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    SheetFormatVisible in VB - 2004

    I would like to turn off my sheet formats before doing a save as DWG. I am having trouble getting the sheet.sheetformatvisible property to work in VB. Would someone please show me how a VB program that would just do this one thing would like ? By the way, this appears to be a new property for...
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    SW 2004 Office - eDrawings not installed

    My problem is that the eDrawings icon in the Office toolbar is grayed out and does nothing. All the other Office icons are ok. EDrawings is not listed under Addins. There also is no "Publish to eDrawings" under the File menu. Is there a way to re-install eDrawings Pro ? I have installed...
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    Read $PRPSHEET value with VB6 ?

    How can I read a $PRPSHEET value in VB6 ? I have tried the following without success: ---- Set swApp = CreateObject("SldWorks.Application") Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc Customer_string = "$PRPSHEET:" & Ch(34) "Customer_dwg_name" & Chr(34) Customer_dwg_name =...
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    Test for file open by another app ?

    Is there an easy way to test to see if a file is currently open by another application ? I am working on a VB project that requires the file to not be open before I access it. (I am using DSOFile (from Microsoft) to access document properties)
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    Unhide & Resolve all subassy's and parts ?

    We are creating large assemblies with many subassemblies. Is there a way to un-hide and resolve all of the subassemblies and parts easily ? I have used a 'new configuration' and checked on "New Configuration Showing All Referenced Models" and given it a new name. This works partially...
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    BOM with non-driven columns ?

    Is it possible to insert a BOM in which the columns are not driven from a variable, but can simply be edited manually ? I have created such a BOM spreadsheet that inserts just fine and allows editing. However, after entering the text in the cells and closing the edit window, all of the rows...
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    Access SW- properties with VB ?

    How does one access the many "SW-" standard properties within VB. I understand how to access the custom properties, but these are a puzzle to me. Just a read access would be sufficient. (For example the "SW-File Name" property that can be used in a note.)
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    Filename stamp on print ?

    Is there a way to place a filename stamp on a print ? (Something similar to the way Autocad places a stamp at printing time ) This would be useful on prints that do not yet have a format and our custom note.

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