Issue:
You'd like to present the user with a Save As dialog box that will allow them to browse for a folder during the execution of your iLogic rule. However, the examples in the iLogic snippets all use a predefined or hard coded folder path. Is there a way to present a Save As dialog box, so the iLogic rule can be more dynamic?
Solution:
Here's a quick snippet that presents a Save dialog box, allowing a destination folder to be selected:
'define the active document
oDoc = ThisDoc.Document
'create a file dialog box
Dim oFileDlg As inventor.FileDialog = Nothing
InventorVb.Application.CreateFileDialog(oFileDlg)
'check file type and set dialog filter
If oDoc.DocumentType = kPartDocumentObject Then
oFileDlg.Filter = "Autodesk Inventor Part Files (*.ipt)|*.ipt"
Else if oDoc.DocumentType = kAssemblyDocumentObject Then
oFileDlg.Filter = "Autodesk Inventor Assembly Files (*.iam)|*.iam"
Else if oDoc.DocumentType = kDrawingDocumentObject Then
oFileDlg.Filter = "Autodesk Inventor Drawing Files (*.idw)|*.idw"
End If
'set the directory to open the dialog at
oFileDlg.InitialDirectory = ThisDoc.WorkspacePath()
'set the file name string to use in the input box
oFileDlg.FileName = iProperties.Value("Project", "Part Number")
'work with an error created by the user backing out of the save
oFileDlg.CancelError = True
On Error Resume Next
'specify the file dialog as a save dialog (rather than a open dialog)
oFileDlg.ShowSave()
'catch an empty string in the imput
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
MessageBox.Show("No File Saved.", "iLogic: Dialog Canceled")
ElseIf oFileDlg.FileName <> "" Then
MyFile = oFileDlg.FileName
'save the file
oDoc.SaveAs(MyFile, False) 'True = Save As Copy & False = Save As
End If