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Separate Bodies different Catparts

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WernerQuevedo

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Sorry if this problem has already been solved by FERDO, but I cannot repea what he's done.
I admit I've never used a macro, and therefore I don't know where I'm making mikstakes

That's the script




Sub CATMain()
Dim i, n As Integer
Dim name, prt As String
Dim BodyName() As String
Dim partDocument1 As PartDocument
On Error Resume Next
Set partDocument1 = CATIA.ActiveDocument
If Err.Description = "Type mismatch" Then
MsgBox "You must have a CATPart as active document"
Exit Sub
End If
name = partDocument1.FullName
Dim part1 As part
Set part1 = partDocument1.part
Dim bodies1 As Bodies
Set bodies1 = part1.Bodies
Dim body1 As Body
Dim sel As Selection
Set sel = partDocument1.Selection
Dim documents2 As Documents
Dim partDocument2 As PartDocument
Dim part2 As part
Dim specsAndGeomWindow1 As SpecsAndGeomWindow
n = bodies1.Count
If n = 1 Then
MsgBox "There is only one body in:" & Chr(13) & name & Chr(13) & "Part MUST have at least 2 Body's" & Chr(13) & "Macro will end now!!!", vbExclamation, "Warning"
Exit Sub
End If
prt = Left(partDocument1.name, Len(partDocument1.name) - 8)
For i = 1 To n
ReDim Preserve BodyName(i)
BodyName(i) = prt & "_" & bodies1.Item(i).name
Set partDocument1 = CATIA.ActiveDocument
sel.Clear
sel.Add bodies1.Item(i)
sel.Copy
Set documents2 = CATIA.Documents
Set partDocument2 = documents2.Add("Part")
partDocument2.Product.PartNumber = BodyName(i)
Set partDocument2 = CATIA.ActiveDocument
Set specsAndGeomWindow1 = CATIA.ActiveWindow
Set part2 = partDocument2.part
sel.Add part2
sel.PasteSpecial ("CATPrtResult")
part2.Update
Set partDocument2 = CATIA.ActiveDocument
partDocument2.SaveAs Left(name, Len(name) - Len(partDocument1.name)) & BodyName(i) & ".CATPart"
specsAndGeomWindow1.Close
partDocument2.Close
Next 'i
Dim documents1 As Documents
Set documents1 = CATIA.Documents
Dim productDocument1 As ProductDocument
Set productDocument1 = documents1.Add("Product")
productDocument1.Product.PartNumber = "Product_From_Part_" & Left(partDocument1.name, Len(partDocument1.name) - 8)
Dim product1 As Product
Set product1 = productDocument1.Product
Dim products1 As Products
Set products1 = product1.Products
Dim arrayOfVariantOfBSTR1(0)
Dim constraints1 As Constraints
Set constraints1 = product1.Connections("CATIAConstraints")
Dim reference1 As Reference
Dim constraint1 As Constraint
Dim ConString As String

For i = 1 To n
ConString = ""
ConString = "Product_From_Part_" & prt & "/" & BodyName(i) & ".1/!" & "Product_From_Part_" & prt & "/" & BodyName(i) & ".1/"
arrayOfVariantOfBSTR1(0) = Left(name, Len(name) - Len(partDocument1.name)) & BodyName(i) & ".CATPart"
Set products1Variant = products1
StrConstrain = "Product_From_Part_" & Left(partDocument1.name, Len(partDocument1.name) - 8) & "/" & Left(partDocument1.name, Len(partDocument1.name) - 8) & "_PartBody.1/!" & "Product_From_Part_" & Left(partDocument1.name, Len(partDocument1.name) - 8) & "/" & Left(partDocument1.name, Len(partDocument1.name) - 8) & "_PartBody.1/"
products1Variant.AddComponentsFromFiles arrayOfVariantOfBSTR1, "All"
Set reference1 = product1.CreateReferenceFromName(ConString)
Set constraint1 = constraints1.AddMonoEltCst(catCstTypeReference, reference1)
Next 'i

End Sub





But when I run it, an error message pops out telling something like this (I translate from Itian)

Origin:MicrosoftVBScrip compilation error
Description:End of instruction expected
Instruction:Dim i, n As Integer
Line 9
Column 9


So, what is wrong?

