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01-28-2013 02:46 AM
Hi
I have made a configurator, that defines my part. Now i would like to add some intelligence for the Save process...
When i activate my rule it should.:

1. Go to a Excel spreadsheet and find next Empty cell in a specific collum
2. Place Title from inventor in that empty cell
3. Return the value from the cell next to this cell
3. Use this value as the new filename for my part.
Example: here i would like to get the parts tile put into B3 and A3 (103) returned to Inventor as filename to my part
------------------- A B C
1 101 Title1
2 102 Title2
3 103
If possible, i would like to be able to adjust this alittle as i go forward in my work, so if the code could be made easy to
understand, then I would be very happy..
If you only know some of the steps, i would be happy to hear about them as well... for every step made automatic i
save time..!!
/LSA-Skan
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Just to finish of this thread, i bring the solution im using now..
It works realy good, and isn't a "beast" at all... actually stating up the VBA first time in inventor take longer time
than it takes to open, edit and save the Excel sheet..
(i have set a macro for every rule i use, for faster access)
Hope someone other than me can benefit from this..!
DimNavnAsString
DimTitleAsString
DimRaavareAsString
DimDescrAsString
DimNummerAsInteger
DimNewPNAsString
Nummer=MessageBox.Show("Vilduudtageetnummertildenbneparti80000nr.
listen?","SkanrollStandard",MessageBoxButtons.YesNo)
IfNummer=6Then
IfiProperties.Value("Summary","Title")=""Then
Title=InputBox("Indtastentitel","Titel","")
iProperties.Value("Summary","Title")=Title
Else
Title=InputBox("Erdutilfredsmeddennetitel,ellersretden","Titel",
iProperties.Value("Summary","Title"))
iProperties.Value("Summary","Title")=Title
EndIf
IfiProperties.Value("Custom","Raavare")=""Then
Raavare=InputBox("IndtastenRaavare"&vbCr&"Raavarenerdenprimre
beskrivelseafkomponenten","Raavare","")
iProperties.Value("Custom","Raavare")=Raavare
Else
Raavare=InputBox("Erdutilfredsmeddennetekst,ellersretden","Raavare",
iProperties.Value("Custom","Raavare"))
iProperties.Value("Custom","Raavare")=Raavare
EndIf
IfiProperties.Value("Project","Description")=""Then
Descr=InputBox("Indtastenbeskrivelse"&vbCr&"Beskrivelsenerdensekundre
beskrivelseafkomponenten","Beskrivelse","")
iProperties.Value("Project","Description")=Descr
Else
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Descr=InputBox("ErdutilfredsmeddenneTekst,ellersretden","Titel",
iProperties.Value("Project","Description"))
iProperties.Value("Project","Description")=Descr
EndIf
Navn=iProperties.Value("Summary","Title")&""&iProperties.Value("Custom",
"Raavare")&""&iProperties.Value("Project","Description")
GoExcel.Open("I:\TEGNINGSNUMRESKEMAER\Standardnummerudtagning.xlsx","80000")
NewPN=GoExcel.CellValue("L1")
RowN=2
Do
RowN=RowN+1
Tomcelle=GoExcel.CellValue("C"&RowN)
LoopUntilTomcelle=""
GoExcel.CellValue("C"&RowN)=Navn
GoExcel.CellValue("D"&RowN)=""
GoExcel.CellValue("E"&RowN)=""
Pris=InputBox("IndtastPris","Pris","100")
GoExcel.CellValue("F"&RowN)=Pris
GoExcel.CellValue("G"&RowN)="0"
GoExcel.CellValue("H"&RowN)="1"
GoExcel.CellValue("I"&RowN)=iProperties.Value("Summary","Author")
GoExcel.Save()
MessageBox.Show("DinPartblivernugemtsom"&NewPN,"Ditnr.")
ThisDoc.Document.SaveAs("M:\tegn\Standardbibliotek\80000Skanrollstandard\"&NewPN
&".ipt",False)
EndIf
IfNummer=7Then
GoExcel.Open("I:\TEGNINGSNUMRESKEMAER\Standardnummerudtagning.xlsx","80000")
NewPN=GoExcel.CellValue("L1")
MessageBox.Show("Serderjoingengrundtilattrykkepknappen,vel..?!"&vbCr&
"Dukunneellershavefetnr.:"&NewPN,"Tumpe")
EndIf
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02-04-2013 02:05 AM in reply to: LSA-skan
Is this not possible at all since i have no replies on this yet...?
Im sure there must be some of you Blilliant minds out there who know a way to do this..
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02-18-2013 01:54 PM in reply to: LSA-skan

