Referenced File Descriptors

[Anonymous]

I saw a reference that Mike Martin made to SilentMode when changing the path
of referenced files. Anyone know what he is talking about?

I am trying to copy a set of files to a new location and want to "break the
link to the old location and supply a new path. Anyone got an example?

Thanks

Tim Strandberg

[Anonymous]

Could you mean SilentOperation?

Gets/sets the Boolean flag that controls whether an operation will proceed without
prompting (if that gets required...e.g.: error message dismissal). If Autodesk Inventor is
running visible, this property is FALSE by default.

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"Tim Strandberg" wrote in message
news:F5D190C661F9BDA3C80B96E92ABFB6ED@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I saw a reference that Mike Martin made to SilentMode when changing the path
> of referenced files. Anyone know what he is talking about?
>
> I am trying to copy a set of files to a new location and want to "break the
> link to the old location and supply a new path. Anyone got an example?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tim Strandberg
>
>

[Anonymous]

Well that makes more sense. But my other question still stands. Has anyone
done anything, preferably from Apprentice regarding reference paths?

Thanks Kent!


"Kent Keller" wrote in message
news:20408BA58F40A1DAB120D7D976EFF63B@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Could you mean SilentOperation?
>
> Gets/sets the Boolean flag that controls whether an operation will proceed
without
> prompting (if that gets required...e.g.: error message dismissal). If
Autodesk Inventor is
> running visible, this property is FALSE by default.
>
> --
> Kent
> Assistant Moderator
> Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
>
>
> "Tim Strandberg" wrote in message
> news:F5D190C661F9BDA3C80B96E92ABFB6ED@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > I saw a reference that Mike Martin made to SilentMode when changing the
path
> > of referenced files. Anyone know what he is talking about?
> >
> > I am trying to copy a set of files to a new location and want to "break
the
> > link to the old location and supply a new path. Anyone got an example?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Tim Strandberg
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

> I am trying to copy a set of files to a new location and want to "break
the
> link to the old location and supply a new path. Anyone got an example?

I have done a similar job - "copy a assembly file". I traversed the copied
assembly file and call for all component occurrence's the methode Replace
with the new file location path, to break the link to the old location.

Alexander

[Anonymous]

Tim



This resopnse is dated, so I bet you have a solution by now, but her goes.

If I understand you right. You are trying to programatically change the path of referenced files of an assembly.

There is a sample code fiund in the inventor help under apprentice. Here it is. (hope it pastes in ok)



Private Sub ChangeReferenceSample()
Dim oApprentice As New ApprenticeServerComponent

' Open a document.
Dim oDoc As ApprenticeServerDocument
Set oDoc = oApprentice.Open("C:\Temp\Assembly1.iam")

' Iterate through the references looking for a
' reference to a specific file.
Dim oRefFileDesc As ReferencedFileDescriptor
For Each oRefFileDesc In oDoc.ReferencedFileDescriptors
If oRefFileDesc.FullFileName "C:\Temp\OldPart.ipt" Then
' Replace the reference.
Call oRefFileDesc.PutLogicalFileNameUsingFull( _
"C:\Temp\NewPart.ipt")
Exit For
End If
Next

' Set a reference to the FileSaveAs object.
Dim oFileSaveAs As FileSaveAs
Set oFileSaveAs = oApprentice.FileSaveAs

' Save the assembly.
Call oFileSaveAs.AddFileToSave(oDoc, oDoc.FullFileName)
Call oFileSaveAs.ExecuteSave
End Sub




I have to get out here more often, I know this is a month past due.



JP

[Anonymous]

Darn,I knew that would happen.



Private Sub ChangeReferenceSample()

Dim oApprentice As New ApprenticeServerComponent



' Open a document.

Dim oDoc As ApprenticeServerDocument

Set oDoc = oApprentice.Open("C:\Temp\Assembly1.iam")



' Iterate through the references looking for a

' reference to a specific file.

Dim oRefFileDesc As ReferencedFileDescriptor

For Each oRefFileDesc In oDoc.ReferencedFileDescriptors

If oRefFileDesc.FullFileName = "C:\Temp\OldPart.ipt" Then

' Replace the reference.

Call oRefFileDesc.PutLogicalFileNameUsingFull( _

"C:\Temp\NewPart.ipt")

Exit For

End If

Next



' Set a reference to the FileSaveAs object.

Dim oFileSaveAs As FileSaveAs

Set oFileSaveAs = oApprentice.FileSaveAs



' Save the assembly.

Call oFileSaveAs.AddFileToSave(oDoc, oDoc.FullFileName)

Call oFileSaveAs.ExecuteSave

End Sub

[Anonymous]

OK - But what if the destination is another
folder???

/ Michael Christoffersen