Edit Drawing Program with JLink or Toolkit

[Eike_Hauptmann]

Hi,

I have a issue about edit the code I find under "Drawing Program". I try to use com.ptc.pfc.pfcModel.ProgramExportInstructions but this ones only causes a jxthrowable. With parts and asemblys everything works ok.

So I learned that "ProProgram" and "DrawingProgram" are different things. I need a way to export and to reimport the code, because I want to link the parameters from a drawing to parameters of the current model in the drawing. I think the some parameters would help to simplify the search and handle of drawings inside of a pdm system.

I don't find a way to change these code in Toolkit too. So have everyone do this before, or have a idea how to do it?

Best regards,

Eike

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[pwilliams-3]

Eike,
I would create a ticket with PTC TS to ask how to export the Drawing Program. I also saw the documentation for ProOutputFileWrite that states the following:


ProMdl<proobjects_h.html#promdl> model


/* (In)


A pointer to the model.

* PRO_IGES_FILE<proutil_h.html#pro_iges_file> and PRO_DXF_FILE<proutil_h.html#pro_dxf_file> work for drawings only.
* PRO_PROGRAM_FILE<proutil_h.html#pro_program_file> works for parts and assemblies only.
* For CL data, this pointer must reference a manufacturing model.


*/



Patrick Williams | Engineering Systems | o: 616.698.3766 | c: 616.947.2110
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[ptc-3191571]

Also Pro2dImportCreate() has entry for program as -

PRO_PROGRAM_FILE = 4,

/* Import & Export */

[FV]

Hi all,

Eike,

There is an old pro/etrick to use config.pro pro_editor setting to point it to your IO stream processing utility. The utility has to use blocking IO.

HIH.

Feliks.

In Reply to Eike Petersen:

Hi,

I have a issue about edit the code I find under "Drawing Program". I try to use com.ptc.pfc.pfcModel.ProgramExportInstructions but this ones only causes a jxthrowable. With parts and asemblys everything works ok.

So I learned that "ProProgram" and "DrawingProgram" are different things. I need a way to export and to reimport the code, because I want to link the parameters from a drawing to parameters of the current model in the drawing. I think the some parameters would help to simplify the search and handle of drawings inside of a pdm system.

I don't find a way to change these code in Toolkit too. So have everyone do this before, or have a idea how to do it?

Best regards,

Eike

[Eike_Hauptmann]

@ Patrick : Thank u very much.

@ Rahul : Thats a nice idea, but same problem as write in file, only support :

• PRO_STEP_FILE


• PRO_SET_FILE


• PRO_IGES_FILE


• PRO_MEDUSA_FILE


• PRO_DXF_FILE


• PRO_DWG_FILE

@ Feliks: Very nice idea, I try it : )

((Aunt Edit: change J.D. to Feliks, sry Feliks ^.^ Thank you! ))

[ptc-3191571]

@Eike:

Did you tried method suggested by Feliks?

Will it be possible for you to share more details on how to use to it?

Thanks,

Rahul

[Eike_Hauptmann]

Weeks later,

Everything works allright. Its not a perfekt solution, an API function would be better, but it works : )

I've used a C# Program to get the Input and Output stuff.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;

namespace PROTKIO
{
class Program
{
static void Main(String[] args)
{
String dir = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("appdata");
String pathProTk = dir + "\\FOLDER\\protkio.txt";
String pathPtoTkFini = dir + "\\FOLDER\\proiotkfini.txt";

if (args.Length > 0)
{
Console.Out.WriteLine("Something is going on");
StreamWriter myfiniWriter = File.CreateText(pathPtoTkFini);
myfiniWriter.WriteLine("0");
myfiniWriter.Close();
StreamWriter myWriter = File.CreateText(pathProTk);
String line = ";
using (StreamReader myReader = new StreamReader(args[0]))
{
while ((line = myReader.ReadLine()) != null)
{
myWriter.WriteLine(line);
}
}
myWriter.Close();
myfiniWriter = File.CreateText(pathPtoTkFini);
myfiniWriter.WriteLine("1");
myfiniWriter.Close();
Console.Out.WriteLine("Ready for wainting");
Boolean wait = true;
while (wait)
{
try
{
String finiline = ";
using (StreamReader myFiniReader = new StreamReader(pathPtoTkFini))
{
finiline = myFiniReader.ReadLine();
if (finiline == "2")
{
wait = false;
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.Out.WriteLine("Uuuuh ... got an exception : ) I think another program is writing my files");
}
}
Console.Out.WriteLine("Hei ho someone has freaking my code. Time to write back");
StreamWriter myNewWriter = File.CreateText(args[0]);
using (StreamReader myReader = new StreamReader(pathProTk))
{
while ((line = myReader.ReadLine()) != null)
{
myNewWriter.WriteLine(line);
}
}
myNewWriter.Close();
Console.Out.WriteLine("Finished the crapwork");
}
else
{
Console.Out.WriteLine("You need more arguments");
}
}
}
}

Best regards,

Eike