GetMaterialLibraryFileList Method

Description

Returns the list containing full path of material libraries in materials folder.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Sub GetMaterialLibraryFileList( _ ByRef MaterialLibList As Variant, _ ByRef plNumMaterialLibraries As Long _ )

Parameters

MaterialLibList: Returns the list containing full path of material libraries.
plNumMaterialLibraries: Returns the count of material libraries.

Remarks

This API will return only full path of material libraries available on users machine. If you need only name's of material libraries then use GetMaterialLibraryList API.

Example

Example (VB.NET)
Example (C#)

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 = "Materials"
        Dim strMaterial As String = ""
        Dim strMessage As String
        Dim listOfLibraries As Object = Nothing
        Dim numMaterials As Long
        Try
            ' Get SE handle
            objApp = Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application")

            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)
                ' Make Solid Edge visible
                objApp.Visible = True
            End If
            ' Get material table object handle
            objMatTable = objApp.GetMaterialTable()
            strMaterial = "Steel"

            ' Get material list
            objMatTable.GetMaterialLibraryFileList(listOfLibraries, numMaterials)
            strLibrary = listOfLibraries(2)
            strMessage = String.Format("Number oF Material Libraries = {0}", numMaterials)
            MsgBox(strMessage)

            objMatTable.CreateNewMaterialLibrary("")
            ' Get material list
            listOfLibraries = Nothing
            numMaterials = 0
            objMatTable.GetMaterialLibraryFileList(listOfLibraries, numMaterials)
            strLibrary = listOfLibraries(2)

            strMessage = String.Format("Number oF Material Libraries = {0}", numMaterials)
            MsgBox(strMessage)

            strMessage = String.Format("2nd Library is = {0}", strLibrary)
            MsgBox(strMessage)

        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.ToString)
        End Try

    End Sub

End Class

using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

public class Form1
{

    private void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        SolidEdgeFramework.Application objApp = null;
        Type objType = null;
        SolidEdgeFramework.MatTable objMatTable = null;
        string strLibrary = "Materials";
        string strMaterial = "";
        string strMessage = null;
        object listOfLibraries = null;
        long numMaterials = 0;
        try
        {
            // Get SE handle
            objApp = (SolidEdgeFramework.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("SolidEdge.Application");

            if (objApp == null)
            {
                // Get the type from the Solid Edge ProgID
                objType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("SolidEdge.Application");
                // Start Solid Edge
                objApp = Activator.CreateInstance(objType);
                // Make Solid Edge visible
                objApp.Visible = true;
            }
            // Get material table object handle
            objMatTable = objApp.GetMaterialTable();
            strMaterial = "Steel";

            // Get material list
            objMatTable.GetMaterialLibraryFileList(listOfLibraries, numMaterials);
            strLibrary = listOfLibraries(2);
            strMessage = string.Format("Number oF Material Libraries = {0}", numMaterials);
            MessageBox.Show(strMessage);

            objMatTable.CreateNewMaterialLibrary("");
            // Get material list
            listOfLibraries = null;
            numMaterials = 0;
            objMatTable.GetMaterialLibraryFileList(listOfLibraries, numMaterials);
            strLibrary = listOfLibraries(2);

            strMessage = string.Format("Number oF Material Libraries = {0}", numMaterials);
            MessageBox.Show(strMessage);

            strMessage = string.Format("2nd Library is = {0}", strLibrary);
            MessageBox.Show(strMessage);

        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
        }

    }


    public Form1()
    {
        SubscribeToEvents();
    }

    private bool EventsSubscribed = false;
    private void SubscribeToEvents()
    {
        if (EventsSubscribed)
            return;
        else
            EventsSubscribed = true;

        Button1.Click += Button1_Click;
    }

}