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Can't seem to record macro of when you select a Custom Property Template



Now I select the template



then i get this



All the while I'm recording the Macro, even after I click the Apply button and Save!

This is what i get in the Macro



So none of the Property tab template functionallity gets recorded, I need to be able to control this in my Main Macro

that has a form with values that would auto fill the fields in the Property tab. I can fill in the Custom properties directly from

exsisting code but no Idea how to set the Property Tab Template from my VB code.

I'm using SW2013 SP05 x64bit On Win7

sub main()
application.sldworks.activedoc.extension.custompropertybuildertemplate(false) = "whatever.prtprp"
end sub

josh wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 1:23 pm sub main()
application.sldworks.activedoc.extension.custompropertybuildertemplate(false) = "whatever.prtprp"
end sub

wow that was fast and thank you very much!!!

sub main()
application.sldworks.activedoc.extension.custompropertybuildertemplate(false) = "whatever.prtprp"
end sub
this macro can't run in SW2020?

lenoli wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2023 5:38 am sub main()
application.sldworks.activedoc.extension.custompropertybuildertemplate(false) = "whatever.prtprp"
end sub
this macro can't run in SW2020?

Did you specified the correct path for the property tab builder file with extension?

gupta9665 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2023 11:23 am Did you specified the correct path for the property tab builder file with extension?

Yes , I have set system option > file location> CustomPropertyfile folder.
and all CustomProperty template show in list but still not working.

lenoli wrote: ↑Thu Aug 10, 2023 1:05 am Yes , I have set system option > file location> CustomPropertyfile folder.
and all CustomProperty template show in list but still not working.

Sorry I meant to ask if you changed the "whatever.prtprp" with your required Custom Property template name with extension?

Hi!
After struggling with this particular issue for about half a day, I've discovered that it doesn't like to show whether it succeeded or not.
I tried to use a boolean to show whether it succeeded or not, however that was exactly the thing that prevented it from succeeding.
Just have the line mentioned before, nothing else

You are setting a Property of an object. You don't get a return from setting a Property. You only get returns from Methods.

Glad I came across the post.

I want to check if it is the desired effect, but when I run this I have to save the file, then close it and reopen it before I can see the Custom Properties template changed out. Is this normal?

Thanks.

This is because the taskpane is not updated in real time. You can switch the taskpane manually or use the following code.

'close taskpane
swApp.SetToolbarVisibility swToolbar_e.swTaskPaneToolbar, False
'open taskpane
swApp.SetToolbarVisibility swToolbar_e.swTaskPaneToolbar, True