FindSEDocumentsContainingText Method

Description

Returns the list of Solid Edge files that contain given text.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Sub FindSEDocumentsContainingText( _ ByVal text_to_search As String, _ ByRef psaScope() As Variant, _ ByVal file_types As String, _ ByVal bIncludeSubFolders As Boolean, _ ByRef FilesFoundInSearch() As String _ )

Visual Basic

Public Sub FindSEDocumentsContainingText( _
   ByVal text_to_search As String, _
   ByRef psaScope() As Variant, _
   ByVal file_types As String, _
   ByVal bIncludeSubFolders As Boolean, _
   ByRef FilesFoundInSearch() As String _
)

Parameters

text_to_search: Text to be searched as string
psaScope: Define the scope of search. Specify path of the folder as shown in below sample code
file_types: File type as string. Presently only applicable for draft files.
bIncludeSubFolders: True if you would like to search
FilesFoundInSearch: Returns array of files

Remarks

Before using this API make sure that the folder containing target draft document is indexed.

Example

Example (VB.NET)
Example (C#)

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System.IO

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application = Nothing
        Dim Scope(0 To 1) As Object
        Dim FileNames(0 To 1) As Object

        Try

            If objApp Is Nothing Then
                Try
                    objApp = GetObject(, "SolidEdge.Application")
                Catch ex As Exception
                End Try

                If objApp Is Nothing Then
                    objApp = CreateObject("SolidEdge.Application")
                End If
            End If
            'Make sure that the folder is indexed.
            Scope(0) = "C:\Program Files\Solid Edge ST10\Training"
            objApp.Visible = True
            objApp.FindSEDocumentsContainingText("TestText", Scope, ".dft", True, FileNames)
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox("Exception occurred " & ex.Message)
        End Try

    End Sub
    
End Class

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

public class Form1
{

    private void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        SolidEdgeFramework.Application objApp = null;
        object[] Scope = new object[2];
        object[] FileNames = new object[2];

        try
        {

            if (objApp == null)
            {
                try
                {
                    objApp = Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.GetObject(null, "SolidEdge.Application");
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                }

                if (objApp == null)
                {
                    objApp = System.Activator.CreateInstance(System.Type.GetTypeFromProgID("SolidEdge.Application"));
                }
            }
            //Make sure that the folder is indexed.
            Scope[0] = "C:\\Program Files\\Solid Edge ST10\\Training";
            objApp.Visible = true;
            objApp.FindSEDocumentsContainingText("TestText", Scope, ".dft", true, FileNames);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("Exception occurred " + ex.Message);
        }

    }


    public Form1()
    {
        SubscribeToEvents();
    }

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

        Button1.Click += Button1_Click;
        Button1.Click += Button1_Click;
        Button1.Click += Button1_Click;
    }

}