Thank you very much
 
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Code:
Language="VBSCRIPT"


Sub CATMain()


Dim i, n As Integer
Dim name, prt As String
Dim BodyName() As String
Dim partDocument1 As PartDocument
On Error Resume Next
Set partDocument1 = CATIA.ActiveDocument
    If Err.Description = "Type mismatch" Then
        MsgBox "You must have a CATPart as active document"
        Exit Sub
    End If
name = partDocument1.FullName
Dim part1 As part
Set part1 = partDocument1.part
Dim bodies1 As Bodies
Set bodies1 = part1.Bodies
Dim body1 As Body
Dim sel As Selection
Set sel = partDocument1.Selection
Dim documents2 As Documents
Dim partDocument2 As PartDocument
Dim part2 As part
Dim specsAndGeomWindow1 As SpecsAndGeomWindow
n = bodies1.Count
If n = 1 Then
    MsgBox "There is only one body in:" & Chr(13) & name & Chr(13) & "Part MUST have at least 2 Body's" & Chr(13) & "Macro will end now!!!", vbExclamation, "Warning"
Exit Sub
End If
prt = Left(partDocument1.name, Len(partDocument1.name) - 8)
For i = 1 To n
    ReDim Preserve BodyName(i)
    BodyName(i) = prt & "_" & bodies1.Item(i).name
    Set partDocument1 = CATIA.ActiveDocument
    sel.Clear
    sel.Add bodies1.Item(i)
    sel.Copy
    Set documents2 = CATIA.Documents
    Set partDocument2 = documents2.Add("Part")
    partDocument2.Product.PartNumber = BodyName(i)
    Set partDocument2 = CATIA.ActiveDocument
    Set specsAndGeomWindow1 = CATIA.ActiveWindow
    Set part2 = partDocument2.part
    sel.Add part2
    sel.PasteSpecial ("CATPrtResult")
    part2.Update
    Set partDocument2 = CATIA.ActiveDocument
    partDocument2.SaveAs Left(name, Len(name) - Len(partDocument1.name)) & BodyName(i) & ".CATPart"
    specsAndGeomWindow1.Close
    partDocument2.Close
Next 'i
Dim documents1 As Documents
Set documents1 = CATIA.Documents
Dim productDocument1 As ProductDocument
Set productDocument1 = documents1.Add("Product")
productDocument1.Product.PartNumber = "Product_From_Part_" & Left(partDocument1.name, Len(partDocument1.name) - 8)
Dim product1 As Product
Set product1 = productDocument1.Product
Dim products1 As Products
Set products1 = product1.Products
Dim arrayOfVariantOfBSTR1(0)
Dim constraints1 As Constraints
Set constraints1 = product1.Connections("CATIAConstraints")
Dim reference1 As Reference
Dim constraint1 As Constraint
Dim ConString As String

For i = 1 To n
    ConString = ""
    ConString = "Product_From_Part_" & prt & "/" & BodyName(i) & ".1/!" & "Product_From_Part_" & prt & "/" & BodyName(i) & ".1/"
    arrayOfVariantOfBSTR1(0) = Left(name, Len(name) - Len(partDocument1.name)) & BodyName(i) & ".CATPart"
    Set products1Variant = products1
    StrConstrain = "Product_From_Part_" & Left(partDocument1.name, Len(partDocument1.name) - 8) & "/" & Left(partDocument1.name, Len(partDocument1.name) - 8) & "_PartBody.1/!" & "Product_From_Part_" & Left(partDocument1.name, Len(partDocument1.name) - 8) & "/" & Left(partDocument1.name, Len(partDocument1.name) - 8) & "_PartBody.1/"
    products1Variant.AddComponentsFromFiles arrayOfVariantOfBSTR1, "All"
    Set reference1 = product1.CreateReferenceFromName(ConString)
    Set constraint1 = constraints1.AddMonoEltCst(catCstTypeReference, reference1)
Next 'i

End Sub

 
Ok,so the previous problem was just that I forgot to set the right Language.


Now I've discovered a little problem, that anyway is wquite an issue for me.

This script works only if the body name is "body.x" where x is a number. Is it possible to change it so that it works regardless of the body name?
 
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