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Adding a Cust Prop without opening the file.

Adding a Cust Prop without opening the file.

Adding a Cust Prop without opening the file.

(OP)
Does anybody know how to add a custom property to a SolidWorks file using C++ without having the file loaded in SolidWorks?

Thanks in advance for any responses,

BBJT CSWP

RE: Adding a Cust Prop without opening the file.

Hi All

Take a look at the utilities page of trimech.com.

http://www.trimech.com/trimechtech/Utilities.htm

They have a sample program that allows global editing of custom properties even thro sub directories.

I have not looked at the program so I cannot comment on how good or bad it is, but source code is available from the site.

Regards




Kevin
kevin@ketd.co.uk

RE: Adding a Cust Prop without opening the file.

(OP)
Hello ketd,
That should help.  I just needed to see the code to get some ideas.

Thanks for the link.


BBJT CSWP

RE: Adding a Cust Prop without opening the file.

You can also add custom properties outside of solidworks and without opening the files using the SW explorer.  

Demojok.

RE: Adding a Cust Prop without opening the file.

(OP)
Demojock,
This is true.  You also can add them through windows explorer.  I just needed the code for a program that we are writing.  The code that kedt directed me to works for me.

Thanks for everybody's help

BBJT CSWP

RE: Adding a Cust Prop without opening the file.

Check out www.trimech.com for there custom properties program. It will add properties to several files at once outside of solidwork.

grobison@surebeam.com

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