ActiveDocChangeNotify

That is an event called by the SolidWorks application object not the part or assembly In the picture I sent you yesterday you can see how I had it set up. You have to call

Public WithEvents swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

and attach it to SW by

Set swApp = Application.SolidWorks

just like you normaly do it

Corey

Thanks - I knew it had to be something like that, but my search for an example came up empty. Oh, I keep meaning to tell you that the image you refer to didn't come through - only .

Now, I thought this watch would take care of it all, but it appears that it doesn't catch a change of config in the same document.

So, back to work on that one.

WT

Nope you will have to use both Assy_ConfigChangePostNotify and Part_ConfigChangePostNotify and also swApp_ActiveDocChangeNotify 'to ensure you are always watching the active document.

here is a really simple example that will show you how it works.

You will have to change documents after you play it or set the current document in other code before it will start working.

snip...

Public WithEvents swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks Public WithEvents swPart As SldWorks.PartDoc Public WithEvents swAssy As SldWorks.AssemblyDoc Public WithEvents swDrw As SldWorks.DrawingDoc Public ActvDoc As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

Private Function swApp_ActiveModelDocChangeNotify() As Long Dim DocType As String Set ActvDoc = swApp.ActiveDoc Select Case ActvDoc.GetType Case 1 Set swPart = swApp.ActiveDoc MsgBox "You changed documents to a Part" Case 2 Set swAssy = swApp.ActiveDoc MsgBox "You changed documents to an Assembly" Case 3 Set swDrw = swApp.ActiveDoc MsgBox "You changed documents to a Drawing" End Select End Function

Private Function swAssy_ActiveConfigChangePostNotify() As Long

MsgBox "You changed you Assembly's Configuration"

End Function

Private Function swPart_ActiveConfigChangePostNotify() As Long

MsgBox "You changed you Part's Configuration"

End Function

Hope that gets you running.

Corey

I think I have finally conquered this beast. Although it's not dead yet, I have beat it into submission. It functions pretty much as I wanted it to, but I know it loops a few times, so tomorrow I will step through it to look for optimizing possibilities. Thanks to all, and to all "A good night." (Checking out, backing up, logging off, climb on the bike, roar through the evening traffic, go home....) :-)

WT