Imports System.IO
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application = Nothing
Dim objType As Type = Nothing
Dim objMatTable As SolidEdgeFramework.MatTable = Nothing
Dim strLibrary As String = ""
Dim strMaterial As String = ""
Dim strMessage As String
Dim listOfLibraries As Object = Nothing
Dim numMaterials As Long
Dim listOfMaterials As Object = Nothing
Try
Try
' Get SE handle
objApp = Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application")
Catch ex As Exception
If objApp Is Nothing Then
' Get the type from the Solid Edge ProgID
objType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("SolidEdge.Application")
' Start Solid Edge
objApp = Activator.CreateInstance(objType)
End If
Finally
' Make Solid Edge visible
objApp.Visible = True
End Try
' Get material table object handle
objMatTable = objApp.GetMaterialTable()
objMatTable.GetMaterialLibraryList(listOfLibraries, numMaterials)
strLibrary = listOfLibraries(2)
'Get material list
objMatTable.GetMaterialListFromLibrary(strLibrary, numMaterials, listOfMaterials)
strMessage = String.Format("Number of materials -->{0}", numMaterials)
MsgBox(strMessage)
strMaterial = listOfMaterials(5)
strMessage = String.Format("5th Material is --> {0}", strMaterial)
MsgBox(strMessage)
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox(ex.ToString)
End Try
End Sub
End Class