Personally I avoid using Excel for anything tied to Inventor.
It is a huge beast. So is Inventor. You can use up resources in an eye blink.
I also think that iLogic is not the best place to create this sort of tool.
I have an auto part / filename numbering scheme that is based around a simple text file.
Each Engineer has their own so they are not trying to open the same file.
The file format is:

Line 1: 000_000_002.
Line 2: Do not atler these top two lines.
Line 3 User Intiials 000_000_000 DateTimeStamp Document Description
Line 4 User Intiials 000_000_001 DateTimeStampDocument Description
in process...
In VBA...
The user enters a file name description.
Presses a Get New FileName button.
The file is opened and the first line is read. The file is closed.
This number is appended to the bottom of the file along with the users initials and description by opening the file in
append mode. The text is written to the file. The file is closed. (You use this information to create your inventor
document name.)
The next number to be used is generated from the original number (Say 000_000_003)
The file is opened as binary and the first 11 bytes are overwritten with the next number to be used.
---
So at the end of pulling a filename the text file would look like:
Line 1: 000_000_003.
Line 2: Do not atler these top two lines.
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Line 3 User Intiials 000_000_000 DateTimeStamp Document Description

Line 4 User Intiials 000_000_001DateTimeStampDocument Description
Line 5 User Intiials 000_000_002 DateTimeStampDocument Description
This process is extremely lightweight and takes place in an eyeblink.
All this is relatively easy as we are working with a simple text file.
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02-18-2013 02:13 PM in reply to: Gruff
You put comma in between and name it cvs, you got an excel txt file.
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02-18-2013 02:30 PM in reply to: cean_au
Right, but my point is you do not need Excel to utilize a text based file.
The system I outlined is self supporting.
No need to manually edit the file once it is in play.
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Hi
Thanks for your replys..
The thing with the excel file is, that we use this to gather information about the different partnumbers... therefore
there will be 5-6 people looking at the same file, and using it for taking new numbers, which now is a manual process.
and takes dicipline, and time. I simply seek to automate this process to eliminate errors..
it would not matter to me if the process is "heavy" or in any way takes up resources, as long as what is done is correct
and happends automatically..!
So if I understand you correct this VBA code you have should (with some editing) be able to do the trick..?
Maybe i can set my iLogic rule to run the VBA at the end..? (the current configurator is at 1500 lines, and including a
form i hope i don't have to redo.
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Where you are going to have issues is trying to use a centralized file (of any kind).
What you want is going to require read/write access for every user.
This does not happen automatically which is why I give each of my engineers their own part numbering file.
No chance what so ever of collisions.
-----Excel has a share mode, but basically each user opens a copy of the single spreadsheet and when they close their copy
Excel trys to merge each back into the original. If users have changed the same cell then the last out overwrites cell
with their data.
This could mean that two or more users could have the same part number but the spreadsheet would show only the
last user. (Another reason I do not recommend an Excel file)
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Read/Write collisions on a single file are nothing new. Generally the only decent solution is a database which is made
to handle multiple users gracefully.
Key to any sort of multiple file access is to get in and out of the file as quickly as possible. This reduces the chance of a
collision.
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Just my two cents worth of advice.
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I once worked in a place when you open a autocad drawing, if somebody already opened it, you will get a notice
saying you can't save. So I think there may be some method on the server side to set a file could only be saved by the
first person who opened it.
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02-19-2013 01:04 PM in reply to: LSA-skan
Actually it is a fundemental part of the Windows client operating system and Windows Network Server soltware.
Normally any file in use by a program is not allowed to be opened by another.
One method is to try to open the file. If it returns an error saying it is not available loop and try again
until you get through or until a certain amount of time has elapsed. If the latter then end trying with an error message.
Done property you will not get collisions but occasionally you will get a bit of a lag as your program waits its turn.
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Attached is a sample zipped VBA form file. Import it into your current VBA project.
Set the three constants at the top of the code page to meet your requirements.
One can use a different scheme for the part no of course.
This is an attempt to use a centralized single Partno text file.

It uses a secondary file called gatekeeper to allow the current user
the freedom to manipulate the masterpn file without fear of interruption.
Give it a go and see if it will work for you.

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When i activate my rule it should.:

Solved! by LSA-skan. See the answer in context.

Just to finish of this thread, i bring the solution im using now..

Hope someone other than me can benefit from this..!

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02-18-2013 01:54 PM in reply to: LSA-skan

The file format is:

Line 3 User Intiials 000_000_000 DateTimeStamp Document Description

This process is extremely lightweight and takes place in an eyeblink.

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Thanks for your replys..

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02-19-2013 08:58 AM in reply to: LSA-skan

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Re: Get new part number from Excel with iLogic

Normally any file in use by a program is not allowed to be opened by another.

Re: Get new part number from Excel with iLogic

This is an attempt to use a centralized single Partno text file.

Give it a go and see if it will work for you.

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