Ignore vault checkout message in inventor API

[basnederveen]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if it was possible to press NO on the 'Do you want to check this item out from Vault?' prompt in an add-in/macro?

Turning on silentoperation does not work for this. I know the commandmanager gives me the option to check-in, out and undo-check-out my files, but I haven't been able to find what I am looking for. 

Thanks in advance

Bas

[dgreatice]

Hi,

Have you tried to set Vault Prompt at Vault Option?

[basnederveen]

Hi, thanks for your reply. 

The setting I want to change is here 'File edit: File .. is not checked out...', I want to change this in the beginning of my code and change it back in the end. Do you know if this is possible? 

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Maybe this can be done with the edmaddin of inventor?

[basnederveen]

What is the edmaddin?

[bradeneuropeArthur]

This is a dll that should be referenced to.

Imports Connectivity.InventorAddin.EdmAddin

I use vb.net to use the dll reference.

[basnederveen]

Hi,

I do not understand. Do do what I am trying to achieve? How can you find what functions you can use from the edm addin? When I find it in VBA i just find the following options

Could you share a bit of the code when you are using this addin ?

[bradeneuropeArthur]

I will take a look at it if it is possible doing it this way. There must be a possibility I assume. But need to check.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Hi,

I have the solution for you I think.

This is working for me at least:

imports Connectivity.Inventor.Forms

'check to show not show dialog
Connectivity.Inventor.Forms.SuppressCheckInDialog.SuppressSetting = True

Routine from you

'check to show  dialog
Connectivity.Inventor.Forms.SuppressCheckInDialog.SuppressSetting = false

[basnederveen]

Hi,

Ive had a quick look and I found out this surpresses the dialogs - but not the prompts. As soon as i have time I will try finding if the prompt can also be surpressed using this connectivity .dll.

Thanks for pushing me in the right direction i will let you know if it works out

[basnederveen]

Im looking for the check out on file edit prompt btw

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Ok succes.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

I think if we investigate it further there will lso be a possibility to do this I assume.

[basnederveen]

Still have not found if it is possible to achieve what dgreatice showed through API! Anyone knows if it is possible to change the prompt settings through api?

thanks

[dgreatice]

Because I only VBA user. I cant install visual studio and access vault reference because admin privilege at my company, sorry I cant help anymore.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Hi, 

You could also use Xlm serialization.

because the settings are all stored in an xml file.

hope this helps.

[dgreatice]

Hi,

I don't know how to use xml serialization. I new at API, can you teach me about XML serialization? maybe reference document.

I will learn my self.

[basnederveen]

I have found the XML file containing the settings! Gonna try working with this. Will let you know if it works out! Thanks!

....\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Inventor 2018 Vault Addin 

 <Category ID="VDFPrompts">
    <Property Name="CheckOutOnFileEdit_PromptInstruction" Value="PromptAlways" />
    <Property Name="CheckInSave_PromptInstruction" Value="PromptAlways" />
    <Property Name="CheckInOnClose_PromptInstruction" Value="PromptAlways" />
    <Property Name="IDS_FILEDIFF_WARN_PromptInstruction" Value="PromptAlways" />
    <Property Name="DownloadConfirmReplaceCheckedOut_PromptInstruction" Value="PromptAlways" />
    <Property Name="DownloadConfirmReplaceLocalEdits_PromptInstruction" Value="PromptAlways" />
    <Property Name="OpenFromVaultNotCheckedOut_PromptInstruction" Value="PromptAlways" />
    <Property Name="IDS_ONRESOLVEFROMVAULT_PromptInstruction" Value="PromptAlways" />
    <Property Name="IDS_CHECKOUT_OTHER_WARN_PromptInstruction" Value="PromptAlways" />
    <Property Name="DownloadConfirmReplaceCheckedOut_UserAnswer" Value="Yes" />
    <Property Name="CheckInSave_UserAnswer" Value="Yes" />
    <Property Name="GetOlderVersion_UserAnswer" Value="YesToAll" />
    <Property Name="GetOlderVersion_PromptInstruction" Value="PromptAlways" />
    <Property Name="OpenFromVaultNotCheckedOut_UserAnswer" Value="No" />
    <Property Name="DownloadConfirmReplaceLocalEdits_UserAnswer" Value="YesToAll" />
    <Property Name="CheckInOnClose_UserAnswer" Value="Yes" />
    <Property Name="IDS_ONRESOLVEFROMVAULT_UserAnswer" Value="Yes" />
    <Property Name="CheckOutOnFileEdit_UserAnswer" Value="Yes" />
    <Property Name="IDS_CHECKOUT_LOCKED_WARN_UserAnswer" Value="Yes" />
    <Property Name="IDS_CHECKOUT_LOCKED_WARN_PromptInstruction" Value="PromptAlways" />
    <Property Name="IDS_CHECKOUT_OTHER_WARN_UserAnswer" Value="Yes" />
    <Property Name="IDS_READONLY_WARN_UserAnswer" Value="Yes" />
    <Property Name="IDS_READONLY_WARN_PromptInstruction" Value="PromptAlways" />
    <Property Name="IDS_CHECKOUT_LOCATION_WARN_UserAnswer" Value="Yes" />
    <Property Name="IDS_CHECKOUT_LOCATION_WARN_PromptInstruction" Value="PromptAlways" />
    <Property Name="IDS_FILEDIFF_WARN_UserAnswer" Value="Yes" />
  </Category>

[bradeneuropeArthur]

You can change the file with xml serialization.

Or simple with text writer.

Change the xml file as wanted with text writer.

Than change it back with text writer.

Or with serialization of course.

Hope it will succeed!

[basnederveen]

Hi

To start this off I thought I'd try editing the settings in the xml file while inventor is running, and see if it also reads the settings from there, but it looks like Inventor just writes the settings after changing. So by just editing the XML I need a restart of inventor to have the new settings go into effect. 

Then I thought to try reloading the addin - this creates a new 'clean' xml file on reloading the addin. 

So this would mean I need to have the vault addin read the settings from the xml file while inventor is running?  Is this even possible?

While writing this I just realised it might work to unload the vault addin -> do the stuff i want to do -> enable the addin 

Still interested in knowing more about these XML settings though, I have a feeling editing those while inventor is running can be handy in alot of situations!