Can you query the current vault user?

[mslosar]

Is there any method for doing this inside Inventor? I switch back and forth from basic user to admin and there are times you forget which one was which, etc.

I'd just like a way to determine which user i'm presently logged in with WITHOUT having to log out and back in.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

What version of vault are you using.
And yes that is possible

[mslosar]

We're on 2017 on both inventor and vault.

Should be moving to '19 this summer.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

vault pro?

[bradeneuropeArthur · Accepted solution]

See this simular solution.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/use-inventor-vault-add-in-through-inventor-api...

[mslosar]

Looks like it should work rather simply with the vb excerpt at the bottom. I'll give it a whirl and let you know, thanks 🙂

[bradeneuropeArthur]

I can provide you the code next week. About the user that is logged in.

[mslosar]

I think i'm missing a reference...not sure. It won't let me use 

Imports Connectivity.InventorAddin.EdmAddin

Says Connectivity is not declared.

I've added that and Autodesk.DataManagement.Client.Framework.Vault.dll to the reference manager.

Is it an issue i had to browse to them instead of them popping up in the list?

[mslosar]

All right.

I think something is misconfigured. I found a post on it that showed someones list of references. I've got all those added and same error with Connectivity is not declared.

If i try and type in the Imports line, i don't get sub choices of Autodesk or Connectivity, my list is:

<namespace alias>

<xmlns>

Inventor

Microsoft

Stdole

System

My Project

[bradeneuropeArthur]

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor 20xx\Bin\Autodesk.DataManagement.Client.Framework.Vault.dll

[bradeneuropeArthur]

I have this working for an inventor add in.
So I don't use stand alone apps.
Create a new inventor add in and paste the code in there. Or provide the add in code and I will add the needed code.....

[mslosar]

This is an add-in as well.

I figured out the problem of why the connectivity wasn't working. .Net Framework.

I've been adding to this add-in suite of mine for years. It was written originally under .Net 3.5. The trick in getting it to work was to up it to 4.5. That fixed those errors and got it working. And all i needed was rather simple in the end:

Public Sub WhoIsMe(ThisApplication As Inventor.Application)
        
       
        Dim strVaultUserName As String = Connectivity.InventorAddin.EdmAddin.EdmSecurity.Instance.GetEdmLoginPreferences.UserName
       

        MsgBox(strVaultUserName, MsgBoxStyle.Information, "Vault User Logged In")

       
    End Sub

That will simplify my life a lot 🙂

However the update to .Net 4.5 gives me warnings now.  Not exactly sure how to fix them. Any ideas?

[bradeneuropeArthur]

You are using a older interop?

[mslosar]

I went into the references and turned the flag to false on the interop and those 3 went away.

Now if i could figure out what was referencing the same dependent stuff, that would help. If it knows there's a conflict, you'd think it could tell you what's doing the conflicting.

[mslosar]

Why does this work under vb but not c#?

When i try and use it it says: EdmSecurity.GetEdmLoginPreferences() is a method, which is not valid in the available context.

All the same references are set as well as the using statement.

[mslosar]

Looks like the 2019 version changed.

This works:

EdmSecurity test = Connectivity.InventorAddin.EdmAddin.EdmSecurity.Instance;

MessageBox.Show(test.VaultConnection.UserName);