How To Figure Out the Top Product

[jzecha]

Is there a Macro or Tool that could scan a folder with a bunch of files in it and Identify what the top product is?

I am an Engineer and can usually easily do this, but I have other departments in my company like a Planning and Program Management that need help identifying the top product in a Data Package customers have sent us.

 

[weagan22]

Here, I wrote you a thing to do this using VB.NET in a WinForm. The user will need CATIA open to be able to read the files and determine parent/child relationships. Other than that, I think it is pretty self explanatory how it works, but please comment back if you have questions.

Code can be found here, Git Repository: [URL unfurl="true"]https://github.com/weagan22/TopProductLocator[/url]

**You will need VisualStudio to compile it on your side (see: [URL unfurl="true"]https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/get-started/tutorial-open-project-from-repo?view=vs-2022[/url])

 

[weagan22]

Work for ya?

 

[jzecha]

This appeared to be pretty great, but my company restricts me from running apps like this.

But I did use your approach to build my own Catia VBA macro.

I appreciate the direction you gave me.

 

[Little Cthulhu]

I believe that you can use StiEngine to discover links of all product files located in a folder. File that has no links pointing to it is the top one.