Update Browser node iLogic gives error when saving a dwg

[hanshags]

Hi All,

I have a script for updating browsernodes in ipt and iam that I found as such:

Sub Main()
    Dim oDoc As Document = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
    oDoc.DisplayName = ""
    Dim oCD As ComponentDefinition = oDoc.ComponentDefinition
    NameReset(oCD.Occurrences)
End Sub

Sub NameReset(oOccs As ComponentOccurrences)
    For Each oOcc As ComponentOccurrence In oOccs
        Try
            oOcc.Name = ""
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.Message)
        End Try
        Try
            NameReset(oOcc.SubOccurrences)
        Catch
        End Try
    Next
End Sub

It works well for both ipt and iam.

But now when I try to save the drawing (with either ipt or iam), I get the following error:

Error in rule: UpdateBrowserNodes, in document: DOC1234 - Plate with 4x holes.ipt

Member not found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80020003 (DISP_E_MEMBERNOTFOUND))

Is there another way to do this? Fix error so it doesn't run the iLogic in dwg from ipt/iam rule (that gives the error in dwg)?

Hope you can help 😉

[bradeneuropeArthur]

the active document is at that moment the drawing and not the ipt file I assume.

[hanshags]

Yes, that is correct 😉

So, is there a way to not run the "updatebrowsernodes" iLogic, once I save the drawings?

The script works really well inside both ipt and iam - but again, I get this error in dwg.

Any help in the right direction would be greatly appreciated - thanks.

[hanshags]

I tried some other scripts - but all seems to give errors, when part/assembly is placed inside dwg.

Maybe some other suggestions how to have iLogic to just update once (ie. trigger before save?) in the assemblies, but then won't trigger in the drawings?

Maybe some suggestions?

🤔

[hanshags]

Any solution to this?

[WCrihfield]

Hi @hanshags.  I believe that all you need is a simple additional line of code included near the beginning of your Sub Main block of code that checks the document's Type.  Like the following line:

If oDoc.DocumentType = DocumentTypeEnum.kDrawingDocumentObject Then Exit Sub

Insert that line of code just under your existing line of code which sets the value of the 'oDoc' variable to the active document.  That line checks to see if it is a drawing, and if so, it will exit the rule, without doing anything else.