.
                            newDwg = ThisApplication.Documents.Add(kDrawingDocumentObject, Nothing, False)
                            							
                            'Copy the active sheet to the new document.
                            Dim newSheet As Sheet = dwgDoc.ActiveSheet.CopyTo(newDwg)
                            
                            'Replace the model reference on the new sheet with the replacement reference
                            newSheet.DrawingViews(1).ReferencedDocumentDescriptor. _
                            ReferencedFileDescriptor.ReplaceReference(newFileName)
							
							'rename Active Sheet to Unit Address
							dwgDoc.ActiveSheet.Name = "_" & InputBox("Enter Unit Address", "Unit Address")					

							UpdateUnitAddress()
							
							Dim i As Long = 0
							For i = 1 To NumberOfUnits - 1
	                            'Copy the sheet back to the original drawing.
	                            Dim copiedSheet As Sheet = newSheet.CopyTo(dwgDoc)
								copiedSheet.Name = "_" & InputBox("Enter Unit Address", "Unit Address")
								
							Next
	                        newDwg.Close(True)
                            'Activate the new sheet.
	                        'copiedSheet.Activate()
                            
							InventorVb.DocumentUpdate()
                        Catch
                            MessageBox.Show("Error occurred copying sheet.")
                        End Try
                    End If
                End If
            End If
        End If
    End If
	iLogicVb.RunRule("ResetSectionViewCallout_Rule")
End Sub
 
Function UpdateUnitAddress() As String
	Dim dwgDoc2 As DrawingDocument = ThisDoc.Document
	Dim oPromptEntry
	Dim actSheet As Sheet = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.ActiveSheet
    ActiveSheet = ThisDrawing.Sheet(actSheet.Name)
    oTitleBlock=actSheet.TitleBlock
    oTextBoxes=oTitleBlock.Definition.Sketch.TextBoxes
    For Each oTextBox In oTitleBlock.Definition.Sketch.TextBoxes
			Select oTextBox.Text
				Case "Unit Address" :
					oPromptEntry = dwgDoc2.ActiveSheet.Name
					MessageBox.Show("Phase1.")
					'oTitleBlock.SetPromptResultText(oTextBox, oPromptEntry)
					Call oTitleBlock.SetPromptResultText(oTextBox, oPromptEntry)
					MessageBox.Show("Phase2.")
			End Select
    Next
	MessageBox.Show("Phase3.")
	'actSheet.Activate
	'InventorVb.DocumentUpdate()
End Function

Function GetNewReference() As String
    ' Create a new FileDialog object.
    Dim oFileDlg As Inventor.FileDialog
    Call ThisApplication.CreateFileDialog(oFileDlg)

    ' Define the filter to select part and assembly files or any file.
    oFileDlg.Filter = "Inventor Files (*.iam;*.ipt)|*.iam;*.ipt|All Files (*.*)|*.*"

    ' Define the part and assembly files filter to be the default filter.
    oFileDlg.FilterIndex = 1

    ' Set the title for the dialog.
    oFileDlg.DialogTitle = "Copy/Replace Sheet - Select Replacement Model"

    ' Set the initial directory that will be displayed in the dialog.
    oFileDlg.InitialDirectory = ThisDoc.Path

    ' Set the flag so an error will be raised if the user clicks the Cancel button.
    oFileDlg.CancelError = True

    ' Show the open dialog.  The same procedure is also used for the Save dialog.
    ' The commented code can be used for the Save dialog.
    Try
        oFileDlg.ShowOpen
    Catch
        'MessageBox.Show("User cancelled out of dialog", "Replace Reference")
    Finally
        If Not oFileDlg.FileName = "" Then
            'MessageBox.Show("File " & oFileDlg.FileName & " was selected.", "Replace Reference")
            GetNewReference = oFileDlg.FileName
        End If
    End Try
End Function

 

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Scott Hallmark, Design Specialist | Fluor Corporation
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