CATIA Macro: search object and add to selection 1

[elmundo777]

Hello. I cannot solve the issue with the selection of several objects.
I'm search for an element by its name. Then I need to add to the selected items.

Here example how I search all elements from active document:

dim cad = CATIA.ActiveDocument
dim sel = cad.Selection
sel.Search( "CATAsmSearch.Product+CATAsmSearch.Part,all")

But i need a custom selection by partnumber\instance name.
Here example how I search the element by instancename:

 sel.Search( "Name=" & nameWithoutExt & ".1" & ",all")

How can i add next element to selection?

This option is not suitable, since I need to add an object, not a string
But how to go from string to object?

 sel.Add(nameWithoutExt)

<--this is wrong

 

[Little Cthulhu]

Well, you have to find an object beforehand or enlist all names in a search query at once: "Name=... + Name=...,all"

 

[LWolf]

or do one at a time, in a loop... and store the found item in an array or a dictionary. when you are done, you can add all the members of the array/dict to your selection.

regards,
LWolf

 

[elmundo777]

i do in a loop
since I cannot add to the collection, only the last element from the cycle remains selected

 

[elmundo777]

How can I, after I have found an element, put it into the collection, and then add it to the selection when the cycle is over?

 

[LWolf]

sel.item(1).value is your object
store it in an array (its size will need to expand with redim preserve statement)
when you are done, loop thru the array and do sel.add of each item

regards,
LWolf

 

[elmundo777]

Thank you! I will try!