CreateFileDialog not working in 2019

[DWhiteley]

This code works fine in 2018 but not in 2019 (build 136)

' Create a new FileDialog object.
Dim oFileDlg As Inventor.FileDialog
Call Me.m_inventorApplication.CreateFileDialog(oFileDlg)

oFileDlg.Filter = "Drawing Files (*.idw;*.dwg)| *.idw;*.dwg"

oFileDlg.FilterIndex = 1

oFileDlg.DialogTitle = "Select drawing template"

oFileDlg.InitialDirectory = oTLoc
oFileDlg.InsertMode = False
oFileDlg.MultiSelectEnabled = False
oFileDlg.SuppressResolutionWarnings = True

oFileDlg.CancelError = False

oFileDlg.ShowOpen()

The dialog box opens, I can select a file (in this case DWG or IDW), but when you click on OPEN nothing happens.

Dave

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[MechMachineMan]

Where is the rest of the code?

CreateFileDialog is simply a function that shows a form and RETURNS a file name as string, it does not do any operations with the selected file.

[DWhiteley]

Correct, but in 2019 the ‘open’ button does nothing.

[DWhiteley]

Btw the code this is used in has worked fine from release 2014-2018. It fails in 2019 with the open button being inactive and hence returning no file name. Only cancel works.

[MechMachineMan]

And as in 'nothing' you mean as in it's like you didn't even click it?

It doesn't even close the dialog by pressing open?

[bradeneuropeArthur]

try this:

Public Sub dd()

' Create a new FileDialog object.
Dim oFileDlg As Inventor.FileDialog
Call ThisApplication.CreateFileDialog(oFileDlg)
oFileDlg.Filter = "Drawing Files (*.idw;*.dwg)| *.idw;*.dwg"
oFileDlg.FilterIndex = 1
oFileDlg.DialogTitle = "Select drawing template"
oFileDlg.InitialDirectory = oTLoc
oFileDlg.InsertMode = False
oFileDlg.MultiSelectEnabled = False
oFileDlg.SuppressResolutionWarnings = True
oFileDlg.CancelError = False
oFileDlg.ShowOpen

Dim a As Document
Set a = ThisApplication.Documents.Open(oFileDlg.FileName, True)

End Sub

[DWhiteley]

Very funny! Yes of course, I did click it but nothing happens.

[MechMachineMan]

Sounds like a bug for our Autodesk employee friends to investigate then.

(I'm not on 2019 yet or else I would try investigating further myself)

@chandra.shekar.g or @johnsonshiue

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Does this have any influence:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.filedialog.options(v=vs.110).aspx

[DWhiteley]

I now have this working, by using an earlier version of the inventor.interop

(OPEN button not responsive in .showopen)

Dave

Envisage 

[chandra.shekar.g]

@DWhiteley,

Could please demonstrate working of open dialog in Inventor 2018 with a sample screencast or video record?

Thanks and regards,