Easy API question

[ScottWisker]

Just can't seem to get it to work. I want to test to see if there is an currently running session of solidworks. On the API help SW page it says to use the "GetObject" command but doesn't give the syntax.

Here's what I want:

debug.print "Look for active SW session."
Look for a session line

If session found then
debug.print "Open SW session found."
msgbox "Although not required it is advised that you close all active sessions of SolidWorks."
else
debug.print "No SW sessions found"
end if

 

[handleman]

GetObject is not a member of the SolidWorks API. If you'll google GetObject you should be able to find plenty of syntax help.

 

[brengine]

Try this...

thread559-178764: VB code to tell if SolidWorks is installed on a computer

Ken

 

[ScottWisker]

Actually this is what I ended up using. Thanks to both of you though.

Function IsAppRunning(ByVal sAppName) As Boolean
Dim oApp As Object

On Error Resume Next

Set oApp = GetObject(, sAppName)

If Not oApp Is Nothing Then
    Set oApp = Nothing
    IsAppRunning = True
End If

End Function

 

[Sp1n]

Another way to do this is to get a list of processes that are running. This is useful if you want to check if multiple processes of the same application are running. This can happen quite easily in SolidWorks if you are not careful with object instantiation.

Below is the code in C# to do this. VB would be very similar (note: the 'log' function is part of the 'log4net' logger):

public class SWControl
    {
        private static readonly log4net.ILog log = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(ModuleAssembler));
        public void SWCleanup()
        {

            Process[] swRunning = Process.GetProcessesByName("SLDWORKS");
            Process swProcess;
            int swProcesses = swRunning.Length;
            if (swProcesses > 0)
            {
                log.Debug(swProcesses.ToString() + " SolidWorks processes running.");
                for (int i = 0; i < swProcesses; i++)
                {
                    swProcess = swRunning[i];
                    swProcess.Kill();
                }
                int killed = swProcesses;
                log.Debug(killed.ToString() + " SolidWorks processes killed.");
            }
        }
    }