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VB Run-time error '438': in Solidworks

VB Run-time error '438': in Solidworks

VB Run-time error '438': in Solidworks

(OP)
If I try to use the solidworks / visual basic command:
    retval = Sheet.GetProperties ()
I get the following error:
Run-time error '438':
Object doesn't support this property or method.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

RE: VB Run-time error '438': in Solidworks

I'll bet you are not using the Sheet object properly. How did you obtain the Sheet object? Stick this code in a macro and run it while a drawing is open. It will echo back the drawing scale of the active sheet.

Option Explicit

Dim swApp As Object
Dim Part As Object
Dim Sheet As Object
Dim retval

Sub main()

    Set swApp = CreateObject("SldWorks.Application")
    Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
    
    Set Sheet = Part.GetCurrentSheet
    
    retval = Sheet.GetProperties
    MsgBox "Scale = " & retval(2) & ":" & retval(3)

    Set Sheet = Nothing
    Set Part = Nothing
    Set swApp = Nothing
End Sub

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RE: VB Run-time error '438': in Solidworks

(OP)
That fixed it, thanks for your help!

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