How to modify convert task to use variable value from source file in output file name

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1 Page 1 of 6 How to modify convert task to use variable value from source file in output file name The default SolidWorks convert task add-in does not have support for extracting variable values from the source file that is being converted. These instructions show how you can update the convert task SolidWorks macro with Enterprise PDM API code to access a variable value from the source file and use in the output filename. - Open the convert task, Output File Details. Add the string <VariableValue> (without quotes) to the part of the output path where you wish to have the variable value from source file used. - Press the Advanced Scripting Options to access the convert task SolidWorks macro. - In the declaration section at the top, add following text: Dim vault As Object

2 Page 2 of 6 - Under the declarations, add following procedure. (LoginToVault will be called to get the vault interface) Private Sub LoginToVault() On Error GoTo ErrHand Dim strtempvaultname As String Dim strvaultname As String strtempvaultname = "<VaultPath>" i = Len(strTempVaultName) j = InStrRev(strTempVaultName, "\") strvaultname = Right(strTempVaultName, i - j) Set vault = CreateObject("ConisioLib.EdmVault") vault.loginauto strvaultname, 0 Exit Sub ErrHand: If Not vault Is Nothing Then Dim errname As String Dim errdesc As String vault.geterrorstring Err.Number, errname, errdesc Log ("LoginToVault error" & vbcrlf & errname & vbcrlf & errdesc ) Else Log "Error creating file vault interface." End If End Sub

3 Page 3 of 6 - Under the procedure, add following function. (GetVariableValue will be called to get card value) Private Function GetVariableValue(FilePath, VariableName, Configuration) On Error GoTo ErrHand Dim File As Object 'Get the interface of the file (and its parent folder) Dim Folder As Object Set File = vault.getfilefrompath(filepath, Folder) 'Obtain the variable interface Dim penumvar As Object Set penumvar = File.GetEnumeratorVariable Dim Value As Variant If penumvar.getvar(variablename, Configuration, Value) Then GetVariableValue = Value Else GetVariableValue = "" End If Exit Function ErrHand: Dim ename As String Dim edesc As String vault.geterrorstring Err.Number, ename, edesc Log "GetvariableValue error" & vbcrlf & ename & vbcrlf & errdesc End Function

4 Page 4 of 6 - Find the section Sub Convert(docFileName) and add following lines. (Calls vault interface procedure and gets variable value). Update Number with variable name get value from. with configuration name to get variable value from. (keeping the quote marks) 'Get the vault interface Call LoginToVault 'Get Variable Value Dim VarValue VarValue = GetVariableValue(docFileName, "Number", "@") - Find the section Build destination filenames add following line. (Replaces the string <VariableValue> in the output filename with the returned variable value). convfilename = Replace(convFileName, "<VariableValue>", VarValue)

5 Page 5 of 6 - When the task is launched, it should read the variable value from the source file data card. - And use it in the file name of the converted file. Notes - It is important to copy the code sections exactly as written. - To ease editing, copy the script to Notepad for example and add the appropriate sections. - Pressing Reset button in advanced script page will reset to the default convert macro if you made mistakes modifying the code. - To help debug a failing task macro, refer to KB solution S If you want to use the variable value in the secondary output path as well, add <VariableValue> to the path (without quotes). In the advanced script, find the section If bsecondoutput = True Then add following line. (Replaces the string <VariableValue> in the second output filename with the returned variable value). convfilename2 = Replace(convFileName2, "<VariableValue>", VarValue

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