solidworks PDM Dispatch guide与实例

PDMWorks Enterprise

Dispatch Guide

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Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 4

Installation .......................................................................................................................................................... 4

Installing dispatch for 64 bit operating systems .............................................................................................. 5

Administrate Actions .......................................................................................................................................... 6

Dispatch Examples ......................................................................................................................................... 8

Edit action ........................................................................................................................................................... 9

Create the Command script ............................................................................................................................. 12

Commands ....................................................................................................................................................... 13

Cancel PDMWorks Enterprise command ..................................................................................................... 13

Combo box ................................................................................................................................................... 13

Check in file .................................................................................................................................................. 13

Check out file ................................................................................................................................................ 14

For all configurations .................................................................................................................................... 16

End for all configurations .............................................................................................................................. 16

Generate parameter file ................................................................................................................................ 16

Get file .......................................................................................................................................................... 18

Jump ............................................................................................................................................................. 18

Label ............................................................................................................................................................. 18

Move local folder ........................................................................................................................................... 19

OK messagebox ........................................................................................................................................... 19

Send message .............................................................................................................................................. 20

Rename file .................................................................................................................................................. 20

Pre-Defined Dispatch Variables ................................................................................................................... 27

String Functions ............................................................................................................................................ 27

File Variables ................................................................................................................................................ 29

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INTRODUCTION

PDMWorks Enterprise Dispatch is a module to further automate tasks and processes in PDMWorks

Enterprise. The module is fully customizable and configurable to accommodate support for any type of task

or process.

Note. PDMWorks Enterprise Dispatch is an add-in module and can only be installed by a user with sufficient

rights to install and administer add-ins. Once installed, the module will be distributed and available from any

client connected to the file vault in which it was installed.

1. Extract the file “Dispatch.dll” to a temporary folder. (Note. Dispatch is located on the install CD under

\Support\Dispatch )

2. Open PDMWorks Enterprise Administration tool and expand the vault where Dispatch should be

installed.

3. Right click on Add-ins and select Open.

4. Click the button New and browse to the extracted “Dispatch.dll” file. Select the file then click Open.

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Installing dispatch for 64 bit operating systems

If you plan on using dispatch on 64 bit operating systems, you must also add the “Dispatch64.dll” file in order

for dispatch to work on these systems. To do this:

1. Open the administration tool on a 64 bit operating system.

2. Right-click Add-ins and select Open.

 If the 32 bit (Dispatch.dll) module is already added, press the Add Files… button and add the

 If no dispatch add-in is added yet, press the New… button and select both Dispatch.dll and